7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)The scope of these verses is to convince the people of Israel that God had a controversy with them. That which the prophet has to say to them is to let them know that the Lord has something to say against them, Amos 3:1. They were his peculiar people above others, knew his name, and were called by it; nevertheless he had something against them , and they were called to hear what it was, that they…
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