They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were using women immorally Amos —8; ; ; —12; —6. Drunk on their own economic success and intent on strengthening their financial position, the people had lost the concept of caring for one another; Amos rebuked them because he saw in that lifestyle evidence that Israel had forgotten God.
With the people of Israel in the north enjoying an almost unparalleled time of success, God decided to call a quiet shepherd and farmer to travel from his home in the less sinful south and carry a message of judgment to the Israelites. However, while their outer lives gleamed with the rays of success, their inner lives sank into a pit of moral decay. Rather than seeking out opportunities to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly, they embraced their arrogance, idolatry, self-righteousness, and materialism.
His prophecy concludes with only a brief glimpse of restoration, and even that is directed to Judah, rather than the northern kingdom of Israel — Do you find yourself falling into that trap at times—prioritizing prayer over service? The prophecy of Amos should simplify the choices in our lives.
Instead of choosing between prayer and service, the book of Amos teaches us that both are essential. All Podcasts. Bible Reader. Croatian Hrvatski. Dutch Nederlands. Finnish Suomi. German Deutsch. Hungarian Magyar. Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia. Italian Italiano. Norwegian Norsk. Polish Polski. Swahili Kiswahili. Swedish Svenska.
God calls a Judean shepherd named Amos to confront the wrongdoing of the people of Israel, offering them one more chance before facing God's judgement. What's Next? Learn More. Going through the motion…going in body only for show and not going with the heart to show love for God. The Israelites were using the Sabbath for show and even bragged about the extra offering they brought to the holy place.
Everything had become about self, not about God! On the sabbath the put on a show and the rest of the week, they ignored God and took advantage of the poor and the weak. They were greedy. They cheated the people they traded with. You have oppressed the poor and robbed them of their grain. I know how terrible your sins are and how many crimes you have committed.
God knew what was in their hearts and minds, just as He knows our minds and hearts. At times God has gone to great lengths to get the attention of His people and to wake them up. The Israelites were hard-headed just as we can be today. The prophet Amos' message was that God had sent him to get their attention and to convince them to turn from their sinful ways. I kept it from raining when your crops needed it most. The locusts ate up all your gardens and vineyards, your fig trees and olive trees.
I killed your young men in battle and took your horses away. I filled your nostrils with the stinks of dead bodies in your camps. Those of you who survived were like a burning stick saved from a fire.
Even in this time of anger, God remembers the promise He made to David. He will punish the people of Israel but save a remnant to carry on the line of David. Amos further prophesized that because of their sins, the Israelites would be taken into exile in a land beyond Damascus because they had turned from God Amos God is patient with us but His patient wears thin.
He hates the pride of people. When we turn away from God we accept idols into our lives and are separated from God. God showed Amos the plumb line which He uses to judge the people. The plumb line showed how out of align the people had become.
So out of line that they were about to fall. Nothing would be able to save them. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.
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