Amos - Week 2
Part 2: Cowtastrophe at Hamburger Hill
Yes, I did go a bit overboard with that title. Amos preached against the “cows of Bashan,” wealthy women who perpetuated injustice in that society. What are the signs of “affluenza” in our own lives? And what is the cure?
Amos is a hard book to read (and preach), but there is also grace in this message. In chapter 9, God promised to…
The visions God gives to Amos help us better understand how God’s judgment works. It’s not the result of God “losing His temper” or us getting on His last nerve. He gives us…
Israel was still devoutly religious, but God wasn’t impressed. Here’s why: He demands both justice and righteousness…
Amos preached against the “cows of Bashan,” wealthy women who perpetuated injustice in that society. What are the…
We rarely read the prophetic books of the Old Testament, or if we do read them, we read only the “hopeful” portions. The majority of them just seem irrelevant…