Amo 9:1 | TNotes | STEP | 9:1 I saw ... the Lord (see 7:1 ): God ceased to reveal how or why he would punish Israel; he was now poised to act. • beside the altar: Judgment must begin with the center of worship (cp. 1 Pet 4:17 ). This altar probably refers to the Bethel shrine, although it could refer to the Temple in Jerusalem.

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‏ Amos 9:1

9:1 ^a I saw ... the Lord (see 7:1 ^b): God ceased to reveal how or why he would punish Israel; he was now poised to act.

• beside the altar: Judgment must begin with the center of worship (cp. 1 Pet 4:17 ^c). This altar probably refers to the Bethel shrine, although it could refer to the Temple in Jerusalem.