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.. I’m going to treat this like I do some of the apocrypha. I originally had Amos 5:4, but reading it I decided it was better to share the whole chapter.
Amos 5
(1599 Geneva Bible)
A lamentation for the captivity of Israel.
1 Hear ye this word, which I lift up upon you, even a lamentation of the house of Israel.
2 The [a]virgin Israel is fallen, and shall no more rise: she is left upon her land, and there is none to raise her up.
[a] He so calleth them, because they so boasted of themselves
or because they were given to wantonness and daintiness.
3 For thus saith the Lord God, The city which went out by a thousand, shall leave [b]an hundred: and that which went forth by an hundred, shall leave ten to the house of Israel.
[b]Meaning, that the tenth part should scarcely be saved.
4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live.
5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into [c]Gilgal, and go not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
[c] In those places they worshipped new idols,
which aforetime served for the true honor of God:
therefore he saith that these shall not save them.
6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
7 They turn [d]judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth.
[d]Instead of judgment and equity they execute cruelty and oppression.
8 He [e]maketh Pleiades, and Orion, and he turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and he maketh the day dark as night: he calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the open earth: the Lord is his Name.
[e]He describeth the power of God, Job 9:9.
Job 9: 9
He maketh the stars Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades,
and the climates of the South.
9 He strengtheneth the destroyer against the mighty, and the destroyer shall come against the fortress.
10 They have hated him [f]that rebuked in the gate: and they abhorred him that speaketh uprightly.
[f] They hate the Prophets,
which reprove them in the open assemblies.
11 Forasmuch then as your treading is upon the poor, and [g]ye take from him burdens of wheat, ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
[g] Ye take both his money and also his food, wherewith he should live.
12 For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take rewards, and they oppress the poor in the gate.
13 Therefore [h]the prudent shall keep silence in that time, for it is an evil time.
[h] God will so plague them that they shall not suffer
the godly once to open their mouths to admonish them of their faults.
14 Seek good and not evil, that ye may live: and the Lord God of hosts shall be with you, as you have spoken.
15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be merciful unto the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord saith thus, Mourning shall be in all streets: and they shall say in all the high ways, Alas, alas: and they shall call the [i]husbandman to lamentation, and such as can mourn, to mourning.
[i] So that all degrees shall have matter of lamentation for the great plagues.
17 And in all the vines shall be lamentation: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
18 Woe unto you, that [j]desire the day of the Lord: what have you to do with it? the day of the Lord is darkness and not light,
[j] Thus he speaketh, because the wicked and hypocrites
said they were content to abide God’s judgments,
whereas the godly tremble and fear, Jer. 30:7; Joel 2:2, 11; Zeph. 1:15.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him: or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light, even darkness and no light in it?
21 I hate and abhor your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and meat offerings, [k]I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
[k] Because ye have corrupted my true service,
and remain obstinate in your vices, Isa. 1:11; Jer. 6:10.
23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.)
24 And let judgment run down as [l]waters, and righteousness as a mighty river.
[l] Do your duty to God, and to your neighbor,
and so ye shall feel his grace plentifully,
if you show your abundant affections
according to God’s word.
25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 But you have born [m]Sikkuth your king, and Chiun your images, and the star of your gods which you made to yourselves.
[m]That idol which you esteemed as your king,
and carried about as you did Chiun,
in which images you thought that there was a certain divinity.
27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose Name is the God of hosts.
summary:
Amos 5 serves as a critical warning to Israel about the consequences of their injustices and hollow religious practices. The chapter emphasizes the need for genuine repentance and a return to righteousness.
Key Themes
- Impending Judgment: The chapter opens with a lament over Israel’s downfall, portraying the nation as a forsaken young woman. Amos predicts that only a small remnant will survive the coming judgment.
- Call to Seek the Lord: Amos urges the people to seek the Lord to escape impending doom. He highlights that places once associated with divine blessing have become sites of empty worship.
- Condemnation of Injustice: The prophet condemns the corrupt legal system and the oppression of the poor, stating that God despises their empty rituals when justice is neglected.
Structure of Amos 5
| Section | Content Description |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | A lament for Israel’s fall and a prediction of exile. |
| 4-9 | An invitation to seek the Lord, emphasizing the futility of their current worship. |
| 10-15 | A critique of social injustices and a call for justice and righteousness. |
Conclusion
Amos 5 highlights that God values justice and righteousness over mere religious rituals. The chapter serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of moral decay and the urgent need for the people to return to God.
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