Posts with the category “when-the-lion-roars-amos-3”

“‘Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,’ declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, ‘that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end,’ declare...  Read More

“Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt, and say, ‘Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her, and the oppressed in her midst.’ ‘They do not know how to do right,’ declares the LORD, ‘those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.’ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: ‘An adversary shall surround the ...  Read More

“For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?”— Amos 3:7-8 (ESV) Notice the mercy hidden in these verses. Before God acts, He warns. The word “secret” pictures the inner circle of trusted friends, the place where private plans are shared. God does not ambush His people...  Read More

“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing? Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing? Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a ci...  Read More

“Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: ‘You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.’”— Amos 3:1-2 (ESV) We often assume that being chosen by God means being shielded from His correction. Today’s text says the opposite. The word “kn...  Read More