Amos 5:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. ”

Amos 5:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But (and) seek not Bethel - Israel pretended to seek God in Bethel. Amos sets the two seeking, as incompatible. The god, worshiped at Bethel, was not the One God. To seek God there was to lose Hi...
Amos 5:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into (c) Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. (c) In those places they worshipped new idols,...
Amos 5:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Impending Punishment. The prophet gives his next few words the form of a dirge ( kî nah , Amos 5:1 ). This ( Amos 5:2 ) is characterised by the peculiar kî nah-metre , consisting of three b...
Amos 5:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bethel. Gilgal. Beer-sheba. Compare Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea 10:8 . These were the seats of Israel's idolatrous worship. pass not . pass not through; which was necessary in order to get from the nort...
Amos 5:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

But Amos afterwards defines the character of true repentance, when he says, Seek not Bethel, go not to Gilgal, pass not over to Beersheba Some think that the Prophet here repudiates all the...
Amos 5:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. But seek not Beth-el - There was one of Jeroboam's g...
Amos 5:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And pass not to Beer-sheba— Beer-sheba was not in the kingdom of Israel; and therefore we may hence collect that it was usual for the Israelites to pass into the kingdom of Judah, to Beer-sheba, an...
Amos 5:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. But seek not Beth-el - i:e., the calves at B...
Amos 5:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Third Address 1-6. A lament, a warning, and an invitation. 7, 10-20 . Denunciation of injustice and oppression, with threats of pestilence and judgment. 21-27 . A repudiation of their atte...
Amos 5:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Seek. — The same word is used for the searching, or inquiring at idol shrines, which is here fervently condemned. Respecting Beersheba, see Note on Amos 8:14 . On Grilgal there is a play of words...
Amos 5:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2. FOR WORSHIP, JUSTICE Amos 5:1-27 In the next of these groups of oracles Amos continues his attack on the national ritual, and now contrasts it with the service of God in public life-the reli...
Amos 5:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Prepare to Meet Thy God” Amos 4:12-13 ; Amos 5:1-15 Worse judgments than those mentioned in the previous verses were in store but before they are inflicted, the entire nation is summoned to t...
Amos 5:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The third discourse was a description of Jehovah's judgment. This opened with a lamentation for the virgin of Israel, "The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise, she is cast down upon he...
Amos 5:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The first verse in this paragraph is a confirmation, if it were needed, of what I advanced in my observations on the former. Seeking the Lord, implies the hope of finding him, and indeed the promise...
Amos 5:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But seek not Bethel ,.... Do not go to Bethel, the place where one of Jeroboam's calves was set up and worshipped, to consult the oracle, idols, and priests there; or to perform religious worship, w...
Amos 5:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. Ver. 5. But seek not Bethel, &c. ] Make not l...
Amos 5:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For Or rather, nevertheless, seek ye me, and ye shall live That is, ye shall be prosperous again; for life, in the Scripture language, is used to express prosperity, or happiness. This shows, th...
Amos 5:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. B. C. 790....
Amos 5:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But seek not Beth-el; consult not, worship not, depend not on the idol calf at Beth-el; or seek not God at Beth-el, but at Jerusalem, where he will be found; cast off idolatry, return to the true G...
Amos 5:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Lamentation Over Israel ( Amos 5:1-17 ). While speaking powerfully Amos had no joy in what was to happen to Israel, and having pronounced judgment on them, he now laments what must necessarily b...
Amos 5:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Amos 5:4 . Live] Not only remain alive, but possess real favour. Amos 5:5 . Bethel ] “A strong dissuasive from idolatry derived from the predicted fall of the objects and...
Amos 5:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Amos 5:4 . For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: And that it just the message of God to professing Christians now: «Seek ye me.» Get away from your mere...
Amos 5:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 5:2 . The virgin of Israel is fallen. Babylon, which had never been stormed by a besieging army, is called a virgin. Isaiah 47:1 . Thus Israel, whose kingdom had never yet been wholly subdue...
Amos 5:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Seek ye Me, and ye shall live. .. But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. I. The blessings of Israel. Gilgal and Bethel were places in Israel’s history bedewed by showers of blessing. 1. Gi...
Amos 5:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-ch. 6:14 § 8. Third address : the prophet utters a lamentation over the fall of Israel . ( Amos 6:1-30 .) He calls her to repentance, while he shows wherein she has decli...
Amos 5:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Israel's only Safety in Seeking the Lord
Amos 5:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:28 ; 1 Corinthians 2:6 ; Amos 4:4 ; Amos 7:17 ; Amos 8:14 ; Deuteronomy 28:41 ; Genesis 21:33 ; Hosea 10:14 ; Hosea 10:15 ; Hosea 10:8 ; Hosea 12:11 ; Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea...
Amos 5:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Seek not — Consult not, worship not the idol at Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba.

Amos 5:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Amos 5:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Amos 5:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Amos 5:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Amos 5:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Amos 5:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Amos 5:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Amos 5:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Amos 5:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Amos 5:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Amos 5:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Amos 5:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 5:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Amos 5:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Amos 5:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Amos 5:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Amos 5:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 5:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Amos 5:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Amos 5:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Amos 5:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 5:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes