Matthew Poole and continuators on Amos 9:13

13 Behold , the dayes come , saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper , and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed , and the mountains shall drop sweet wine , and all the hills shall melt .

Mark well ye poor captiv'd Iews,

The time will certainly come, nay it hasteth, and who so lives to return shall see this word performed.

Who breaks up the ground; and prepares it for sowing.

Shall be ready to tread on the heels of the Reaper who shall have a harvest so large that before he can gather it all, in, it shall be time to plow the ground and prepare it for the seed for next years Crop. So God will take away the reproach of Famin (in Ezekiels phrase) from the mountains of Israel.

So great shall their Vintage be that e[illegible: 2 letters]e the Treaders of Grapes can have finish'd their work, the Seeds-man shall be sowing his seed against next harvest Season.

The Iews did plant the Mountains and Hills of Canaan with Vines, Isa. 5.1. there were their Vineyards.

The Vineyards shall be so fruitful, and new wine so plentiful as if it did like trickling streams run down from the Mountains.

Or as if whole Hills were melted into such Liquors. Vid. Ioel 3.18. It is a lofty strain▪ and very elegantly expresseth the abundance of outward blessings promis'd to this People here spoken of. If any will object it appears not that ever it was so. I answer it is certain the sins of the returned Captives did in very great degrees prevent these blessings which are here promised under a tacit condition which they never did fulfil.

Here is another promise made literally for assurance of abundant plenty to the returned Captives, and mystically of abundant Grace poured forth in Gospel dayes. But of the Letter and History.

Marginal references: Lev. 26.5.; [illegible: 1 letter]eb. draweth [illegible: 1 word].; [illegible: 1 word], new wine.