Sunday, August 26, 2018
Reading for September 3rd
Read Amos 5.8-13
In verses 8-9 hymns such as this one praising God's power occur at several points in Amos
(4.13; 9.5-6).
In verses 10-13 Amos indicts Israel for judicial and economic abuses.
Israel's judges heard and settled disputes at the gate of the city (vv. 10, 12).
Levies of grain are taxes imposed by creditors or landlords on poor farmers.
Comments or Questions...
In verses 8-9 hymns such as this one praising God's power occur at several points in Amos
(4.13; 9.5-6).
In verses 10-13 Amos indicts Israel for judicial and economic abuses.
Israel's judges heard and settled disputes at the gate of the city (vv. 10, 12).
Levies of grain are taxes imposed by creditors or landlords on poor farmers.
Comments or Questions...
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