13 "Behold , days are coming ," declares the Lord , "When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed ; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved . 14 "Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel , And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them; They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine , And make gardens and eat their fruit . 15 "I will also plant them on their land , And they will not again be rooted out from their land Which I have given them," Says the Lord your God .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Amos 9:13-15
Commentary on Amos 9:11-15
(Read Amos 9:11-15)
Christ died to gather together the children of God that were scattered abroad, here said to be those who were called by his name. The Lord saith this, who doeth this, who can do it, who has determined to do it, the power of whose grace is engaged for doing it. Verses 13-15 may refer to the early times of Christianity, but will receive a more glorious fulfilment in the events which all the prophets more or less foretold, and may be understood of the happy state when the fulness both of the Jews and the Gentiles come into the church. Let us continue earnest in prayer for the fulfilment of these prophecies, in the peace, purity, and the beauty of the church. God marvellously preserves his elect amidst the most fearful confusions and miseries. When all seems desperate, he wonderfully revives his church, and blesses her with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. And great shall be the glory of that period, in which not one good thing promised shall remain unfulfilled.