Amos 6:1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations… I. THE STATE OF MIND THAT IS REPROVED IN THIS PASSAGE. 1. It includes carnal security (ver. 1). 2. It includes presumptuous unbelief (vers. 2, 3). 3. It includes sensual indulgence (vers. 4, 5, 6, first clause). 4. It includes selfish indifference (ver. 6, last clause). II. THE JUSTICE OF THE WOE DENOUNCED AGAINST IT. 1. Such a state of mind indicates a lurking enmity against God. 2. Indicates insensibility to the claims of Jesus. 3. Indicates a deep-seated unbelief of coming judgments. (G. Brooks.) Parallel Verses KJV: Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! |
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