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The relationship of verses 5:18-27 to the rest of chapters 5b-6 is discussed at [[Amos 5-6| Amos 5b-6]]. Verses 5:18-27 can be outlined as follows: | The relationship of verses 5:18-27 to the rest of chapters 5b-6 is discussed at [[Amos 5-6| Amos 5b-6]]. Verses 5:18-27 can be outlined as follows: | ||
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Revision as of 11:41, 21 November 2012
The Old Testament > Amos > Chapters 5b-6 > Verses 5:18-27
Previous page: Chapters 5b-6 Next page: Verses 6:1-7
This page would ideally always be under construction. You are invited to contribute.
Summary
This heading should be brief and may include an outline of the passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
The relationship of verses 5:18-27 to the rest of chapters 5b-6 is discussed at Amos 5b-6. Verses 5:18-27 can be outlined as follows:
- Woe to: those who trust in religious ceremony (5:18–27)
- a. woe to those who seek Day of Lord, they will be hurt by it (18-20)
- b. the Lord despises empty religious ceremony (21-23)
- b. the Lord seeks righteousness but finds idolatry (24-26)
- a. therefore you will go into captivity beyond Syria (27)
- a. woe to those who seek Day of Lord, they will be hurt by it (18-20)
It appears that Israelites were already familiar with the term "Day of the Lord" and saw it as a day in which the Lord would come out in judgment for Israel. Here Amos explains that even for Israel that day will be unpleasant if Israel is not righteous (5:18-20). In Amos 9:11-15 "that day" will be a day of light only to a cleansed remnant – and to righteous gentiles.
The Lord accepts religious ceremony only from those who “let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream” (5:24). Moloch and Chiun were pagan gods. A nation "beyond Damascus" (5:27) easily describes Assyria which carried off the Northern Kingdom forty years later, or Babylon which carried off the Southern Kingdom another century after that. (Map). Because Israel has not been just and righteous, but has instead worshipped pagan gods, it will be carried off into captivity beyond Syria.
Discussion
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Points to ponder
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I have a question
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Resources
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Notes
Footnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
