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Amos 9:11-12

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11“In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter— I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins— and will rebuild it as it used to be, 12so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,” declares the Lord, who will do these things.
Amos 9:11-12 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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  1. The council at Jerusalem explicitly fulfills Amos 9:11-12

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    James says the words of the prophets agree with what God has done among the Gentiles and quotes Amos as the proof.

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    • Hebrew and Greek wording: See the quotation record: the Greek text James cites speaks of the nations seeking the Lord.

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  2. Acts 15:16-17 quotes Amos 9:11-12

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    James cites Amos to show that the prophets agree with God taking a people from the Gentiles.

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    • Hebrew and Greek wording: Acts follows the Greek Old Testament, where the nations seek the Lord; the Hebrew reads that Israel will possess the remnant of Edom. Both speak of the nations coming under God's name, and James's point rests on that shared sense.

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