Amos 4:4

Amos 3:14; Amos 5:5; Deuteronomy 14:28; Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 26:12; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ezekiel 20:39; Hosea 12:11; Hosea 4:15; Hosea 9:15; Joel 3:9-12; Mark 14:41; Matthew 23:32; Matthew 26:45; Numbers 28:3; Numbers 28:4

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Come to Beth-el and transgress - Having foretold their captivity, the prophet tries irony. But his irony is in bidding them go on to do, what the...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Come to (d) Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three (e) year...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Denseness. What is the real cause of conduct that merits such punishment? At the root of all the evil is a sham religion, a religion which...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Come to Beth-el, &c. Here we have Divine irony, as though it meant "Fill up the measure of your iniquity". Compare Matthew 23:32 . transgres...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet here again pours contempt on the perverse confidence, in which the Israelites were become hardened. They thought, indeed, that thei...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years: Come...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Come to Beth-el— This and the following verses are spoken ironically. See Hosea 4:15 ; Hosea 12:11 . "Signalize your zeal and your diligence in t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years: C...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Second Address 1-3. The heartless luxury of the rich women. 4, 5 . The elaborate sacrifices and pilgrimages. 6-12 . The failure of God's c...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bethel... Gilgal. — In bitterly ironical words the prophet summons Israel to the calf-worship of Bethel, and to similar rites of bastard Jehovah-wo...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CIVILIZATION AND JUDGMENT Amos 3:1-15 - Amos 4:3 WE now enter the Second Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 3-6. It is a collection of v...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE FALSE PEACE OF RITUAL Amos 4:4-6 THE next four groups of oracles- Amos 4:4-13 ; Amos 5:1-27 ; Amos 5:6 .-treat of many different details...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1. FOR WORSHIP, CHASTISEMENT Amos 4:4-13 In chapter 2 Amos contrasted the popular conception of religion as worship with God's-conception of it...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Calamities Are God's Warnings Amos 4:1-11 Speaking after the imagery of his vocation, Amos the herdsman compares the rich and powerful of Samar...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second discourse consists of Jehovah's summons to the people. It commences with a severe and terrible indictment of the women. He addressed them...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It should seem that in the midst of all their transgressions they still carried on a shew of religion. Like their idolatrous neighbours around, they...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Come to Bethel and transgress ,.... and what follows, are ironic and sarcastic speeches, not giving liberty to sin, but in this way reproving for it...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years: Ver...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Come to Beth-el The known place of the calf-worship; and transgress A strong irony, giving them over as incorrigible: like that of Ezekiel 20:39...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings against Oppressors; Punishment of Proud Oppressors. B. C. 790....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Come to Beth-el, the known place of the moscholatria, calf-worship: see Amos 3:14 . And transgress: this clears it to be an irony, either thro...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Two Indictments Of The People Which Will Result In A Series Of Chastisements ( Amos 4:1-13 ). A new oracle now begins with the words ‘hear this wo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Oracle of Warning To All The Children Of Israel ( Amos 4:4-5 ). Amos constantly attacks Israel on two major subjects, false worship and social inj...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Amos 4:4 . Gilgal] The scene of idolatry. Multiply ] Irony. Since you will not be reformed, go on, try whether God likes you...
Scofield Reference Notes

Beth-el Compare ( 1 Kings 12:25-33 ). Any altar at Beth-el, after the establishment of Jehovah's worship at Jerusalem was of necessity divi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Amos 4:1 . Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan. The strong bulls of Bashan are celebrated in scripture. Psalms 22:13 . Vaccæ pingues, fat cows, h...
The Biblical Illustrator

Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression. Ill-spent service I. The scenes of this idolatry. “Come to Bethel, and transg...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Amos 4:1-30 § 2. Second address. The prophet reproves the voluptuous women of Samaria, and fortells their captivity ( Amos 4:1...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Denunciation of the Outstanding Vices
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Come to Bethel and transgress, in their idolatrous worship; at Gilgal, another seat of idol-worship, multiply transgression; and bring your sacrif...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Come to Beth — el — A strong irony, giving them over as incorrigible. At Gilgal — Gilgal was a place where much idolatry was acted. Every morning —...

⁴ Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after threeb years:

Related Commentaries of Amos 4:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Amos 4:4