Lux Domini
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

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Interpretation

That power which is an instrument of unrighteousness, will justly be brought down and broken. What is got and kept wrongfully, will not be kept long.

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This thought runs through Amos 3:9-12.

Glossary

Samaria Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.
Damascus Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.