A famine for the word of God -- Amos 8:11-14: God promised a horrible famine in the land. It would not be a shortage of food and water. The people would be hungry and thirsty to hear the word of God. God would cease to offer His message of hope for the people. God said, "You will search everywhere-- from north to south, from east to west. You will go all over the earth, seeking a message from me, the LORD. But you won't find one." It is too late. They would search in vain to find someone to teach them the truth but there was no hope.

Even the beautiful young women and young men will faint from thirst. They are the people that should have possessed spiritual and physical strength but even they would not be able to endure the destruction. It is sad when the even the young are ready to sink and die away. They did not hunger and thirst after the righteousness of Christ, and so perished. As the chapter closed God again reminded them that these miseries were coming upon them because they had turned from Him to serve idols. God said, "You made promises in the name of Ashimah, the goddess of Samaria. And you made vows in my name at the shrines of Dan and Beersheba. But you will fall and never get up."

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