Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 27th (Amos 8 & John 21)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Pride of Jacob, a Reference to the Nile
The pride of jacob has previously been mentioned in chapter six, verse eight. The oath that the lord gives in response is challenging to understand. It seems strange that the lord would swear by something he abhorred just a couple of chapters earlier. Perhaps this is a roundabout way of speaking about that. Yet another possibility is that the pride ofJacob is a reference to the land. As we see the expression the pride of Jacob used with that sense, psalm forty seven, verse four. And naham chapter two, verse two, the lord would judge them for their wickedness, causing the entire land to mourn.
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