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Pages you visit will appear hereJustice and righteousness from the God of Israel
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Amos proclaims God’s judgment on surrounding nations—Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon—for cruelty and violence.
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Judgment is declared on Moab, Judah, and Israel. Israel is condemned for injustice, oppression, and idolatry.
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God declares judgment on Israel because they alone were chosen and yet rebelled. Calamity comes by His hand.
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Israel is warned for oppressing the poor and practicing false worship. God sent calamities, yet they did not return to Him.
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A lament for Israel: seek the Lord and live. God hates empty rituals but desires justice to roll like waters and righteousness like a stream.
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Woe to the complacent in Zion. Israel’s pride will lead to destruction and exile.
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Amos sees visions of judgment: locusts, fire, and a plumb line. Amaziah the priest opposes him, but Amos stands firm.
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A vision of a basket of ripe fruit symbolizes Israel’s end. Injustice and greed bring God’s wrath; a famine of hearing God’s word is foretold.
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God’s judgment is inescapable, yet He promises restoration: Israel will be replanted and never again uprooted.
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