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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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Amos 7:2-6

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2 It happened that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, "Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

3 Yahweh relented concerning this. "It shall not be," says Yahweh.

4 Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me and behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.

5 Then I said, "Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

6 Yahweh relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the Lord Yahweh.