2. FOR WORSHIP, JUSTICE
Amos 5:1
In the next of these groups of oracles Amos continues his attack on
the national ritual, and now contrasts it with the service of God in
public life-the relief of the poor, the discharge of justice. But he
does not begin with this. The group opens with an elegy, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
COMMON SENSE AND THE REIGN OF LAW
Amos 3:3; Amos 4:6; Amos 5:8; Amos 6:12; Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Amos 8:4
FOOLS, when they face facts, which is seldom, face them one by one,
and, as a consequence, either in ignorant contempt or in panic. With
this inordinate folly Amos charged the religion of his day... [ Continue Reading ]