Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets. I. GOD AND THE PROPHET (or God's revelations to the prophet). The seventh verse gives a striking picture of the dignity of the prophetic office. God, the Ruler of the earth, is watching the tides of human life. Before God interposes He admits the prophets into His councils and reveals to them what is yet concealed from the world (Genesis 18:17). Deluge to Noah, etc. The lives of all the prophets of Israel illustrate Amos's words. II. THE PROPHET AND THE WORLD (or the prophet's utterances to the world). The prophet, admitted to the secrets of God, was bound to utter them. He was a daysman between heaven and earth. Aware of danger, he would neither have been a man nor a patriot had he failed to prophesy. God foretold the evil that He might escape the pain of inflicting it. They were reckoned troublers of the land (Ahab to Elijah), yet they persisted in their message. Application. God still reveals His purposes concerning men. The fate of individuals is not known, but the fate of sin and the sinner is clearly revealed. Listen to all warnings. Regard every one who utters them as a friend who may aid you to avert the evil. Do not attempt to silence such warning voices (Acts 4:20; Acts 5:20, 29; 1 Corinthians 9:16). (J. Telford, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.WEB: Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets. |
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