Homilist Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets. I. GOD HAS MADE A SPECIAL REVELATION TO HIS SERVANTS. "He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets." In all ages God has selected men to whom He has made communications of Himself. The Bible is indeed a special revelation. 1. Special in its occasion. It is made on account of the abnormal moral condition into which man has fallen, — made in consequence of human sin and its dire consequences. 2. Special in its doctrines. II. That the right reception of this special revelation necessitates preaching. "The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?" The idea is, that the men who have rightly taken the truth into them can no more conceal it than men can avoid terror at the roar of the lion. There are some truths which men may receive and feel no disposition to communicate, such as the truths of abstract science, which have no relation to the social heart. But Gospel truth has such a relation to the tenderest affections of the spirit that their genuine recipients find them to be irrepressible. "Who can but prophesy?" None but those who have not received the truth. (Homilist.) 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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