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Amos 2

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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:

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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:

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

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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:

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

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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;

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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Amos 2:5

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

Study Summary

God's promise to send fire upon Judah to devour the strongholds of Jerusalem represents the destruction of the Southern Kingdom's capital and the dismantling of the military and political structures that protect the nation. The focus on Jerusalem indicates that the judgment will strike at the very center of Judah's political and religious life, suggesting that the Temple city and the seat of the Davidic monarchy will not be spared from divine judgment. The promise of fire devouring strongholds follows the pattern of other oracles, suggesting that no nation, no matter how powerful or fortified, can stand against God's judgment.

Community Reflections

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Adam Smith (test user)8h ago
Hope in suffering — Amos 2

We bring nothing; He provides everything.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. When we read this…

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Amos 2:5

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

Study Summary

God's promise to send fire upon Judah to devour the strongholds of Jerusalem represents the destruction of the Southern Kingdom's capital and the dismantling of the military and political structures that protect the nation. The focus on Jerusalem indicates that the judgment will strike at the very center of Judah's political and religious life, suggesting that the Temple city and the seat of the Davidic monarchy will not be spared from divine judgment. The promise of fire devouring strongholds follows the pattern of other oracles, suggesting that no nation, no matter how powerful or fortified, can stand against God's judgment.

Community Reflections

1
Adam Smith (test user)8h ago
Hope in suffering — Amos 2

We bring nothing; He provides everything.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers.. When we read this…

Read the note →

Amos 2:5

God's promise to send fire upon Judah to devour the strongholds of Jerusalem represents the destruction of the Southern Kingdom's capital and the dismantling of the military and political structures that protect the nation. The focus on Jerusalem indicates that the judgment will strike at the very center of Judah's political and religious life, suggesting that the Temple city and the seat of the Davidic monarchy will not be spared from divine judgment. The promise of fire devouring strongholds follows the pattern of other oracles, suggesting that no nation, no matter how powerful or fortified, can stand against God's judgment.