Amos 7:1-17.
Amos 7.1-17
A Vision of Locusts
"The Lord God showed me that he is going to send locusts to attack
your crops. It will happen after the king has already been given his
share of the grain and before the rest of the grain has been
harvested. In my vision the locusts ate every crop in the land, and I
said to the Lord, "Forgive me for asking, but how can the nation
survive? It's so weak."
Then the Lord felt sorry and answered, "I won't let it be destroyed."
A Vision of Fire
The Lord showed me that he is going to send a ball of fire to burn up
everything on earth, including the ocean. Then I said, "Won't you
please stop? How can our weak nation survive?"
Again the Lord felt sorry and answered, "I won't let it be destroyed."
A Vision of a Measuring Line
The Lord showed me a vision of himself standing beside a wall and
holding a string with a weight tied to the end of it. The string and
weight had been used to measure the straightness of the wall. Then he
asked, "Amos, what do you see?"
"A measuring line," I answered.
The Lord said, "I'm using this measuring line to show that my people
Israel don't measure up, and I won't forgive them any more. Their
sacred places will be destroyed, and I will send war against the
nation of King Jeroboam."
Amos and Amaziah
Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of
Israel, "Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our
nation cannot put up with his message for very long. Here is what he
is saying:
'Jeroboam will be put to death, and the people will be taken to a
foreign country.'" Then Amaziah told me, "Amos, take your visions and
get out! Go back to Judah and earn your living there as a prophet.
Don't do any more preaching at Bethel. The king worships here at our
national temple."
I answered:
I'm not a prophet! And I wasn't trained to be a prophet. I am a
shepherd, and I take care of fig trees. But the Lord told me to leave
my herds and preach to the people of Israel. And here you are,
telling me not to preach! Now, listen to what the Lord says about
you:
Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and
daughters will be killed in war, and your land will be divided among
others. You will die in a country of foreigners, and the people of
Israel will be dragged from their homeland."
God bless you.
A Vision of Locusts
"The Lord God showed me that he is going to send locusts to attack
your crops. It will happen after the king has already been given his
share of the grain and before the rest of the grain has been
harvested. In my vision the locusts ate every crop in the land, and I
said to the Lord, "Forgive me for asking, but how can the nation
survive? It's so weak."
Then the Lord felt sorry and answered, "I won't let it be destroyed."
A Vision of Fire
The Lord showed me that he is going to send a ball of fire to burn up
everything on earth, including the ocean. Then I said, "Won't you
please stop? How can our weak nation survive?"
Again the Lord felt sorry and answered, "I won't let it be destroyed."
A Vision of a Measuring Line
The Lord showed me a vision of himself standing beside a wall and
holding a string with a weight tied to the end of it. The string and
weight had been used to measure the straightness of the wall. Then he
asked, "Amos, what do you see?"
"A measuring line," I answered.
The Lord said, "I'm using this measuring line to show that my people
Israel don't measure up, and I won't forgive them any more. Their
sacred places will be destroyed, and I will send war against the
nation of King Jeroboam."
Amos and Amaziah
Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of
Israel, "Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our
nation cannot put up with his message for very long. Here is what he
is saying:
'Jeroboam will be put to death, and the people will be taken to a
foreign country.'" Then Amaziah told me, "Amos, take your visions and
get out! Go back to Judah and earn your living there as a prophet.
Don't do any more preaching at Bethel. The king worships here at our
national temple."
I answered:
I'm not a prophet! And I wasn't trained to be a prophet. I am a
shepherd, and I take care of fig trees. But the Lord told me to leave
my herds and preach to the people of Israel. And here you are,
telling me not to preach! Now, listen to what the Lord says about
you:
Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and
daughters will be killed in war, and your land will be divided among
others. You will die in a country of foreigners, and the people of
Israel will be dragged from their homeland."
God bless you.
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