Category: Biblical Reflections

Amos 8:6–14 (NKJV) 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals—even sell the bad wheat?” 7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:  “Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall the land not tremble for this, and everyone mourn who … Continue reading Famine of the Spirit

Amos 8:1–5 (NKJV) 8:1 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And He said, “Amos, what do you see?”  So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”  Then the Lord said to me:  “The end has come upon My people Israel;  I will not pass by them anymore. This unusual … Continue reading The End

Amos 7:10–17 (NKJV) 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said:  ‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be … Continue reading Bold Anointing

Amos 7:1–9 (NKJV) 7 Thus the Lord GOD showed me: Behold, He formed locust swarms at the beginning of the late crop; indeed it was the late crop after the king’s mowings. 2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: “O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! … Continue reading Repentance Needed

Amos 6:7–14 (NKJV) 7 Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed. 8 The Lord God has sworn by Himself, The Lord God of hosts says: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the … Continue reading The Coming Trouble

Amos 6:1–6 (NKJV) 6:1 Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, and trust in Mount Samaria, notable persons in the chief nation, to whom the house of Israel comes! 2 Go over to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines.  Are … Continue reading On the Opposite Side of God’s Favor

Amos 5:21–27 (NKJV) 21 “I hate, I despise your feast days, and I do not savor your sacred assemblies. 22 Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. 23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, for I … Continue reading Don’t Be Divided

Amos 5:16–20 (NKJV) 16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this: “There shall be wailing in all streets, and they shall say in all the highways, ‘Alas! Alas!’  They shall call the farmer to mourning, and skillful lamenters to wailing. 17 In all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through … Continue reading The Day of the Lord

Amos 5:4–15 (NKJV) 4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live; 5 But do not seek Bethel, Nor enter Gilgal, Nor pass over to Beersheba; For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing. Three sections speek of the correct place to seek for deliverance. … Continue reading Hate Evil, Love Good

Amos 5:1–3 (NKJV) 5:1 Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: 2 The virgin of Israel has fallen; She will rise no more. She lies forsaken on her land; There is no one to raise her up. 3 For thus says the Lord God: “The city that goes … Continue reading Obituary of a Nation