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Amos 1:1–2 – The Lion roars from Zion

What happens: Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, dates his words during the reigns of Uzziah and Jeroboam II. He says the Lord roars from Zion, drying pastures and heights.

What it means: God speaks with kingly authority into prosperous times. His warning cuts through comfort because holiness cannot ignore sin.

Amos 1:3–5 – Judgment on Damascus

What happens: For three sins and four, Damascus is condemned for threshing Gilead with iron sledges. God will break their gates and send the people into exile.

What it means: Cruel violence brings divine justice. God holds nations to account for inhumanity.

Amos 1:6–8 – Judgment on Gaza and Philistia

What happens: Gaza and other Philistine cities are judged for mass deportations. Fire consumes their walls and rulers perish.

What it means: Trafficking people is a grave evil before God. He defends the oppressed and tears down predatory power.

Amos 1:9–10 – Judgment on Tyre

What happens: Tyre breaks a covenant of brotherhood and delivers people into slavery. Fire devours Tyre’s strongholds.

What it means: God values truth and loyalty between peoples. Treachery invites judgment.

Amos 1:11–12 – Judgment on Edom

What happens: Edom pursues his brother with relentless anger. God sends fire on Teman and Bozrah.

What it means: Unforgiving hatred corrupts a nation. God opposes rage that refuses mercy.

Amos 1:13–15 – Judgment on Ammon

What happens: Ammon is condemned for ripping open pregnant women to expand borders. The king and princes go into exile under storm.

What it means: God protects the helpless and unborn. Territorial greed that destroys life meets His wrath.

Application

  • Reject any gain that harms people; honor image-bearers in all dealings.
  • Keep promises and practice mercy even toward rivals.
  • Pray for leaders to defend the vulnerable and restrain violence.

Bible

1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

2And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

3Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

6Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

9Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

11Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

15And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.

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