Amos 2

Amos 2:1-16

Amos 2:1 — Prophecy Against Moab - Amos 2:1-3 is a prophecy against the people of Moab.Amos 2:1 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: Amos 2:2 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: Amos 2:2 — “But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth” - Comments - Of the eight oracles in Amos 1:1 to Amos 2:16, the first seven oracles contain a similar statement about God sending fire upon the walls of the major city and devouring the palaces (Amos 1:4; Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10; Amos 1:12; Amos 1:14 a; Amos 2:2 a, 5). Amos 2:3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. Amos 2:4-5 — Prophecy Against Judah - Amos 2:4-5 is a prophecy against the people of Judah.Amos 2:4 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: Amos 2:5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. Amos 2:5 — Comments - Of the eight oracles in Amos 1:1 to Amos 2:16, the first seven oracles contain a similar statement about God sending fire upon the walls of the major city and devouring the palaces (Amos 1:4; Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10; Amos 1:12; Amos 1:14 a; Amos 2:2 a, 5). Amos 2:6-16 — Prophecy Against Israel - Amos 2:6-16 is an initial prophecy against the people of Israel.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; Amos 2:7 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: Amos 2:7 — “That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor” – Comments - David Allen says that there are three major views on Amos 2:7 a. He prefers the third interpretation.[26] [26] David Allen, “Calling Church Members ‘Fat Cows’: The Art of Velvet Brick Preaching from Amos,” in “Preaching Through Amos,” in Advance Expository Workshop, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, 5 October 2007.1. The creditors begrudge the poor, even the dust, which they as mourners, cast on their heads. 2. The ungodly tread the poor in the dust of the earth under their feet. 3. The wicked bring the poor so low by oppression that the poor cast dust upon their heads in mourning.