Amo 3:13 | TNotes | STEP | 3:13 The Lord’s message is to go to all Israel (literally the house of Jacob ). Jacob was the ancestor of both Israel and Judah. • The witnesses who are told to listen could be the nations summoned in 3:9 , the inhabitants of Samaria, or bands of prophets. • Lord God of Heaven’s Armies: This title, traditionally “ Lord God of Hosts” (also in 4:13 ; 5:14-16 , 27 ; 6:8 ), portrays God as commander of the heavenly armies; this is the true God of the universe, not a local deity (see also Exod 15:3 ).

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‏ Amos 3:13

3:13 ^a The Lord’s message is to go to all Israel (literally the house of Jacob). Jacob was the ancestor of both Israel and Judah.

• The witnesses who are told to listen could be the nations summoned in 3:9 ^b, the inhabitants of Samaria, or bands of prophets.

• Lord God of Heaven’s Armies: This title, traditionally “Lord God of Hosts” (also in 4:13 ^c; 5:14-16 ^d, 27 ^e; 6:8 ^f), portrays God as commander of the heavenly armies; this is the true God of the universe, not a local deity (see also Exod 15:3 ^g).