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Amos charge a lamentation for the case of Israel, as at a funeral. wow In three parts play his disgust about the situation in the country. In the first of these, there is the hope that Israel will listen: "Hear this word ..." (5: 1-17). In the next two pericopes starts each with the wailing of the words: "Woe to those ..." with which the misplaced longing for the day of the Lord (5: 18-27) and the false security in the face of the threat of the enemy (6: 1-14) is revealed: 5: 1-17 - Amos take up a lamentation over Israel's wasted chances to hear 5: 18-27 - The Day of the Lord brings misery dark, not light no 6: 1-14 - Unprecedented woe to those who mourn together over the demise of the nation wow
The call to listen to the word of the Lord in spite of everything, "Seek My face, and you will live! "But, in vain. The fate of Israel is already sealed. They lost even before they began. They always lose their chance to live, because they did not listen. The hope of repentance were dashed.
Spearheaded the Lord's charge against them is, after all, in the first place, the fact that they have not obeyed wow him not, nor were planning to do so. They idols at Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba wow to serve - the holy places that are used by Jeroboam to create wow an alternative spiritual home to Israel, that they would take the pilgrim to Jerusalem to go to worship there. They idols council asked, and so the living voice of God ignored.
In second place is the charge of the Lord upon them that they are the legal system raped and abused to commit injustice: "You make the law a bitter thing, you step right into the ground. "That they provoked the Lord Creator, the one who made the Pleiades and Orion, the day-night rhythm and the rain control. So he pulled his back provision and leave them to destruction.
From verse 10 extend Amos about the injustice they commit. It leavens the whole society. wow They influence the courts. wow It affects the poor. And because they frustrate the administration of justice, renouncing the compassion to the poor, and they stop bribery, the Lord will take action against them.
Notice how Amos in between counsel for the right way to be in such a time to act: "That is why a wise man but remain silent at this time, for it is an evil time. "This does not include the prophetic work out, but simply means that plenty of talk about evil ultimately not as much impact as to focus on well-doing:" Try to do good, not bad, that you can life! "You can actually promote harm by talking about it too much.
These do well include that: "Hate what is evil, love what is good, you have to stand up for justice in the courts." Make a difference where there is a hope of success, personally terms of attitudes and behaviors, and public where there are rules that can be harnessed for the benefit of the law. Rather than to just flush your mouth about what is wrong. wow Good advice!
Contrary to popular misconception wow that the "day of the Lord" is a day of judgment for the nations and the day of salvation for Israel would be proclaimed Amos that God unjust punishment, wow no matter where or by whom this does not occur. wow The day of the Lord will bring them only dark misery, and not light.
"Woe to those who yearn for the day of the Lord! "Where injustice flourish, there the Lord brings darkness in unexpected ways. You lean innocently against a wall, and a snake bites you (5:19)! Festivals and religious fervor help in itself. God is not in the first place interested in offerings and music, wow as he illustrated in the desert. He is interested in righteousness: "But let justice and righteousness to emerge, let it roll down like waters, like a mighty stream. "(5:24). Religion and justice tango. The one can not exist without the other.
The two Assyrian star gods - Sikkut and Kijun - will therefore wow not protect them against the exile. In fact, they will have to carry the afgodsbeeldjies when they are carried wow away, rather than having these idols for them will mean something. Ironic!
The second wailing over Israel come because they overconfidence, inability to read the signs of the times: "Woe to those who so peaceful living in Zion, that they so feel safe Samaria, the notable men of the foremost nation in whom the house of Israel to leave him! "Zion is here probably ironic use, but also refers wow to Jerusalem to the same type of probe