Seek the Lord and Live (Amos 5)

INTRODUCTION

The book of Amos contains God’s message of judgment on the nation of Israel.

Israel had drifted far from God.

Like so many of the surrounding nations, they had drifted far from God.

They did not seem to be as barbaric and violent as the other nations who were involved in...

Barbaric violence (Syria)

Slave trade (Philistia) including those they had a brotherly agreement with (Tyrus)

Hatred and perpetual violence (Edom)

Terrible atrocities for personal gain (Ammon)

Dishonouring the dead (Moab)

But they had their own problems: social injustice, perversion of justice, sexual sin, mistreatment of the poor, idolatry

They were