Amos 9

Amos 9:1

God’s standing on the altar at Beth-el, and smiting the lintel, and cutting the posts, denote his treading down and destroying that and other idolatrous temples, together with the king, princes, priests, and people, that worshipped there. 5, 6. I, the Almighty former of heaven and earth, and all that is therein, and the Governor of seas and rains, will with the greatest ease ruin the whole country by the ravaging army of the Assyrians

Amos 9:7

In my view, ye Israelites are no better than the black, barbarous, and idolatrous Ethiopians; and, though I brought you from Egypt, that is no more than what I did for the Philistines, or will do for the Syrians, who are mere heathens

Amos 9:9

I will despise and afflict you, O ye Israelites and Jews, among all nations; but with such exact care, that not one elect person shall be ruined, or his existence prevented. 11, 12. After the return from Babylon the Jewish church and nation were re-established, and the Maccabees conquered the Edomites and neighbouring heathens. But by the coming of Christ the Church was restored, religion revived, and shone more gloriously than ever before; and Gentiles as well as Jews became the happy subjects of his government

Amos 9:13

The harvest and vintage continuing till the next seed time, &c. denotes the amazing abundance of spiritual blessings in the apostolic and millennial periods. 14, 15. Their rebuilding the waste cities, &c. denotes the great deliverance from heathenish idolatry and corrupt lusts; and the abundant peace and prosperity, and fixed settlement, of the gospel church. These five last verses had a partial fulfilment among the Jews after their captivity in Babylon; and will have a more noted fulfilment among all the Hebrews in the glorious Millennium