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Amos Chapter 5 is a poignant chapter from the Old Testament prophetic book of Amos. This chapter presents the divine lament over the impending destruction of Israel due to their persistent sinfulness and societal injustices. It stands as a powerful call for repentance, warning against false worship, and urging a genuine return to righteousness. 1.
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Pulpit Commentary. Amos 5:1. Hear ye this word which I take...
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- (1-3) Coming Exile and captivity.
- (4-9) An Invitation to Seek The Lord.
- (10-15) The Cause, The Curse, and The cure.
Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: The virgin of Israel has fallen; She will rise no more. She lies forsaken on her land; There is no one to raise her up. For thus says the Lord GOD: “The city that goes out by a thousand Shall have a hundred left, And that which goes out by a hundred Shall have ten left to...
For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live; But do not seek Bethel, Nor enter Gilgal, Nor pass over to Beersheba; For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing. Seek the LORD and live, Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, With no one to quench it in Bethel; You who tu...
They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they abhor the one who speaks uprightly. Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them. For I know your manifold transgres...
1. (Amos 5:1-3) Coming exile and captivity. Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: The virgin of Israel has fallen; She will rise no more. She lies forsaken on her land; There is no one to raise her up. For thus says the Lord GOD: “The city that goes out by a thousand.
Amos continues describing Israel’s sins, reinforcing the importance of social justice over trying to buy God off with tithes and sloppy sacrifices. God warns Israel not to even think about sneaking down into Judah to avoid his judgment.
Chapter 5. The scope of this chapter is to prosecute the exhortation given to Israel in the close of the foregoing chapter to prepare to meet their God; the prophet here tells them, I. What preparation they must make; they must "seek the Lord," and not seek any more to idols (v. 4-8); they must seek good, and love it (v. 14, 15).
Aug 21, 2023 · Amos depicts the inescapability of God’s judgment, as He will find and punish the guilty no matter where they hide. However, the chapter concludes with a note of hope. God promises to restore the house of David and the fortunes of Israel. The land will be fertile, the exiles will return, and the nation will be rebuilt, never to be uprooted again.
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Pulpit Commentary. Amos 5:1. Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. Verse 1-ch. 6:14. - § 8. Third address: the prophet utters a lamentation over the fall of Israel. (Vers. 1-3.) He calls her to repentance, while he shows wherein she has declined from the right way.
