Amos 7:7 This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“Behold, I am setting a plumb line
in the midst of my people Israel;
I will never again pass by them;
9 the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
This is one of the better-known pictures in this book: the plumb line. The plumbline is used when building to make sure a building is being built perfectly straight vertically, so the walls do not fall in or out. Here God is using it after the building is complete to show how out-of-line the people are with His Word and will. This is actually the third illustration of the chapter. In response to the first two, Amos was able to call out to God for mercy on behalf of Israel and have Him relent, holding off judgment. But this time, before he can do so, the people tell him to shut up and leave. They have no intentions of repenting. Therefore, God will no longer relent. Have you told God to just leave you alone? To stop pointing out your sin? The walls will come tumbling down.
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