Lux Domini

Amos  9:5

And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

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Interpretation

The prophet, in vision, saw the Lord standing upon the idolatrous altar at Bethel. Wherever sinners flee from God's justice, it will overtake them.

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This thought runs through Amos 9:1-5.

Amos 9:1 Amos 9:2 Amos 9:3 Amos 9:4 Amos 9:5

Glossary

Egypt Place
The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
Nile Place
Biblical river. Modern identification: Nile River.