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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

1:1 Moresheth. Located SW of Jerusalem, near the Philistine city of Gath (cf. 1:14). 1:2–7 The prophet summons all the nations (v. 2) of the world into court to hear charges against Samaria and Judah (vv. 5–7; cf. Is. 3:13, 14). Their destruction was to be a warning example to the nations, prefiguring God’s judgment on all who sin against Him. As an omnipotent Conqueror, the Sovereign over all creation is assured of victory (vv. 3, 4). 1:2 His holy temple. Context points to God’s heavenly throne