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(Delayed Post from Friday)
Amos 6:1 “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
2 Pass over to Calneh, and see,
and from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
3 O you who put far away the day of disaster
and bring near the seat of violence?
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
2 Pass over to Calneh, and see,
and from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
3 O you who put far away the day of disaster
and bring near the seat of violence?
Amos had pointed out the main reasons for the coming judgment on Israel, but they would have none of it. They kept pointing to the surrounding nations as more wicked, deserving God's punishment, while ignoring their own blatant sin. God would have none of that. There was no way they could put off the judgment of God by self-righteousness. This is a thread not only throughout the history of Israel, but all of scripture. Our only valid point of comparison is Christ and His righteousness. We all fall short. Our only hope is Him.
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