Amo 7:9 | KingComments | STEP | With “the high places of Isaac” reference is made to Beersheba, where the LORD appeared to Isaac and where he built an altar and called upon the Name of the LORD ( ). It has become a place where the people also go to fulfill their religious obligations ( ). In this judgment we find another reference to the actions of the Assyrians, this time under King Shalmaneser ( ). The verdict on “the house of Jeroboam” was executed on the son of Jeroboam, Zechariah, who reigned for six months and was then murdered ( ). After Zechariah, five more kings ruled Israel, together for forty-one years. Under the last of these five, King Hoshea, the people were taken away by the Assyrians. This happened in 722 BC ( ).

‏ Amos 7:9

The Judgment Executed

With “the high places of Isaac” reference is made to Beersheba, where the LORD appeared to Isaac and where he built an altar and called upon the Name of the LORD (Gen 26:23-25). It has become a place where the people also go to fulfill their religious obligations (Amos 5:5).

In this judgment we find another reference to the actions of the Assyrians, this time under King Shalmaneser (2Kgs 17:1-6). The verdict on “the house of Jeroboam” was executed on the son of Jeroboam, Zechariah, who reigned for six months and was then murdered (2Kgs 15:10). After Zechariah, five more kings ruled Israel, together for forty-one years. Under the last of these five, King Hoshea, the people were taken away by the Assyrians. This happened in 722 BC (2Kgs 17:6).