because they have threshed Gilead. A busy threshing floor was a symbol of a plentiful harvest; a bare one indicated famine, and perhaps God's judgment. , Matthew 13:1-10 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Abijam was in league with the father of Benhadad 1 Kings 15:19. The Arameans have crushed [the people of] Gilead with iron-spiked threshing sledges. These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks., Deuteronomy 8:1-20 The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that theLordswore to give to your fathers. Does he continually open and harrow his ground?Ecclesiastes 5:9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields., Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek theLord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.Micah 4:1-4 It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of theLordshall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, and many nations shall come, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of theLord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of theLordfrom Jerusalem. God authorized human government in Genesis, where He said, Whoever sheds mans blood, by man his blood shall be shed, forin the image of God He made man (Genesis 9:6). What Does the Bible Say About Overcoming? Please support us by disabling these ads blocker. This judgment includes the peoples of this region (probably the Biqah Valley) which was likely also a part of the kingdom of Aram. , John 4:35 Do you not say, There are yet four months, then comes the harvest? It was no part of the territory assigned to Israel, nor was it molested by them. Joel 3:4-8). Amoss prophecy concerning Damascus was probably fulfilled in 732 BC when the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III captured the city, weakening it for the rest of the Old Testament period (2 Kgs. They sent them into captivity (or exile). . , Proverbs 12:11 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.Isaiah 65:22-24 They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. even for four in chapters 12? The last grace of God, whether sealing up the former graces of those who use them, or vouchsafed to those who have wasted them, is the crowning act of His love or forbearance. 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, and 6). And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you act quickly. But the Levites did not act quickly. Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. We have detected that you are using extensions to block ads. You are Gods field, Gods building., Deuteronomy 25:4 You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.Judges 3:31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.Leviticus 19:9 When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.2 Chronicles 26:10 And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil., Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Psalm 65:10 You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.Deuteronomy 24:19 When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. What Does the Bible Say About Depression and Hopelessness? Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. Blog, A F And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. Visit the Bible online to search for words if you dont know the specific passage yourre looking for. TopicalBible 5 I will p break the gate-bar of l Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of q Aven, 4. and him who holds the scepter from r Beth-eden; The amount of rain, the cool of the nights, the warmth of the days, soil conditions, insects, and many others. This was done by Hazael king of Syria, who is said to destroy the people, and make them "like the dust by threshing", 2 Kings 10:32. For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to theLord. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. This was usually done by spreading the stalks of grain several inches deep on a smooth flat area that was on a high piece of ground open to the wind. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. The city of Damascus was called under judgment because that nation "threshed Gilead with implements of iron" (Amos 1:3) or behaved with unnecessary cruelty against a conquered . 1 Samuel 27:8-12). 5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus and I will cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven and the one who takes . The animals have to be cared for. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. 4 So I will send fire against Hazael's house and it will consume the citadel fortresses of Ben-Hadad. For their brutality, Syria is promised judgment. Job 5:19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 2. Amos 1:3 - Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron." Leviticus 19:9-10 - " When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the . , Deuteronomy 11:1-32 You shall therefore love theLordyour God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. The two on the northern side water Salahiyeh at the foot of the hills about a mile from the city, and then irrigate the higher portions of the plain to the distance of nearly twenty miles. English Standard Version. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. Seeking the Gospel in Malachi, the Last Book of the Old Testament. Nature takes its own time. The work is never done. : The whole plain is filled with these singular aqueducts, some of them running for 2 or 3 miles underground. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that theLordyour God may bless you in all the work of your hands., Deuteronomy 22:9 You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard.Deuteronomy 28:1-68 And if you faithfully obey the voice of theLordyour God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, theLordyour God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, TheLordhas done great things for them. TheLordhas done great things for us; we are glad. 2 Kings 10:32,33 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; . The art and concealment of man in approaching a maiden is of a subtler kind than things in nature which leave no trace of themselves, the eagle in the air, the serpent on the rock, the ship in its pathway through the waves Proverbs 30:18-19. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. Not the ethics and the morality of the fathers community. Seven is used as a symbol of a whole, since on the seventh day God rested from all which He had made, and therefore the number seven entered so largely into the whole Jewish ritual. (LogOut/ 3 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:. For we are Gods fellow workers. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; , 1 Samuel 13:21 And the charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads.2 Kings 19:29 And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Damascus, Gaza and Tyrethree important cities in the region of Israel and Judahare called to account for their actions by a shepherd from Judah. Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. Thus saith the . 24:22) with stone or metal teeth embedded in the bottom side were dragged over the grain by these animals. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four. The unexamined field soon becomes unusable. 13:3, 2225). at least and that is a COMPARED TO WHAT For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four - These expressions of three and four, so often repeated in this chapter, mean repetition, abundance, and any thing that goes towards excess. Israel and Tyre had cooperated with each other from the time of David and Solomon, and that cooperation or treaty-relationship probably continued throughout the existence of the northern kingdom. Joash, king of Judah, bought him off, when advancing against Jerusalem, with everything of gold, consecrated or civil, in the temple or in his own treasures 2 Kings 12:18. Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing? Any crime committed against human beings is ultimately against the LORD because He is the sole creator. 4 So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad. It is likely that the formula was used as a rhetorical device to emphasize the fact that the cities or nations committed crime after crime, thus deserving Gods judgment. What is the meaning of the symbolism in Amos? The stream thus collected is led off to a lower level, where it comes to the surface. Threshing-sledges with iron (or basalt) are large boards (73 feet usually) pulled by oxen to separate the grain from the chaff. : The waters of the river were spread over the surface of the soil in the fields and gardens; underneath, other canals were tunnelled to collect the superfluous water which percolates the soil, or from little fountains and springs below. 2 Kings 13:7 for an example). 5 I will break the gate bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven, The moral majesty of a king is obviously greater than the rest. Here the LORD said He would break the bar to allow Damascuss enemies to enter. The fourth transgression of these pagan nations is alone mentioned. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 John Mark Hicks. Matthew 13:18 Hear then the parable of the sower:Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Hazael not only took from Israel all east of Jordan 2 Kings 10:32-33, but made the whole open country unsafe for the Israelites to dwell in. Kimchi thinks that this respects four particular seasons, in which Damascus, or the Syrians, evilly treated and distressed the people of Israel; first in the times of Baasha; then in the times of Ahab; a third time in the days of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu; and the fourth in the times of Ahaz; and then they were punished for them all: because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron; that is. L 3 Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. Luke 9:62 Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.Isaiah 28:28 Does one crush grain for bread? What is Threshing? (Comp. With a small company of men he defeated a large army of Judah 2 Chronicles 24:23-24. And Joash did what was right in the eyes of theLordall the days of Jehoiada the priest. But it supported a population far beyond what that space would maintain in Europe. 1 Kings 9:13the brotherhood between Hiram of Tyre and Solomon of Israel). If this promise was fulfilled, Ramoth-Gilead must have been lost to Syria at an earlier period, since, three years afterward, Ahab perished in an attempt, by aid of Jehoshaphat, against the counsels of God, to recover it 2 Kings 7:6. Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.Job 1:14 And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,1 Corinthians 15:38-39 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Assyrian chronicles relate only Assyrian victories. The LORD pronounces judgment on the inhabitants of Damascus because they slaughtered the people of Gilead. So in other places, where the like form of words occurs, the added number is one beyond, and mostly relates to something greater than all the rest. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. Before this, Scripture speaks of the people only of Damascus, not of their kings. Amos 1 contains a brief historical account on the prophetic ministry of Amos, providing the reader with the date of Amoss ministry and how the LORD has called him to minister to Israel. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. These are the men of Recah. These things - Job says, worketh God twice and thrice with man, to bring back his soul from the pit Job 33:29. On the words, O terque quaterque, Servius makes this remark, "Hoc est saepias; finitus numerous pro infinito." Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of theLordyour God. In the days of Jehu, Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel from Jordan eastward; all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Arorer which is by the River Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan 2 Kings 10:32-33; in those of Jehoahaz, Jehus son, he oppressed them, neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing 2 Kings 13:7. At this time, Damascus was probably, like ourselves, a rich, commercial, as well as warlike, but not as yet a manufacturing (see the note at Amos 3:12) nation. It lay on the best route from the interior of Asia to the Mediterranean, to Tyre, and even to Egypt. This rhetorical pattern stresses the sin and the consequence. The cities will be razed to the ground by an invading force. It was on the route by which Abraham himself came at Gods command from Haran (Charrae of the Greeks) whether over Tiphsaeh (the passage, Thapsacus) or anymore northern passage over the Euphrates. Consistently with this, the first mention of the kingdom of Damascus in Scripture is the dynasty of Rezon son of Eliadas, a fugitive servant of Hadadezer, who formed a marauding band, then settled and reigned in Damascus 1 Kings 11:23-24. Sie suchen nach einem 70413 lego, das Ihren Ansprchen gerecht wird? Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Damascus and for four (multiplied delinquencies) I shall not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it, Because they have threshed Gilead This is what the LORD says: "The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! The region known as Gilead, the Transjordan area of Israel, was claimed by Damascus as well as Ammon. In that the prophet says, not, for the fourth, but for three transgressions and for four, he expresses at once, that God did not punish until the last sin, by which the iniquity of the sinful nation became full Genesis 15:16, and that, then, He punished for all, for the whole mass of sin described by the three, and for the fourth also. Gods mercy holds back the punishment long, allowing only some slight tokens of His displeasure to show themselves, that the sinful soul or people may not be unwarned. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.Leviticus 11:1-47 And theLordspoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. And God saw that it was good., John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek theLord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.1 Corinthians 3:6-9 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Labs . Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. as the Targum; this country lay beyond Jordan, and was inhabited by the Reubenites and Gadites and the half tribe of Manasseh; who were used in a very cruel manner, by Hazael king of Syria, as was foretold by Elisha, 2 Kings 7:12; not literally, as in 2 Samuel 12:31; but by him they were beat, oppressed, and crushed, as the grain of the threshingfloor; which used to be threshed out by means of a wooden instrument stuck with iron teeth, the top of which was filled with stones to press it down, and so drawn to and fro over the sheaves of corn, by which means it was beaten out, to which the allusion is here; See Gill on 1 Corinthians 9:9. As such, it attracted the Arameans who were one of the most frequent enemies of Israel. Any crime committed against human beings is ultimately against the LORD because He is the sole creator. Amos condemns violent aggression (perhaps even torture and wanton killing), enslavement of populations, and the slave trade. Proverbs 12:11 says, Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.Proverbs 28:19 says, He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vainpersonsshall have poverty enough. Deuteronomy 28:12 says, The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. Farmers work throughout the year, regardless of the weather. Why Did Jesus Talk So Much About Agriculture? Some believe that the Syrians used threshing tools with iron teeth to torture or kill prisoners, pregnant women and children. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. Change but the name, the tale is told of thee, was a pagan saying which has almost passed into a proverb. Specially shod animals walked around on the stalks until the grain separated from the hulls. How then could it refuse to believe of itself, what it believed of others like itself? Its white buildings, embedded in the deep green of its engirdling orchards, were like diamonds encircled by emeralds. 2 Kings 8:12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? And the whole crowd stood on the beach. This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus. These orchards are a most exceeding defense; for from the density of the trees and the narrowness of the ways, it seemed difficult and almost impossible to approach the city on that side. Even to this day it is said, The true defense of Damascus consists in its gardens, which, forming a forest of fruit-trees and a labyrinth of hedges, walls and ditches, for more than 7 leagues in circumference, would present no small impediment to a Mussulman enemy.. Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Seldom, said pagan experience, hath punishment with lingering foot parted with the miscreant, advancing before.. What Does the Bible Say About Compassion? There Elisha announces the coming death of Ben-hadad but weeps over the future that Hazael will bring to Israel. It is mentioned in the Proverbs, as a capital punishment Proverbs 20:26; and is alluded to as such by Isaiah Isaiah 28:28. a aq as _ \\ \ \ \ ss ce ake i arthur s. phelps his booke god give him grace. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away. Conclusion: The Lord God has spoken (not always present). Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. God stated that He would also break the gate bar of Damascus. And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. In all that he does, he prospers.Hosea 6:3 Let us know; let us press on to know theLord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of theLordof hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel., Luke 12:18 And he said, I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.Hosea 12:11 If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.Isaiah 32:2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land., Ruth 2:15 When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.Jeremiah 4:11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse,Jeremiah 9:22 Speak: Thus declares theLord, The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves after the reaper, and none shall gather them.Isaiah 30:25 And on every lofty mountain and every high hill there will be brooks running with water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall., Job 29:23 They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.Leviticus 25:1-7 TheLordspoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to theLord. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. The advantage of its site doubtless occastoned its early choice. Isaiah 7:8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. 2007. So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn back from it, for they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. 70413 lego - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. God pictures Syria's cruelty toward Gilead (in northeast Israel) as a threshing sledge being run over His people. And as we are faithful to the Lord our God, He will bless the works of our hands and make them successful. So Paul speaks of those who treasure up to themselves wrath against the Day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God Romans 2:5. In like way Joshua relates, that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the ha! Elisha had foretold to Hazael his cruelty to Israel; Their strong holds thou wilt set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child 2 Kings 8:12. , Deuteronomy 28:8 TheLordwill command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. It lay in the midst of its plain, a high table-land of rich cultivation, whose breadth, from Anti-libanus eastward, was about half a degree. 5 I will break down the gate of Damascus; I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Avenand the . On the west and north the city was far and wide fenced by orchards, like thick dense woods, which stretched four or live miles toward Libanus. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. On the schism of the ten tribes, the hostility of Damascus was concentrated against Israel who lay next to them. Likewise, the unexamined life soon becomes useless for service in the kingdom. I really like this study. V Proverbs 20:4 says, The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap]. Likewise, Proverbs 21:5 says, The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. Furthermore, Ecclesiastes 11:6 says, Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well. The Bible talks against laziness.