Amos
the “herdsman fig-picking” prophet of the LORD, shared how
the Lord GOD would “touch the land” of Israel, and it
would “melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn”. He
also declared it would “rise up wholly like a flood; and shall
be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt”. In chapter nine and
verse six of his prophesy, Amos told Israel how God “builds his
stories in the heaven, and has founded his troop in the earth”
where we read:
It is
he that builds his stories in the heaven, and has founded his troop
in the earth; he that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them
out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is
his name.
The
verse begins, “It
is
he that builds his stories in the heaven, and has founded his troop
in the earth;” Amos
began with the words, “It
is he that builds”
or “establishes, causes to continue, makes and sets up” “his
stories” which
literally means “a journey to a higher place” and figuratively
means a thought arising” “in
the heaven”
or “the sky, abode of the stars, the atmosphere or Heaven as the
abode of God”, “and
has founded”
which means “fixed, established, laid a foundation and began”
“his
troop”
which refers to “the LORD's band, binding, bundle, knot or arch”
“in
the earth”
or “the land, country, territory, district or region”. The LORD
establishes his “higher place” in heaven and “causes” His
“bands” to be formed on the “earth”.
The verse goes on to
say, “he
that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the
face of the earth: The LORD is
his name.” Amos
continued, “he
that calls”
or “recites, reads, proclaims and utters a loud sound” “for
the waters” which
refers to “the water-springs, watercourse and water-flood” “of
the sea”
which means “a large body of water such as a large river or
artificial basin such as the Mediterranean Sea”, “and
pours them out” which
means “spills, sheds and mounds up” “upon
the face”
or “the presence, countenance or surface” “of
the earth”
which refers to “the land, country, territory, district and
region”: “The
LORD”
which refers to “Yehovah or Jehovah who is the existing or becoming
One and is the proper name for the one true God” “is
his name”
or “God's reputation, fame and glory”. The LORD has control of
all the “waters of the sea”, and He is able to “shed” them
anywhere on the “earth”
He
desires.
When
we meditate upon these words of Amos, we see how God is able to rise
to His position in heaven such as upon His throne while “fixing”
a foundation upon the earth. He is omnipotent, and no one is able to
escape His hand. He has control in heaven, control in the sea and
control upon the earth. Shouldn't it behoove us to realize He is in
control of our situations as well? Since He sent Jesus Christ to save
us for all of eternity, we should trust He who controls heaven and
earth for all the situations in our daily lives.
Next
time the LORD asks Israel, “Are
you not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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