(Amos 9:11 and Psalm 19:14)
Melchizedek
(Amos 9:11 NASB)
The Restoration of Israel
11 "In that day I will ?a?raise up the fallen ?1??b?booth of
David, And wall up its ?c?breaches; I will also raise up its ruins
And rebuild it as in the ?d?days of old;
12 ?a?That they may possess the remnant of ?b?Edom And all the
?1?nations who are ?c?called by My name,"
Declares the Lord who does this.
[1]
This could mean, as Orthodox Jews believe, that there will be a literal
rebuilding of the tabernacle in the day of the Lord, in the end times.
It most likely refers, however, to the household of David. That is,
Jesus Christ, the Son of David, will rule and reign in Jerusalem.
[2]
This idea of the mountains dropping sweet wine and the hills melting is
talking about a restoration of the land. When the mountains first
melted, they became rocky and barren. Now, they will flow with wine.
They will be lush and bountiful once again.
[3]
The phrase "in that day" refers to the last days of Israel. "In that day
will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen." To follow
through on this, listen to James in Acts 15 where he quotes this
prophecy of Amos: "And after they had held their peace, James answered,
saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: Simeon hath declared how God
at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for
his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David,
which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I
will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and
all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth
all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of
the world" (Acts 15:13-18).
Today God is calling out a people for His name among the Gentiles. After
this He will raise up the tabernacle of David. In other words, he is
speaking of the kingdom age, the Millennium, the greatest day which is
yet in the future.
[4]
There will be many nations which will enter the Millennium.
[5]
9:11 In "that day" Yahweh would also restore the fallen booth of David
that had suffered some destruction (cf. v. 1; Lev. 23:33-42; 2 Sam.
11:11; 1 Kings 20:12-16; Jon. 4:5). The booth (tent) of David is a
reference to the dynasty of David, which acted as a shelter over the
Israelites. When Amos prophesied, the tent of David had suffered major
damage due to the division of the kingdom into two parts, though it had
not yet collapsed completely. In the future God would restore the
Davidic house and rebuild it as in former days, when it was a united
kingdom with a descendant of David ruling over all Israel (cf. Jer.
30:3-10; Ezek. 37:15-28; Hos. 3:4-5). That day, still future from our
point in history, would be a day of restoration as well as a day of
judgment. The restoration will follow in the Millennium after the
judgments of the Tribulation.
9:12 When the house of David was again intact, Israel would exercise
authority over all the nations of the world and would be a source of
blessing to them. This would include even the small number of Edomites
alive then, people who had formerly been implacable enemies of the
Israelites (cf. Obad. 19). Israel's blessing would extend even to them,
representing all Israel's former enemies. All the nations would become
associated with the name of Yahweh then and would enjoy His lordship and
protection (cf. Gen. 12:3; Isa. 9:1-7; 11:1-13; 42:1-7; 45:22-25;
49:5-7; 55:1-5).
At the Jerusalem Council, the Apostle James quoted verses 11 and 12 to
support his view that the Gentiles of his day did not need to submit to
circumcision and the Mosaic Law to obtain salvation or to live as
Christians (Acts 15:13-21). He knew that the judgments of Israel were
not yet over (cf. Matt. 24:1-22; Luke 21:5-24; Acts 1:6-7). He also
knew, from this passage and others (Isa. 42:6; 60:3; Mal. 1:11), that
when God restored the house of David Gentiles would have a share in that
rule as Gentiles. James concluded, therefore, that Gentiles did not need
to become Jews to enter into these (millennial) blessings. He did not
mean that the church fulfills the promises to Israel but that since
Gentiles will experience millennial blessings as Gentiles they do not
need to become Jews in the church.
[6]
9:11, 12 The restoration of Israel is described in verses 11-15. God's
promises to David will be fulfilled. While some people employ verse 11
to teach that Israel and the church are one and the same, and that the
church now is the "repaired" tabernacle (?lit.? "booth," figure of a
deposed dynasty, ?NKJV? ?marg.?), it is surely to be taken in context to
refer to Israel and all the Gentiles in the Millennial Kingdom. Scofield
writes:
The Davidic monarchy, pictured by a tabernacle ... , was in a degraded
condition. Cp. Isa. 11:1. On the basis of this verse the Talmudic rabbis
called Messiah Bar Naphli ("the son of the fallen"). But He will arise
(Mal. 4:2).? 6
9:13-15 Crops such as grapes, wine, wheat, olives, and fruit will grow
up with amazing speed, the cities will be rebuilt and re-inhabited, and
God will plant the people, who will never be driven out of the land
again.
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Feinberg, Charles. The Minor Prophets. Chicago: Moody Press, 1976.
Kelly, Page H. Amos, Prophet of Social Justice. Grand Rapids: Baker Book
House, 1966.
Mills, Montague S. The Minor Prophets. A Survey. Dallas: 3E Ministries,
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Stevenson, Herbert F. Three Prophetic Voices. Studies in Joel, Amos and
Hosea. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1971.
Tatford, Frederick A. The Minor Prophets. Vol. 1. Reprint (3 vols.)
Minneapolis: Klock & Klock Christian Publishers, 1982.
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(Psalm 19:14 NASB)
14 Let the words of my mouth and ?a?the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, ?b?my rock and my ?c?Redeemer.
[8]
"Cause my meditation in Your Word and my meditation about You to be
acceptable in Your sight in order that I might have fellowship and
intimacy with You." Oh, that this prayer of David's would be ours.
[9]
"Who can understand his errors?" Who can? I use subterfuge a great deal.
My wife says I rationalize. In fact, I am pretty good at that. I can
give excuses, but God won't accept them. God says that you cannot
understand your errors. Just take His word for it that you are a sinner.
"Cleanse thou me from secret faults." Secret faults are the problem with
a great many folk today. They are secret from themselves-they think they
are not sinners.
"Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins . and I shall be
innocent from the great transgression." Do you know what "the great
transgression" is? It is the rejection of Jesus Christ, the One who is
set before us in this psalm.
Now listen to the psalmist. This is a verse that you hear many times in
a believer's prayer. "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of
my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my
redeemer." Who was David's strength? Christ! Who was his redeemer?
Christ. He is also my strength and my redeemer. He becomes that through
the grace of God. What a wonderful psalm this is!
[10]
19:14 The eulogy is finished. David has extolled the book of creation
and the Book of revelation. Now he lifts a parting prayer for his words
and meditation to be acceptable in the sight of the Lord, his strength
(?lit.? "Rock") and his Redeemer. When God is referred to as a rock, the
figure is designed to express strength, security and salvation. As our
Redeemer, God in Christ is the One who buys us back from sin, servitude,
and shame.
[11]
19:14 In closing this psalm, David prayed that his words and thoughts
would please God. In view of the context this takes place as we allow
the Word of God of affect our lives. David viewed his words and thoughts
as sacrifices to God (cf. Heb. 13:15). This is the implication of
"acceptable" or "pleasing." As he closed this psalm he evidently
regarded God not as his Judge but as the foundation of his life and the
One who had purchased him for a special purpose.
God has revealed Himself in nature and in Scripture. This revelation
should move us to bow in humble adoration and willing obedience before
our creator.59
[12]
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a Acts 15:16-18
1 Or shelter or tabernacle
b Is 16:5
c Ps 80:12
d Is 63:11; Jer 46:26
a Obad 19
b Num 24:18; Is 11:14
1 Or Gentiles
c Is 43:7
[1]New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Am 9:11-12).
LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
[2]Courson, J. (2006). Jon Courson's application commentary : Volume two
: Psalms-Malachi (800). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
[3]Courson, J. (2006). Jon Courson's application commentary : Volume two
: Psalms-Malachi (800). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
[4]McGee, J. V. (1997, c1981). Thru the Bible commentary. Based on the
Thru the Bible radio program. (electronic ed.) (3:723). Nashville:
Thomas Nelson.
[5]McGee, J. V. (1997, c1981). Thru the Bible commentary. Based on the
Thru the Bible radio program. (electronic ed.) (3:723). Nashville:
Thomas Nelson.
[6]Tom Constable. (2003; 2003). Tom Constable's Expository Notes on the
Bible (Am 9:11-12). Galaxie Software.
lit. literal, literally
NKJV New King James Version
marg. margin, marginal reading
? 6 (9:11, 12) The New Scofield Study Bible. New King James Version, p.
1056.
n.d. no date
[7]MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible
Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Am 9:11). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
a Ps 104:34
b Ps 18:2
c Ps 31:5; Is 47:4
[8]New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Ps 19:14). LaHabra,
CA: The Lockman Foundation.
[9]Courson, J. (2006). Jon Courson's application commentary : Volume two
: Psalms-Malachi (23). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
[10]McGee, J. V. (1997, c1981). Thru the Bible commentary. Based on the
Thru the Bible radio program. (electronic ed.) (2:702). Nashville:
Thomas Nelson.
lit. literal, literally
[11]MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible
Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Ps 19:14). Nashville: Thomas
Nelson.
59 59. See Swindoll, pp. 56-66.
[12]Tom Constable. (2003; 2003). Tom Constable's Expository Notes on the
Bible (Ps 19:14). Galaxie Software.
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