Blainer) But is Amos referring to this time, or later, when the Roman church wrote all scriptures in Latin, effectively creating a "famine" of the word of the Lord among the uneducated classes of people? Certainly the common people had no access to the word of the Lord during this time. To even own a Bible in one's own language was heresy. With no effective separation of church and state, such an act was not only against the canons of the church, it was an unlawful act.
On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:08:41 -0400 "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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. > ---------- "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.
