OUR FATHER WHOSE JUDGES HIS OWN HOUSE

The book of Amos chapter 2 verse 9 says this;

“Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.

This verse speaks of what the Lord did to secure the victory of the nation of Israel over the Amorites.

In spite of this intervention by the Lord, the people of Israel did the evil works mentioned in verses 6 - 8;

They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.

They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed.

Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.

They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge.

In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.

The Lord sent prophets and Nazirites to the people of Israel to correct them but they silenced the  prophets and corrupted the Nazirities.

Their judgement of destruction is set against them from which there is no escape.

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