Go Out at the Breaches Amos 4:3

The people of Israel had forsaken the LORD and His ways, and Amos the prophet was commissioned to share the judgment that was to come upon them as a result of their rebellion. Amos referred to them as the “kine of Bashan” or “fatted cows” which referred to the luxury in which they lived as they preyed upon the “weak and poor” among them. He told them they would be carried away with “hooks and fishhooks” for their wayward behavior, and in chapter four and verse three of his prophesy, Amos shared how they would “go out at the breaches” where we read:

And you shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her;

and you shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.

The verse begins, “And you shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her;” Amos began with the words, “And you shall go out” or “depart, exit and go forth” “at the breaches” which refers to “gaps, outburst and broken walls”, “every cow at that which is before her” or “each, all and the total of with women, wives and females”. Amos declared the “wives and females” would be led through the “gaps” in the “broken walls” which surrounded Israel's cities.

The verse goes on to say, “and you shall cast them into the palace, says the LORD.” Amos continued, “and you shall cast them” or “throw, hurl and fling these women” “into the palace” which means “high fortresses and places or castles”, “says” or “utters, proclaims, and declares” “the LORD” which refers to “Yehovah or Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the one true God”. When the women were taken captive, they would be forced to go to “palaces” or “high fortresses and castles” in places far away.

When we consider these words of Amos, we see the devastation that was pronounced upon the “wives and females” who lived in Israel. Not only would the warriors and men be trampled upon, but the “women” were to be made captives as well. The judgment of the LORD was to be vast, and even those thought to be the weaker among them would be affected. Let this be a warning to all who read these words. Those who hear, read about or know the gospel or “good news” according to Jesus Christ shall be held accountable for how they responded to the information. Neither man, nor woman, nor boy or girl shall be exempt from the judgment of God. Be assured, the LORD will be just in His judgment, and yet, when a person knows His Salvation plan and refuses to receive His Son Jesus Christ as LORD and Savior, he or she shall indeed “go out at the breaches” and there shall be no one else to save them.

Next time we see Amos tells the people to “bring their sacrifices every morning”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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