The Creator LORD God Amos 4:13

As Amos the prophet continued to share the judgments that were to come upon the people of Israel, he referred to the way God destroyed “Sodom and Gomorrah” as an example of His withdrawing them like a “firebrand plucked out of the burning”. Though many judgments came upon Israel, the people did not “return to” the LORD, and in chapter four and verse thirteen of his prophesy, Amos referred to “The LORD” who “forms the mountains, and creates the wind” where we read:

For, lo, he that forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares unto man what is his thought, that makes the morning darkness, and treads upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.

The verse begins, “For, lo, he that forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares unto man what is his thought,...” Amos began with the word, “For” which means “because, since and on account of” “lo, he that forms” or “fashions, frames, per-ordains and predetermines” “the mountains” which refers to “the hill country or range of mountains”, “and creates” or “shapes, forms and transforms” “the wind” which means “the breath of air”, “and declares” or “tells, announces, reports, expounds and makes known” “unto man” which refers to “mankind or human beings”, “what is his thought” or “meditative communion”. Almighty creative God is able to “form mounting, create the winds” and “declare His thoughts” to people.

The verse continues, “...that makes the morning darkness, and treads upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.” Amos added, “that makes” or “fashions, accomplishes and produces” “the morning darkness” which refers to “the dawn's obscurity”, “and treads” or “bends, leads and marches” “upon the high places” which means “the ridges, cultic platforms, mountains and high places of worship” “of the earth” or “the land, country, territory and region”, “The LORD” which refers to “Yehovah or Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the one true God”, “The God” or “the divine ruler and judge” “of hosts” which refers to “the army, warfare and mass of angels”, “is his name” or “reputation, fame and glory”. The LORD of hosts controls the dark before dawn and is able to leads a march through the high places of the earth.

When we think through these words of Amos, we are reminded of the power and resources of our “Creator God”. Israel forsook Him, and though He “formed the mountains, creates the wind, declares His thought unto men, makes the morning darkness and treads upon the high places”, they did not return to Him. Even as the LORD sent His Son Jesus Christ into the world to save each person from condemnation, there continues to be those who reject Him and refuse to repent. We should highly regard the power of our Creative God and turn back to Him before we discover His Almighty power against us.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see Amos “take up a lamentation” against “the house of Israel”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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