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7 This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”. And I said, “A plumb line.”. Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am setting a plumb line. in the midst of my people Israel;
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The Vision of Locusts. 7 This is what the Lord God showed...
- Amos 7 EXB;KJV - The Vision of Locusts - This is what - Bible ...
Mar 20, 2024 · The Book of Amos encourages believers to seek justice, pursue righteousness, and offer genuine worship. It calls us to examine our lives and align ourselves with God’s heart for social justice and compassion for the downtrodden.
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May 9, 2024 · Brief Summary: Amos can see that beneath Israel’s external prosperity and power, internally the nation is corrupt to the core. The sins for which Amos chastens the people are extensive: neglect of God’s Word, idolatry, pagan worship, greed, corrupted leadership, and oppression of the poor.
The Vision of Locusts. 7 This is what the Lord God showed me: He was forming a swarm of locusts, after the ·king had taken his share of the first crop [L king’s harvest/mowing] and the ·second [L late] crop had just begun growing [C the second of two agricultural seasons; vegetables planted to coincide with the spring rains].
Amos’s personality impresses us from the very outset: this simple and upright man has a very deep sense of the justice of God and the value of the covenant; he is therefore unable to accept the immorality and injustice that were poisoning human relationships and even religion.
The Book of Amos, one of the twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, provides a snapshot of the eighth-century BCE prophetic tradition. Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, delivered his prophecies during a period of economic prosperity and moral decline in ancient Israel.
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The first two chapters of Amos described the judgment of the LORD, first against Gentile nations then against Judah and Israel. b. And utters His voice from Jerusalem: Israel — in direct disobedience to God — established rival centers of worship in Dan, Bethel, and Gilgal.
