Amos 6:3-6 (3) Ignoring the evil day, you bring near the rod of violence. (4) Lying down on beds of ivory, and lounging [overhanging] on their couches, And eating lamb from the flocks and calves Read more…
(18) Woe to those longing for the Day of Yahweh. Why do you desire this, the Day of Yahweh, for yourselves? It is darkness and not light. It appears that the Israelites were longing for Read more…
(16) Therefore, thus says Yahweh, God of hosts, the Lord: In all the plazas there will be wailing, In all the streets they will say, “Woe! Woe!” And they will call the field workers to Read more…
(14) Seek good and not evil So that you may live. And it will be so that Yahweh God of hosts will be with you Just as you claim. (15) Hate evil and love good Read more…
10. They hate in the gate the one judging, and the one speaking what is complete they abhor. Hating the One Who Speaks What is “Complete” In verse ten, Amos says that the people of Read more…
8. The one making the Pleiades and Orion, the one turning the morning into deep darkness, and darkening day into night, The one summoning the waters of the sea, and he poured them upon the Read more…
In the first seven verses of Amos 5, the prophet describes Israel as a nation that has fallen/is destined to fall because it sought help from everywhere except from the LORD. Neither political alliances nor misguided Read more…
The last part of our Amos lesson from Sunday 2/5/17. 6. So I gave to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities And lack of food in all your places. But you did not Read more…
Amos 4:4-5 4. Come to Bethel and commit crimes, To Gilgal and commit even more crimes. And bring the next morning you sacrifices, On the third day your tithes. 5. And burn from the unleavened Read more…
4:1. Listen to this word, you Bashan cows who are on the mountain of Samaria, Oppressing the helpless, crushing the poor, Saying to their husbands, bring and let us drink. When Amos utters these words, Read more…