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Zephaniah 3:14-17, The Joy of the Kingdom
The appropriate response to the bringing in of God’s glorious kingdom of peace and safety, of proper worship and service, is joy and rejoicing. 14 Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad
Continue reading...Zephaniah 3:9-13, God’s Glorious Future For All His People
There can be no doubt that J.R.R. Tolkien’s celebrated trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, with its epic battle against evil and its triumphant restoration of the true king to the throne, is meant as a depiction
Continue reading...Amos 9:11-15, Repairing David’s House
9:11 “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its damaged places. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. 12 And Israel will possess what is left of
Continue reading...Amos 8, The Demise of Israel
8:1 Then the Sovereign Yahweh showed me a vision, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then Yahweh said to me, “The end has
Continue reading...Amos 7:1-9, Yahweh Is Done Looking Away
Plumbing or making a wall straight is critical to proper construction of a home. “Straight walls are important. They make a house look better, and getting them right makes the construction process easier
Continue reading...Amos 6, The Wealthy at Ease Will Be Struck Down
There is very little more frustrating and abhorrent than people made rich and comfortable on the backs of those they oppress. And not much better is those of us who stay comfortable in our financial well-being
Continue reading...Amos 5:18-27, Mistaken Idea About the Day of Yahweh
The Day of Yahweh can have an immediate reference and an ultimate reference. “We can see critical elements of the Day of Yahweh include a time of distress for God’s people that comes from Yahweh’s
Continue reading...Amos 5:1-17, Seek Me and Live
What are your favorite songs to hear at a funeral? Of course, no one even wants to be having to hear funeral songs. We need them to help us mourn the one we have lost, and perhaps in another context we
Continue reading...Amos 4:6-13, Prepare to Meet Your God
You’ve seen the signs along the highways, the billboards someone paid to put up, saying, “Prepare to Meet Your God!” They are intended as warnings to passersby, but without any context we are left
Continue reading...Amos 4:1-5, Unpleasing Worship
Were you to liken any woman to a cow today, you would be rightly persecuted for it. It is a highly disparaging rudeness. So, is Amos to be faulted for calling the wealthy women of Samaria, Israel by this
Continue reading...Amos 3:9-15, Bear Witness
Yahweh had been pronouncing judgment upon Israel’s enemies/neighbors but then suddenly included Israel and Judah in these pronouncements. Their special relationship to Yahweh made them more responsible
Continue reading...Amos 3:1-8, Greater Responsibility
You would think that having a special relationship with someone would move them to overlook when you mess up. But for Israel, it’s just the opposite. 3:1 Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against
Continue reading...Amos 2:4-16, The Wheel Turns
2:4 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of Yahweh, and have not kept his statutes. They have been
Continue reading...Amos 1:11-2:3, Judgment on Edom, Ammon and Moab
1:11 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and showed him no mercy, and his anger was unrelenting,
Continue reading...Amos 1:6-10 Philistia and Tyre Judged
1:6 Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. 7 So I will send a
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