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For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house shall be struck with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
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God's Command is His Action
Commentators stress that when God "commands" destruction, His word alone is enough to bring it about. As John Calvin notes, God doesn't need to assemble an army; His decree is sufficient. This verse powerfully illustrates God's absolute sovereignty and His ability to execute judgment simply by willing it.
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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord commands and He will smite - Jerome: “If He commands, how does He smite? If He smites, how does He command? In that thing which He …
19th Century
Anglican
Breaches.— For this read ruins. (See end of Note on Amos 6:8.) The overthrow of all classes of the population is here ref…
16th Century
Protestant
This verse is added only to confirm the previous sentence. The Prophet indeed intimates that the common people, as well as the leaders, trusted in …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For, behold, the Lord commandeth Has determined and ordered the judgment before, and what follows: Kimchi paraphrase…
How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter…
