Amos 9:11-12
Summary for Amos 9:11-15: 9:11-15 a As the prophets often did, Amos closes his litany of judgments with a message of hope and restoration. Though Jerusalem and its Temple would be destroyed, David’s line of kings cut off (Ps 89:38-51 b), and its people taken into captivity, God would restore a remnant of Israel (see also Isa 2:2-4 c; 4:2 d; 11:1-5 e).Summary for Amos 9:11-12: 9:11-12 f Amos portrays true worship of God as built around the Jerusalem Temple, with a descendant of David ruling over a united kingdom including both Israel and Judah (cp. Isa 9:6-7 g; 11:1-5 h).
9:12 i Edom (see 1:11 j) represents the enemies of God and of Israel (see Isa 34:5-6 k, 11 l; 63:1 m). In the time of restoration, God’s enemies are subject to his people and to God himself.
• the nations I have called: God promised Abraham that he would be a blessing to all the people of the earth (Gen 12:2-3 n). God’s kingdom would embrace the outcasts and foreigners previously excluded (Isa 56 o; see Acts 8:27-39 p).
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