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The Absurdity of Injustice
Amos uses two absurd images—running horses on a cliff and plowing a rock—to show how senseless Israel's actions are. Commentators explain that seeking prosperity through injustice is as foolish and fruitless as these tasks. Israel had turned justice, a source of life and stability, into a bitter poison, a complete perversion of God's design.
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Albert Barnes
On Amos 6:12
18th Century
Theologian
The two images both represent a toil that people would condemn as absurd, destructive, and fruitless. The horse’s hooves or its limbs would be brok…
Charles Ellicott
On Amos 6:12
19th Century
Bishop
The questions require a negative answer and show that Israel's conduct is as inconsistent and senseless as the supposition involved in the question…
John Calvin
On Amos 6:12
16th Century
Theologian
Interpreters misrepresent this verse. Some think that the Prophet, by these figurative expressions, means that the people were wholly unprofitable …
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John Gill
On Amos 6:12
17th Century
Pastor
Shall horses run upon the rocks? or will [one] plough [there] with oxen ? &c.] Will any man be so weak and foolish, to pr…
Matthew Henry
On Amos 6:8–14
17th Century
Minister
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…