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Then said I, Lord Yahweh, cease, I beg you: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
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The Power of Intercession
Amos's desperate plea, "cease, I beseech thee," shows the profound impact of intercessory prayer. Commentators like Albert Barnes suggest this prayer had real-world historical consequences, shaping the actions of empires years later. Scholars encourage believers to follow Amos's example, recognizing that prayer is a powerful blessing to a nation and that God is swift to show mercy in response.
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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Just as our Lord repeated the same words in the Garden, so Amos interceded with God with words, all but one the same, and with the same plea: that …
19th Century
Anglican
Instead of “forgive,” the prophet now only ventures to say “cease,” a cry for arrest of judgment. Yet the same plea for pity is urged as before. Je…
Baptist
This time, the prophet saw the fire devouring the land—perhaps the fire of war, which casts its blazing firebrand upon peaceful dwellings. This fir…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet shows that God had not only once spared the people, but that when He was again prepared for vengeance, He still willingly deferred it, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech you From destroying the land; do not allow this calamity to proceed any fu…
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…
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