Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

Shall a trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? Surely the LORD God will do nothing, but he revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets. Amos 3.6-7.

This is the explanation of the preceding similes: God is the Author of all the calamities which come upon you, and which are foretold by His prophets. The evil of sin is from ourselves; the evil of trouble is from God, whoever be the instruments. His secret-viz., His purpose hidden from all, until it is revealed to His prophets (cf. Genesis 18.17). In a wider sense, God's will is revealed to all who love God, which it is not to the world (Ps. 25.14; John 15.15; 17.25, 26). unto His servants-who being servants cannot but obey the Lord in setting forth His purpose (viz., that of judgment against Israel) (Jer. 20.9; Ezek. 9.11). Therefore the fault which the ungodly find with them is groundless (1 Kings 18.17. It aggravates Israel's sin, that God is not about to inflict judgment without having fully warned the people, if haply they might repent.

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It behoves us as believers to at least try and understand the weight of these verses. Some years back on the mainland when in a small group Bible study, I became aware that some (mainly women) had a propensity for avoiding certain theological study, almost ignoring verses of Scripture that they didn't like! Some tend to make a god in their own image as it were; dwelling on their favorite verses in regard to the Saviour, and the sweet Psalms. It is almost as if they think Jesus is a new improved God, completely detached from the Old Testament, as if He came out of absolutely nowhere; a "Johnny come lately" God! There is "no new thing under the sun"; for this was the heresy of Marcion!
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Hebrews 13.8. He is the God of the Old Testament as well as the New Testament.
"And He said unto them, these are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms concerning Me." Luke 24.44 (my emphasis). "Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am." John 8.58.

"I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil, I the LORD do all these things." Isaiah 45.7.
"Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?" Lamentations 3.38.

Are these verses palatable? It matters not what we think of them, but "hath God said them"?