“Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,”
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt. Amos opens his first major speech with a summons that invokes the exodus — the foundational act of Israel's election and covenant. The phrase 'whole family' stresses the unity of Israel under divine address, while also implying collective responsibility for what follows. By invoking the exodus Amos situates his indictment within the covenant framework: the same God who redeemed Israel is now prosecuting them for covenant violation.
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