JUDAH SHALL BE JUDGED ALSO
Amos 1:11-15; Amos 2:1-5
_Edom_ was Esau; that is, the people were closely akin to Israel;
perhaps for that very reason the hatred on either side became more and
more inveterate from the days of the Exodus to the siege and fall of
Jerusalem, Psalms 137:7-8. _Teman_ and _... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER SHALL ISRAEL ESCAPE
Amos 2:6-16
First the prophet enumerates Israel's sins. They were unjust to the
poor, carrying their extortions to such lengths as to goad the poor to
desperation. They were unchaste. They held their idolatrous
festivities in idol shrines while they unjustly detained an... [ Continue Reading ]