Amos Devotionals
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- Amos 1: No Cruelty Goes Unseen
Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, opens with the LORD roaring from Zion (1:2). Then he circles Israel's neighbors one by one, each introduced with the same formula of three…
- Amos 2: When the Circle Closes In
The circle of judgment tightens. Moab is condemned, then Judah for rejecting the law of the LORD (2:1-5). Finally the pattern lands on Israel, the very people listening. They sell…
- Amos 3: The Weight of Being Known
God speaks to the whole family he brought out of Egypt, and his words are startling. Of all the families of the earth, he has known only them, and therefore he will punish them…
- Amos 4: Hardship That Calls Them Home
Amos confronts the wealthy women of Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy while calling for more to drink (4:1). Then, with sharp irony, he invites Israel to go to…
- Amos 5: When Worship Becomes Noise
Amos sings a funeral song over Israel as if she has already fallen (5:2). Yet the lament is full of invitation. Seek the LORD and live, not the shrines at Bethel and Gilgal…
- Amos 6: Comfort That Feels No Grief
Amos pronounces woe on those who feel at ease in Zion and secure on the hill of Samaria (6:1). He describes them in detail: lying on ivory beds, dining on choice lambs and calves,…
- Amos 7: The Prophet Who Pleaded
In the first vision, Amos sees locusts stripping the land, and he pleads with God to forgive, because Jacob is so small. The LORD relents (7:1-3). In the second, a fire consumes…
- Amos 8: Hungry for a Silent Word
Amos sees a basket of ripe summer fruit, and the LORD tells him that the end has come for Israel (8:1-2). Then the merchants are exposed. They cannot wait for the New Moon and the…
- Amos 9: A Fallen Tent Raised Again
Amos sees the Lord standing beside the altar, announcing a judgment no one can escape. Whether people dig down to the grave, climb to the heavens, or hide at the bottom of the…