Blainer wrote: > DavidM, I would like to ask you a question. > What do you think Amos was talking about > in the following? (Amos 8:11-12) > 11. " Behold, the days come, saith the Lord > God, that I will send a famine in the land, not > a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, BUT > OF HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD." > 12. "And they shall wander from sea to sea, > and from the north even to the east, they shall > run to and fro to seek the WORD OF THE > LORD, and shall not find it."
This is a way that God judges people for their sins. In this particular passage, he warns the whole house of Israel what will happen if they continue in sin. There was a fulfillment of this passage about 100 years after it was written, when Israel was dispersed by the Assyrians, a little over 700 years before Christ. They no longer had the Word of God and prophets among them, even up to recent times. By the way, a similar warning is given in the psalms: "We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long." (Psa 74:9) Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
