"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 7 January 2012, from Cindi, a daughter of the King of kings and Lord of Lords."
Today's Blog Title: "Judgment of Judah and Israel"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Amos 2:1-16
Today's Key Verse: Amos 2:13-14 "Behold, I am weighed down by you, As a cart full of sheaves is weighed down. Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, nor shall the mighty deliver himself."
Judah was Israel's neighbor to the south. Israel and Judah shared a common heritage, a common language, a common faith, and a common covenant with the Lord: "the law of the LORD...His commandments." The basis of Judah and Israel's judgment was different from that of the nations had to account before them as stated in Amos 1:3-2:3. Judah and Israel had received God's special revelation at Sinai, and they were in a special covenant relationship with Him and were held to a higher standard of accountability.
The phrase, "they sell the righteous" in verse 6, means only those who are sold are in the right, not that they are blameless. "They" here are the oppressing classes in Israel. people with power and influence cares so little for the rights of the needy that they would take a bribe as a pair of sandals to decide against them.
The wealthy were so indifferent to the poor that they walked all over their rights, as disinterested as if they were walking along a road. Where no one cares about the needy, the legal system itself will then become corrupt and the poor will be denied access however just their case.
The phrase "go in to the same girl" in verse 7 would refer to slave girls, who by tradition might be given as a secondary wife to a son of the household. But to simply use such a person as a sexual plaything for the men of the household, violated the letter and the spirit of the Old Testament Law concerning slaves, and show the utter moral corruption of the land.
Because of Israel's flagrant violations of God's righteous law and His gracious provisions, inescapable judgment must inevitably fall , though it will fall only after God has permitted Himself to endure Israel's many and grievous sins far beyond what might ordinarily be considered the breaking point.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God more Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns and He is in Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Judgment of Judah and Israel"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Amos 2:1-16
Today's Key Verse: Amos 2:13-14 "Behold, I am weighed down by you, As a cart full of sheaves is weighed down. Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, nor shall the mighty deliver himself."
Judah was Israel's neighbor to the south. Israel and Judah shared a common heritage, a common language, a common faith, and a common covenant with the Lord: "the law of the LORD...His commandments." The basis of Judah and Israel's judgment was different from that of the nations had to account before them as stated in Amos 1:3-2:3. Judah and Israel had received God's special revelation at Sinai, and they were in a special covenant relationship with Him and were held to a higher standard of accountability.
The phrase, "they sell the righteous" in verse 6, means only those who are sold are in the right, not that they are blameless. "They" here are the oppressing classes in Israel. people with power and influence cares so little for the rights of the needy that they would take a bribe as a pair of sandals to decide against them.
The wealthy were so indifferent to the poor that they walked all over their rights, as disinterested as if they were walking along a road. Where no one cares about the needy, the legal system itself will then become corrupt and the poor will be denied access however just their case.
The phrase "go in to the same girl" in verse 7 would refer to slave girls, who by tradition might be given as a secondary wife to a son of the household. But to simply use such a person as a sexual plaything for the men of the household, violated the letter and the spirit of the Old Testament Law concerning slaves, and show the utter moral corruption of the land.
Because of Israel's flagrant violations of God's righteous law and His gracious provisions, inescapable judgment must inevitably fall , though it will fall only after God has permitted Himself to endure Israel's many and grievous sins far beyond what might ordinarily be considered the breaking point.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God more Today. ALWAYS remember that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life, and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
Jesus Reigns and He is in Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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