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Amos 7:8

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8 And the Lord said to me: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A mason's trowel. And the Lord said: Behold, I will lay down the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will plaster them over no more.

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The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #207

  
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207. Internal Meaning of Amos, Chapter 7

1 The church grew from externals to externals. (3)

2-6 When externals were lost, there was a restoration. (3)

7-9 When inmosts were reached, all things were destroyed, because they were contrary to God, (3, 1)

10-13 and contrary to all things of doctrine; (3)

14-16 so that there was no longer any doctrine. (3)

17 The church with all things pertaining to it will perish. (3)

  
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