Amos 6:9

"“The Lord GOD has sworn by himself,” says the LORD, the God of Armies: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights God's solemn vow to judge Israel for their arrogance and materialistic focus. By abhorring Jacob’s pride and fortresses, God indicates His intention to bring destruction upon the nation, symbolized by the collapse of their cities and all within them, emphasizing that true faith must transcend worldly achievements.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If there shall remain ten men -He probably still denounces the punishment of the rich inhabitants of the palaces, since in these only, of old, would there be found “ten men.” They died, it seems, at once, and so probably through the plague, the common companion. of the siege. The prophet had before compared them to Sodom. It may be, that, in this mention of “ten men,” he tacitly refers to the history of that destruction. Then God promised, not to destroy the city, if there were ten righteous in itGenesis 18:32. Here were “ten left,” not in one city, but in one house.

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