Amos 7:8

"Thus he showed me: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand."

Key Reflection

This vision emphasizes divine precision and justice; the Lord is seen standing beside a wall marked with a plumb line, symbolizing His steadfast commitment to measuring truth and righteousness. The use of the plumb line underscores the idea that God’s judgment is absolutely straight and without deviation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Amos, what seest thou? -o: “He calls the prophet by name, as a familiar friend, known and approved by Him, as He said to Moses, “I know thee by name”Exodus 33:12,Exodus 33:17. For “the Lord knoweth them that are His. What seest thou?”2 Timothy 2:19. God had twice heard the prophet. Two judgments upon His people He had mitigated, not upon their repentance, but on the single intercession of the prophet. After that, He willed to be no more entreated. And so He exhibits to Amos a symbol, whose meaning He does not explain until He had pronounced their doom. “The plumbline” was used in pulling down, as well as in building up.

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