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This bold prophecy, no longer conceived in general terms or referring to distant times, but distinct and personal, arouses the animosity of the priestly authorities at Bethel, who accuse Amos before the king, and warn him to leave the country without more words, or to fear the worst.
The priest Amaziah hears Amos’s visions and tries to intimidate him into leaving Israel. He asks Amos to return to Judah and cease prophesying in Bethel because Bethel is a sanctuary of the king.
Amaziah had told Amos to stop prophesying against the northern kingdom of Israel. He had asked him to go back to Judah to earn his living there and prophesy there (vv. 10-13). But Amos was not intimidated by Amaziah's actions.
Jan 3, 2011 · Amaziah told Amos to leave Bethel and return to Tekoa: “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there” (Amos 7:12). By declaring that Amos was a “seer,” Amaziah recognized Amos’ authority to preach the Word of God. This is the reason Amaziah did not forbid Amos from preaching.
We hence see how Amaziah acted, and the reason why he so earnestly persuaded the king to give liberty no longer to the Prophet Amos. With regard to what follows, — that the land could no longer bear his words, the sentence admits of two probable meanings.
But Amaziah insinuates that Amos is one of those prophets who lived upon popularity: he bids him, therefore, ironically, betake himself to Judah, where his words spoken against Ephraim will be listened to with satisfaction, and will not remain unrewarded.
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In the historical interlude, Amaziah, a false priest in Bethel, tried to silence Amos and send him back to Judah. As you know, when Israel divided into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, King Jeroboam I set up two golden calf idols in the northern kingdom.
