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Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say.
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More Than Avoiding Evil
Commentators explain that "seeking good" is not merely avoiding sin. It is an active, diligent, and enthusiastic pursuit. It involves seeking God Himself as the ultimate good, along with Christ, the Holy Spirit, God's Word, and the company of godly people. It requires a complete reorientation of one's life and desires, turning from evil to wholeheartedly pursue righteousness.
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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Seek good and not evil - that is, and “seek not evil.” Amos again takes up his warning, “seek not Bethel; seek the Lord.” Now they …
19th Century
Anglican
Break in like a beam of sunshine in the darkness. The fearful doom, already spoken of, is after all conditional. Let a moral change be worked in th…
Baptist
National sins bring down national judgments; and when God grows angry against the people, he makes the places of their feasting, the vineyards wher…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again repeats, that it was only owing to the Israelites themselves that it was not well with them; for God was ready to grant them his…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Seek good, and not evil Seek not evil persons and evil things; not the company and conversation of evil men, which i…
The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of…
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