Amos - Caput 7

Amos 7.1 haec ostendit mihi Dominus Deus et ecce fictor lucustae in principio germinantium serotini imbris et ecce serotinus post tonsorem regis Amos 7.2 et factum est cum consummasset comedere herbam terrae et dixi Domine Deus propitius esto obsecro quis suscitabit Iacob quia parvulus est Amos 7.3 misertus est Dominus super hoc non erit dixit Dominus Amos 7.4 haec ostendit mihi Dominus Deus et ecce vocabat iudicium ad ignem Dominus Deus et devoravit abyssum multam et comedit simul partem Amos 7.5 et dixi Domine Deus quiesce obsecro quis suscitabit Iacob quia parvulus est Amos 7.6 misertus est Dominus super hoc sed et istud non erit dixit Dominus Deus Amos 7.7 haec ostendit mihi et ecce Dominus stans super murum litum et in manu eius trulla cementarii Amos 7.8 et dixit Dominus ad me quid tu vides Amos et dixi trullam cementarii et dixit Dominus ecce ego ponam trullam in medio populi mei Israhel non adiciam ultra superinducere eum Amos 7.9 et demolientur excelsa idoli et sanctificationes Israhel desolabuntur et consurgam super domum Hieroboam in gladio Amos 7.10 et misit Amasias sacerdos Bethel ad Hieroboam regem Israhel dicens rebellavit contra te Amos in medio domus Israhel non poterit terra sustinere universos sermones eius Amos 7.11 haec enim dicit Amos in gladio morietur Hieroboam et Israhel captivus migrabit de terra sua Amos 7.12 et dixit Amasias ad Amos qui vides gradere fuge in terram Iuda et comede ibi panem et ibi prophetabis Amos 7.13 et in Bethel non adicies ultra ut prophetes quia sanctificatio regis est et domus regni est Amos 7.14 et respondit Amos et dixit ad Amasiam non sum propheta et non sum filius prophetae sed armentarius ego sum vellicans sycomoros Amos 7.15 et tulit me Dominus cum sequerer gregem et dixit ad me Dominus vade propheta ad populum meum Israhel Amos 7.16 et nunc audi verbum Domini tu dicis non prophetabis super Israhel et non stillabis super domum idoli Amos 7.17 propter hoc haec dicit Dominus uxor tua in civitate fornicabitur et filii tui et filiae tuae in gladio cadent et humus tua funiculo metietur et tu in terra polluta morieris et Israhel captivus migrabit de terra sua

Amos : Caput 7

Reflections on Amos Chapter 7 Amos chapter 7 presents us with powerful visions of judgment and resistance to the prophet. This powerful text invites us to reflect on how God responds to the intercession of His servants. Amos, as a prophetic voice, intercedes for his people through three visions of destruction, illustrating the tension between divine judgment and mercy. This chapter also includes the confrontation between Amos and Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, highlighting the cost of faithfulness to God's message.

Themes of Prophecy and Faithfulness

We invite you to explore five biblical passages that shed light on the themes of prophecy and faithfulness present in this dramatic chapter.

Exodus 10:4-5

"If you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will send locusts over your land. They will cover the surface of the earth so that the ground cannot be seen. They will devour whatever is left, whatever escaped the hail, and they will eat every tree growing in their fields." » This passage from Exodus about the locust plague resonates with Amos's vision of the locusts in Amos 7:1-3.

Jeremiah 1:11-12

“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’ ‘I see an almond branch,’ I replied. The Lord said to me, ‘You have seen well, for I see to it that my word comes true.’” » This passage from Jeremiah, like Amos 7, involves symbolic visions given by God to the prophet.

Zechariah 1:18-19

"Then I lifted my eyes and saw four horns. I asked the angel who spoke to me, 'What are these?' He replied, 'These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.'" » Like Amos 7, this passage from Zechariah presents symbolic visions revealed by God to the prophet.

2 Kings 14:23-24

“In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Joash became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. » This passage provides the historical context for Amos's ministry, mentioning King Jeroboam II, where he is also cited in Amos 7:10-11.

1 Kings 12:32

"He established a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing the calves he had made. He also appointed priests in Bethel for the altars he had built on the mountains. » This passage describes the institution of idol worship at Bethel, which is the target of Amos's prophecy in Amos 7:13.

As we meditate on these passages, we are invited to consider our own faithfulness to God's way and how we respond to His call, like Amos, in a world often at odds with His truth.