Micah 2 – Confronting Economic Greed and Injustice

October 3, 2013

Just as the wealthy and powerful devise evil by coveting and seizing the lands of the poor, so Yahweh plans to remove them from their land. But their preachers tell them the Lord is patient and will not execute such plans. They preach comfort for the wealthy while Micah announces their judgment. The false preachers […]

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Amos 3:1-8 — An Oracle of Divine Punishment, Part I

February 20, 2013

The first two chapters of Amos set Israel’s sins within an international context.  As they heard Amos condemn one after another of their regional neighbors they were no doubt alarmed that Israel was included in the list and received the most attention. Israel is the focus of Amos’s concern. The second major section of Amos […]

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