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Amos 9:7 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Amos 9:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 9 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?”
Amos 9:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 9:7
God's stunning question deflates Israel's ethnic pride: 'Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?' The comparison to Ethiopians (Cushites—distant, dark-skinned people) and the assertion that God orchestrated pagan migrations (Philistines from Caphtor/Crete, Syrians from Kir) as much as Israel's Exodus shatters presumption. Israel assumed Exodus gave them exclusive privilege; God reveals He sovereignly directs all nations' histories. E...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 9:7
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“to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines”
“and took it”
“who lived in villages as far as Gaza”
“the days come”
“and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven”
“and led you forty years in the wilderness”
“with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.”
“or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good”
“young and old”
“and by a prophet he was preserved.”