Friday, November 18, 2016

In Some Ways


Amos 4


Follows on very naturally from Amos 3. God has said that the warnings of the prophets are linked with real dangers (3:7-8). Now he highlights some of the sins that have evoked his warnings (4:1-5) and explains some of the warnings themselves and what they mean for the future if they are not taken to heart (4:6-13).
(1) The first warning is to the wealthy women of Israel (4:1-3), derogatorily described as “cows of Bashan”—proverbial for being well-f...
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