After
asking the LORD to “forgive” and “cease”
because “Jacob is small”, Amos the prophet in chapter
seven and verse seven of his prophesy was shown “the LORD” as
He “stood upon a wall made by a plumbline” where we read:
Thus he
showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made
by a plumbline,
with a
plumbline in his hand.
The
verse begins, “Thus
he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made
by a plumbline,..." Amos
began with the words, "Thus
he showed me"
or "The LORD had Amos to look at, inspect, perceive and
consider": "and
behold the Lord" which
refers to "the title spoken in place of Yahwek in Jewish display
of reverence" "stood"
which means "was upright upon, set and established"
" upon a wall"
which referred to "a wall of protection "made
by a plumbline"
which means "a leaded weight which means to narrowly erect by
rule. In other words, a perpendicular wall". Amos had a vision
of God standing
"upon a wall"
which was constructed with the exact rule of a "plumbline".
The
verse continues, “...with a plumbline
in his hand.” Amos
added, “with a plumbline”
which means “a
leaded weight which means to narrowly erect by rule. In other words,
a tool to insure a wall was perpendicular to the ground beneath”
“in his hand”
or “the LORD's hand”. God had this “plumbline”
in His hand when He showed it to Amos.
When
we think through these words of Amos, we
know the LORD has another example in mind to share how He will judge
Israel. Over and over God appealed to the people of Israel to turn
from their wicked ways and return to a relationship with Him. Jesus
could also use a “plumbline”
as a standard of rule, yet He desired to extend His grace to those
who receive Him as Savior and LORD. As we imagine the LORD holding a
“plumbline”
over us, how would we measure up according to His standard?
Next
time we see Amos write about a “plumbline
in the midst” of
Israel, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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