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Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Shall not the Day of the Lord be darkness? - He had described that Day as a day of inevitable destruction, such as man’s own consci…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Darkness: In the form of an interrogative, the condemnation contained in Amos 5:18 is emphatically reasserted. The term rendered “…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

See how God speaks about public worship and formal sacrifices when the heart is not right with him. When the moral conduct of the offerer is wrong,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[Shall] not the day of the Lord [be] darkness, and not light ? &c.] The design of such a question is strongly to affirm, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord's judgments, who wish for times of war and confusion—like some who long for changes, hoping to rise on …

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