Prophecy · 9 chapters
Amos
God confronts exploitation and worship that ignores justice. Israel’s privileged relationship with God brings responsibility, not immunity from judgment.
Historical & literary context
Amos, a shepherd from Judah, prophesied to prosperous northern Israel in the eighth century BC.
Introduction and study notes are commentary, not Scripture.
The shape of the book
- 1–2 · Judgment on nations and Israel
- 3–6 · Injustice and false security
- 7–9 · Visions and final restoration
A passage to begin with
Amos 5:21-24
21“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. 22Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. 23Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
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What would expose a gap between your worship and your treatment of others?