The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
The verse belongs to what the Lord showed Amos, a herdsman of Tekoa whom He called from following the flock to prophesy to Israel. Amos means burdened, and he was the shepherd of Tekoa in Judea who prophesied at Bethel in the reigns of Uzziah king of Judah and Jeroboam II king of Israel. His prophecies referred largely to the northern kingdom, from which the priests expelled him after accusing him of treason. It was delivered in simple, straightforward speech rich in rural figures and striking illustrations from shepherd life, spoken with divine authority as what the Lord had shown him.
The verse records that the Lord withdrew and relented from the threatened judgment, declaring that it would not happen. It was a decided message to both houses of Israel and to the wicked kingdoms of Israel and Judah to turn from sins, put away idols, and worship God. It told how offensive their doings were in the sight of God and that pestilence and sure destruction would follow their course of sin, striking home by exposing their crookedness and broken-down condition. The corruption and evil bringing a people toward ruin were thus foretold in Scripture. The prophecy foretells the downfall of apostasy and points forward to the last days, when there will be a famine of the Word.
The verse belongs to what the Lord showed Amos, a herdsman of Tekoa whom He called from following the flock to prophesy to Israel. Amos means burdened, and he was the shepherd of Tekoa in Judea who prophesied at Bethel in the reigns of Uzziah king of Judah and Jeroboam II king of Israel. His prophecies referred largely to the northern kingdom, from which the priests expelled him after accusing him of treason. It was delivered in simple, straightforward speech rich in rural figures and striking illustrations from shepherd life, spoken with divine authority as what the Lord had shown him.
The verse records that the Lord withdrew and relented from the threatened judgment, declaring that it would not happen. It was a decided message to both houses of Israel and to the wicked kingdoms of Israel and Judah to turn from sins, put away idols, and worship God. It told how offensive their doings were in the sight of God and that pestilence and sure destruction would follow their course of sin, striking home by exposing their crookedness and broken-down condition. The corruption and evil bringing a people toward ruin were thus foretold in Scripture. The prophecy foretells the downfall of apostasy and points forward to the last days, when there will be a famine of the Word.