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Amos 7:10
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sends a report to Jeroboam, king of Israel, immediately following Amos’s declaration that the high places of Isaac will be deserted and Jeroboam’s house will fall by the sword.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֗ח (va/i.yish.Lach) means “and he sent,” and אֲמַצְיָה֙ ('a.matz.Yah) identifies the messenger as Amaziah.
The thread — This political report of a prophet’s words threatening a ruling house parallels the officials’ warning in Jeremiah 38:4 and reflects the institutional priesthood Jeroboam established in 1 Kings 12:31.
Why it lands — The text records a priest’s accusation that a prophet has conspired against the king and that the land cannot endure his message; it requires a reader to see how established religious and political structures respond to divine judgment with containment rather than accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 38:4 Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
- 1 Kings 12:31 Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
- Jeremiah 26:8 and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!
- Matthew 21:23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- Acts 24:5 We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
- 1 Kings 13:33 Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.
- Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
- Acts 5:28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
- Genesis 37:8 “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.
- 1 Kings 18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”