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God's Hand in Hardship
The vision shows God actively "forming" the locusts. Commentators explain this isn't a random natural disaster but a deliberate act of God. Whether literal locusts or a symbol for an invading army, the message is that God uses hardship to discipline His people and call them to repentance, reminding believers to look for His purpose in difficult circumstances.
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Amos
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Albert Barnes
On Amos 7:1
18th Century
Theologian
And behold He formed - (that is, He was forming.) The very least things, then, are as much in His infinite Mind as what we count the greates…
Charles Ellicott
On Amos 7:1
19th Century
Bishop
Each of the visions is introduced with closely resembling words. For “grasshopper,” read locusts. The phrase “king’s mowings” suggests tha…
Charles Spurgeon
On Amos 7:1–3
19th Century
Preacher
In a vision, the prophet saw the locusts or grasshoppers come to devour all the green things of the land — a very terrible visitation.
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John Calvin
On Amos 7:1–3
16th Century
Theologian
Amos shows in this chapter that God had often deferred the punishments He had determined to inflict on the people. Thus, he reminds the Israelites …
John Gill
On Amos 7:1
17th Century
Pastor
Thus has the Lord shown to me
What follows in this and the two chapters, before the prophet delivered what he heard …
Matthew Henry
On Amos 7:1–9
17th Century
Minister
God bears long, but he will not always bear with a provoking people. The remembrance of the mercies we formerly received, like the produce of the e…