Amos 2:11
And I raised up, of your sons, for prophets, and, of your young men, for Nazirites,—Was it not even so, ye sons of Israel? Demandeth Yahweh;
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Numbers 6:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them,—When any man or woman, would make the special vow of One Separate, by separating himself unto Yahweh,
Judges 13:4Now, therefore, beware, I pray thee, and do not drink wine or strong drink,—nor eat anything unclean;
1 Samuel 3:20So all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, came to know,—that Samuel had become confirmed as a prophet unto Yahweh.
1 Kings 17:1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,—save at the bidding of my word.
1 Kings 19:16And, Jehu son of Minshi, shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel,—and, Elisha son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy stead:
1 Kings 20:35And, a certain man of the sons of the prophets, said unto his neighbour, by the word of Yahweh—Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.
Matthew Henry on Amos 2:10-16
God's Remonstrance with Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 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. 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 . 12 But… Read the whole commentary →