Amos 2:12

“But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”

"But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not." - Amos 2:12
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What does Amos 2:12 mean?

Amos 2:12 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not." This verse comes from the book of Amos, which is one of the twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Amos was a shepherd…

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The Prophetic Call and the Spirit of Rebellion

The verse from Amos 2:12 (KJV) reads: "But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not." As we unpack the depths of this scripture, we are drawn into a discussion about obedience, the sanctity of God’s calling, and our response to His…

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A Prayer of Repentance and Restoration

O Lord God of Hosts, Creator of heaven and earth, we humbly bow before You in reverence and awe, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all Creation. Today, we reflect on the weighty words of the prophet Amos, who brought forth a powerful message to Your people. In Amos 2:12, where…

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Amos 2:12 - "But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not."
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Amos 7:12 - "Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:"
Amos 1:12 - "But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah."
Amos 9:12 - "That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this."
Amos 6:12 - "¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:"
"Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:" - Amos 7:12
Amos 8:12 - "And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it."
Amos 8:2 - "And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more."
Amos 2:5 - "But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem."
Amos 5:12 - "For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right."
Amos 2:13 - "Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves."
Amos 2:2 - "But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:"
Amos 4:12 - "Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel."
Amos 2:16 - "And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD."
"But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah." - Amos 1:12
Amos 2:8 - "And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god."
Amos 3:12 - "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."
Amos 3:2 - "You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."
Amos 5:2 - "The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up."
Amos 2:14 - "Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:"
Amos 2:10 - "Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite."
Amos 9:2 - "Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:"
Amos 2:11 - "And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD."
"That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this." - Amos 9:12
Amos 1:2 - "And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither."
Amos 2:15 - "Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself."
Amos 2:1 - "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:"
Amos 2:6 - "¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;"