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Obadiah INTRODUCTION Obadiah is a prophecy of destruction, directed against Edom, a land across the Jordan River from Judah that was populated by descendants of Jacob’s brother, Esau (Gen. 25). Obadiah said the Edomites collaborated with foreign invaders of Judah and mistreated Jerusalem’s survivors; a charge which fits six different occasions in Judah’s history! ItContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 29 Reading 180 VISIONS OF JUDGMENT Amos 7–9 “Then the Lord said, ’Look, I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel: I will spare them no longer’ “ (Amos 7:8).Amos looked ahead, and he foresaw the certain judgment of a people who had refused for decades to heed God’s call to repent.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 28 Reading 179 A JUST, MORAL SOCIETY Amos 3–6 “You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine” (Amos 5:11).The Old Testament’s vision of a just,Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Amos JUNE 27 Reading 178 FOR THREE SINS Amos 1–2 “They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed” (Amos 2:6–7).This prophet, who spoke out against the corruption thatContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Amos INTRODUCTION Amos was a sheep rancher in Judah whom God sent to neighboring Israel, where he denounced the sins of that kingdom. His indictment of Israel charged the people with turning from God, exploiting the poor, and committing gross immorality. The preaching of Amos was characterized by striking visions of coming judgment, and byContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”