ISRAEL FACED HER TRANSGRESSIONS AMOS TWO
Moab was Judah's neighbor to the south. Their transgression was that
they were especially cruel to Edom and her king. They desecrated the
nation of Edom by burning the remains of their king into lime.
God applied the same formula of judgment to His people t... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TRANSGRESSIONS OF MOAB -- AMOS 2:1-3:_ The fact that Moab had
gone on committing one sin after another caused God to pronounce
judgment upon that nation. The Moabites were also descendants of Lot.
(Genesis 19:37) They had disrespected the king of Edom by burning his
bones. The Edomites were Esa... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TRANSGRESSIONS OF JUDAH -- AMOS 2:4-5:_ Judah, the people of God
had despised and rejected His word so they heard the same statement,
"For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke
the punishment thereof." The Law of the Lord and His commandments were
clear, but Judah rejec... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TRANSGRESSIONS OF ISRAEL -- AMOS 2:6-10:_ Next God said, "For
three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the
punishment." The 10-tribe Northern Kingdom was guilty of many sins:
(1) They sold the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of
sandals. How much would a huma... [ Continue Reading ]
_MORE ABOUT ISRAEL'S TRANSGRESSIONS -- AMOS 2:11-16:_ God raised up
some of the sons of the children of Israel to be prophets. Some of the
young men dedicated themselves to be Nazirites. Prophets stood between
God and the people and delivered inspired messages of instruction and
correction. The Naza... [ Continue Reading ]