![]() ![]() Is over they will only have a hundred left. ![]() A city engaged in conflict withĪnother power has sent out a thousand men to fight the battle. Image shifts to the aftermath of a battle. Rather, Amos is mourning as if Israel were already dead. What may have been equally startling to those who first heard these words was that Amos is not speaking in a future tense. Since the following images will be that of military defeat, the image of Israel as a maiden is meant to heighten the sense of Israel’s powerlessness and vulnerability in the face of an enemy army (Birch 212). Israel is here pictured as a young woman who has collapsed in a desolated land with no hope of help. It is always sad when a person dies, but it is even sadder when someone so young with so much unfulfilled potential dies. In fact, Amos likens Israel to a maiden, an unwed woman who was in the prime of her life with so much ahead of her. There is no more chance that she would raise from the dead then there would be for a virgin maiden who has been tragically struck down. Nation of Israel, to hear the sad words he is about to speak.Īmos begins his funeral dirge declaring that Israel is fallen. Here Amos lifts his voice and calls the “house of Israel,” the entire northern Later on in the passage the voice will switch to God’s. Each section is likely composed of a collection of smaller speeches made by the prophet Amos and compiled by Amos or later editors (Wolff, 231).Īnd the poetic meter of a lament for the dead given by mourners. This week’s text can be split up into two large sections, 5:1-17 and 5:18-25. Of warnings have not caused her to change her ways. Even though Israel has been warned, even the clearest It’s not just those who activelyĮngage in those behaviors who will be punished, but also those who benefit from They might live in prosperity and luxury. But they have engaged in oppressive and exploitative behavior so that Of the world, were God’s chosen and special people. It is coming because Israel, among all the people To examine our church’s worship and seeking of justice.Īmos has made it abundantly clear that God’s The connection between justice and right worship. Worship without justice lacks substance.Īble to define the biblical concept of justice.Īble to define the biblical concept of righteousness.
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