Amos 7:9 Meaning and Explanation
“And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The high places and sanctuaries will be laid waste, and God will rise with the sword against the royal house.
What Does Amos 7:9 Mean?
The measurement yields a sentence. The "high places of Isaac" and the "sanctuaries of Israel" -- the centers of a worship that had drifted from God -- will be made desolate. The places people trusted to keep them safe, their shrines and altars, will not stand. What was meant to honor God had become a refuge for false confidence, and it falls first.
Then the word reaches the throne: "I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword." Judgment touches the very seat of power. This is the line that will provoke the confrontation in the verses that follow, for a word against the king's dynasty could not be ignored. The plumbline that measured the nation has named both its corrupt worship and its corrupt rule, and neither the sanctuary nor the palace can claim exemption from the standard of God.
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What does Amos 7:9 mean?
The high places and sanctuaries will be laid waste, and God will rise with the sword against the royal house.