amos 8:11 - 12?

Question

Amos 8:11- 12 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:


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Answer 1

God is saying He's going to stop talking through prophets for a while.

Answer 2

Amos was referring to the fall of the Northern Kingdom (Israel) during the Jeroboam II reign. The notion of a famine of hearing the words of the Lord was prophetic to the exile that was coming and the fact that the Jewish people were going to be without any spiritual capabilities due to their sins before God.

Thankfully, Amos ends with another prophecy of the "davidic" remnant being restored to God.

Answer 3

Paganism was about to sweep the land:


11 "The time is surely coming," says the Sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine on the land-not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the Lord. 12 People will stagger everywhere from sea to sea, searching for the word of the Lord, running here and going there, but they will not find it. 13 Beautiful girls and fine young men will grow faint and weary, thirsting for the Lord's word. 14 And those who worship and swear by the idols of Samaria, Dan, and Beersheba will fall down, never to rise again."

Answer 4

but of hearing the words of the Lord;
the word of prophecy, and the preaching of the word, or explaining the Scriptures. Of this blessing the ten tribes were deprived at their captivity, and have been ever since; and the Jews, upon their rejection of Christ, have had the kingdom of God, the Gospel of the kingdom, the word and ordinances of God, taken from them, and remain so to this day; the seven churches of Asia have had their candlestick removed out of its place, and this famine continues in those parts to this time; and, by the symptoms upon us, we may justly fear it, will be our case before long. "The words of the Lord" are the Scriptures, which cone from him, and are concerning him; the doctrines of grace contained in them, the wholesome words of Christ: hearing them signifies the preaching of them, (Isa_53:1); by which hearing comes, and is a great blessing, and should be attended to, as being the means of conversion, regenerations, the knowledge of Christ, faith in him, and the joy of it. Now, to be deprived of hearing the Gospel is a spiritual famine, for that is food, bread, meat, milk, honey, yea, a feast; it is food that is savoury, wholesome, nourishing, satisfying, strengthening, and comforting; and when this is took away a famine ensues, as when a church state is dissolved, ministers are ordered to preach no more in such a place, or are scattered by persecution, or removed by death, and none raised up in their stead; or when error prevails, to the suppressing of truth: all which is done, or suffered to be done, for indifference to the word of God, unfruitfulness under it, and contempt of it, and, opposition to it; which is a dreadful case, when such a famine is; for the glory, riches, and light of a nation, are gone; bread for their souls is no more; and the means of conversion, knowledge, comfort cease; and people in course must die, for lack of these things;

Answer 5

Do you UnderStand what happens when The Lord sends "A Sword" across the Land?

Answer 6

Many turn their backs on God, refusing to hear His message, like in this forum.....
Contrary to popular belief, same stuff going on today as back then......



.......forever is too long to be wrong!

Answer 7

I have no thirst for words.. I am listening to Tori Amos.. much better than your Amos I'd wager.. She is as close to a god/dess as it gets for me.. and I hear her words just fine.