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| I am pressed under you! |
'Is it not even thus...?' - the LORD
complained against His people Israel in the days of Amos. Has it changed today?
Amos 2
10 Also I brought you up from the land of
Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of
the Amorite.
11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets,
and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel?
saith the LORD.
12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink;
and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart
is pressed that is full of sheaves. (Amos 2).
Who was the Lord addressing?
- those He brought up from the land of Egypt
- those He miraculous led through the
wilderness
- those He brought into the promised land
- those whose sons He raised up for prophets
- those whose young men He raised up for
Nazarites
- those who know mercies and blessings are all
perfectly true.
What did they do? They corrupt the great
blessings of God.
- They defiled the Nazarites, forcing them to
drink.
- They muzzled the prophets, forbidding them
to speak the truth of God.
Do you feel pressed under of the prevailing
evils rampant in Christendom?
Or in your estimation, "All are well in
Zion!"
