And I raised up of your sons for prophets—Amos turns from outward mercies to inward, from past to present, from miracles of power to mirac…

God added to the mercies of His providence, the transcendent blessings of special revelation. The prophets of Israel were numerous, and renowned, a…

God reasons earnestly here with the Israelites for their ingratitude. He recounts the benefits He had previously conferred on that people, and then…

And I raised up of your sons for prophets Such as Moses, Joshua, and the seventy elders, and others; not only to foretell…

We often need to be reminded of the mercies we have received, as these greatly add to the evil of the sins we have committed. They had spiritual pr…