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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 2:6

“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;”

Study Summary

God's opening indictment against Israel declares "they have sold the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals," articulating the perversion of justice where the poor and vulnerable are exploited and their rights violated for trivial financial gain. The specific reference to selling the righteous and needy indicates that the injustice is systematic, with the judicial system itself corrupted to allow the wealthy to prey upon the vulnerable. The triviality of the payment (a pair of sandals) emphasizes the profound moral inversion where human dignity and justice are violated for insignificant material gain.

Community Reflections

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Aisha Mbeki (Test User)7h ago
Mercy and justice — Amos 2

God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Faith isn't…

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Amos 2:6

“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;”

Study Summary

God's opening indictment against Israel declares "they have sold the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals," articulating the perversion of justice where the poor and vulnerable are exploited and their rights violated for trivial financial gain. The specific reference to selling the righteous and needy indicates that the injustice is systematic, with the judicial system itself corrupted to allow the wealthy to prey upon the vulnerable. The triviality of the payment (a pair of sandals) emphasizes the profound moral inversion where human dignity and justice are violated for insignificant material gain.

Community Reflections

1
Aisha Mbeki (Test User)7h ago
Mercy and justice — Amos 2

God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Faith isn't…

Read the note →

Amos 2:6

God's opening indictment against Israel declares "they have sold the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals," articulating the perversion of justice where the poor and vulnerable are exploited and their rights violated for trivial financial gain. The specific reference to selling the righteous and needy indicates that the injustice is systematic, with the judicial system itself corrupted to allow the wealthy to prey upon the vulnerable. The triviality of the payment (a pair of sandals) emphasizes the profound moral inversion where human dignity and justice are violated for insignificant material gain.