Amos, 2

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God announces punishment for Israel's sins, including military defeat and destruction of their cities.

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Punishment for Israel's Sins

1 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.

Commentary

Amos 2 is a powerful chapter that speaks to the consequences of sin and the need for repentance. The Lord speaks through Amos to the people of Israel, warning them of the consequences of their sin and calling them to repentance. He begins by reminding them of the Lord's great power and how He has delivered them from their enemies in the past. He then goes on to list the sins of the people, including idolatry, oppression of the poor, and sexual immorality. He warns them that if they do not repent, they will be punished with exile and destruction. The Lord's warnings are clear and direct. He does not mince words, but speaks plainly and directly to the people. He is not asking them to do something that is impossible, but rather to turn away from their sin and turn to Him. He promises that if they do, He will forgive them and restore them. The message of Amos 2 is one of hope and redemption. The Lord is calling the people to repentance, and He promises that if they do, He will forgive them and restore them. This is a powerful reminder that God is always ready to forgive and restore those who turn to Him in repentance.