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- Although Amos shuns identification with this term: see Amos 7:14. However, as correctly noted by many commentators, Amos here does not condemn the practice of ritual or worship, but only that which does not produce behavior worthy of God’s chosen people.
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Amos condemns Israel not only on the ground of their thinking to satisfy God by sacrifices without obedience (the charge brought by Isaiah against the Jews), but also because even their external ritual was a mere corruption, and unsanctioned by God.
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Oct 13, 2024 · Although Amos shuns identification with this term: see Amos 7:14. However, as correctly noted by many commentators, Amos here does not condemn the practice of ritual or worship, but only that which does not produce behavior worthy of God’s chosen people.
Nov 16, 2021 · Amidst the social injustice and moral decadence of Amos’ time, Amos identified a conspicuously religious people who were zealous in the worship of YHWH and actively involved at the various worship centres in Bethel, Gilgal and Beersheba (Amos 5:1–17, 5c, 27), but who, ironically indulged in the unethical behaviours proscribed by the law.
God, through Amos, expresses disdain for empty rituals and false worship. He calls for justice and righteousness, emphasizing their significance over superficial sacrifices. The chapter concludes with a prophecy of exile for the unrepentant Israelites.
Amos 8:14. They that swear by the sin of Samaria — That is, by the calf which Jeroboam set up as an object of worship at Beth-el, not far from Samaria, committing a great sin in so doing, and making Israel to sin.
Amos challenged empty religious rituals and highlighted the significance of genuine, heartfelt worship. He emphasized the need for true repentance and acknowledged that external rituals alone were not sufficient for a righteous relationship with God.
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Amos' prophecy shows that God's wrath blazes so fiercely precisely because of God's compassion for the weak and the marginalized. A common canard used to denigrate Judaism is the accusation that Jews worship the supposedly “wrathful God of the Old Testament.”.
