Day 188 of My 6th Bible Study Journey
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Day 188, 7 July 2026 1) Amos 1, Amos 2, Amos 3, Amos 4, Amos 5, Amos 6 Amos 1 Judgment Against Israel's Neighbors 1 (2Sa 14:2; Hos 1:1) The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two years before the earthquake. 2 (Joel 3:16; Isa 42:13) He said: The Lord roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds languish, the top of Carmel withers. 3 (Isa 8:4; Am 1:9) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. 4 (2Ki 6:24; Jer 49:27) So I will send fire against the house of Hazael, and it will devour the fortresses of Ben-Hadad. 5 (2Ki 16:9; Jer 51:30; Am 9:7) I will break the gate bar of Damascus; from the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned, and from Beth Eden the one who holds the scepter. The people of Aram will go into captivity to Kir, says the Lord. 6 (2Ch 28:18; 1Sa 6:17) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they carried away into exile an entire deportation, to deliver them up to Edom. 7 So I will send fire against the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its fortresses. 8 (Eze 25:16; Isa 14:29-31; Zep 2:4-7) From Ashdod I will cut off the one enthroned and from Ashkelon the one who holds the scepter. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish, says the Lord God. 9 (1Ki 9:11-14; Isa 23:1-18) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up an entire deportation to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of kinship. 10 (Zec 9:4) So I will send fire against the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its fortresses. 11 (2Ch 28:17; Nu 20:14-21) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and repressed all pity; his anger tore with no ceasing, and his wrath persisted with no end. 12 (Jer 49:7; 49:20) So I will send fire against Teman, and it will devour the fortresses of Bozrah. 13 (Hos 13:16; Jer 49:1-6) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of the Ammonites, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, in order to enlarge their border. 14 (Dt 3:11; Am 2:2) So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its fortresses, with a war cry on the day of battle, with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind. 15 (Jer 49:3) Their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, says the Lord. Amos 1 [1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdman of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. [2] And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. [3] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: [4] But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. [5] I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. [6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: [7] But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: [8] And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. [9] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: [10] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. [11] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: [12] But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. [13] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: [14] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: [15] And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. Amos 2 1 (Isa 15:1-9; Zep 2:8-9) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom. 2 (Jer 48:24; 48:41) So I will send fire against Moab, and it will devour the fortresses of Kerioth; Moab will die in uproar, with a war cry and the alarm of the trumpet. 3 (Jer 48:7) I will cut off the ruler from its midst, and will slay all its princes with him, says the Lord. [1] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: [2] But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: [3] And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. Judgment Against Judah 4 (Eze 20:24; 20:13; 20:16) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the Lord, and have not kept His commandments. The lies which their fathers followed have led them astray. 5 (Jer 17:27; Hos 8:14) So I will send fire against Judah, and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem. [4] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: [5] But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. Judgment Against Israel 6 (Joel 3:3; 2Ki 18:12) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals. 7 (Am 5:12; Isa 10:2) They trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth, and push the oppressed out of the way. A man and his father go in to the same woman, profaning My holy name. 8 (Am 6:6) They recline by every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their gods they drink the wine from those who have been fined. 9 (Mal 4:1; Nu 13:32-33) Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars. He was strong as the oaks, yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. 10 (Ex 12:51; Dt 2:7) It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets, and some of your young men as Nazirites. Is it not so, O children of Israel? says the Lord. 12 (Isa 30:10; Am 7:13) But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, "Do not prophesy." 13 (Isa 1:14) Indeed I will slow you down, as a wagon is slowed that is full of sheaves. 14 (Jer 9:23; Ps 33:16) Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain his strength, nor will the warrior save his life. 15 The bowman will not stand firm, the swift-footed will not escape, nor will the horseman save his life. 16 (Jdg 4:17; Jer 48:4)1 He that is courageous among the warriors will flee away naked on that day, says the Lord. [6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; [7] That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: [8] And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. [9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. [10] Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. [11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD. [12] But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. [13] Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. [14] Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: [15] Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. [16] And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. Amos 3 First Pronouncement of Punishment 1 (Am 2:10; Jer 8:3) Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2 (Dt 7:6; Ro 2:9) You alone have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Do two people walk together, if they have not agreed? 4 (Ps 104:21; Hos 11:10) Does a lion roar in the forest, if it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den, if it has not caught something? 5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground, if there was no snare for it? Does a trap spring up from the ground, if it has not caught something? 6 (Isa 45:7; 14:24-27) If the trumpet blasts in the city, are not the people frightened? If there is disaster against a city, is it not the Lord who has done it? 7 (Ge 18:17; Jn 15:15) Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His purpose to His servants the prophets. 8 (Jer 20:9; Ac 4:20) The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy? 9 (Am 4:1; 6:1; 1Sa 5:1) Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod, and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great disorders within her, and the oppression in her midst." 10 (Jer 4:22; Zep 1:9) They do not know how to do right, says the Lord, storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses. 11 (Am 2:5; 6:14) Therefore thus says the Lord God: An enemy will surround your land; he will tear down your defenses, and your fortresses will be plundered. 12 (1Sa 17:34-37; Am 6:4) Thus says the Lord: As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion a pair of legs or a piece of an ear, so will the children of Israel be rescued, those who live in Samaria, with the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch. 13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of Hosts: 14 (2Ki 23:15; Hos 10:5-8) Surely on the day I punish the transgressions of Israel, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. 15 (Jdg 3:20; 1Ki 22:39) I will destroy the winter house as well as the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish; the great houses will come to an end, says the Lord. Amos 3 [1] Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, [2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. [3] Can two walk together, except they be agreed? [4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? [5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? [6] Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? [7] Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. [8] The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? [9] Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof. [10] For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. [11] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. [12] Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. [13] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, [14] That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. [15] And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. Amos 4 Second Pronouncement of Punishment 1 (Ps 22:12; Eze 39:18) Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, "Bring us something to drink!" 2 (Ps 89:35; Jer 16:16) The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: Indeed the days are coming upon you when they will take you away with hooks, the last one of you with fishhooks. 3 (Eze 12:5; 12:12) You will go out through breached walls, every one straight ahead of her; you will be exiled to Harmon, says the Lord. 4 (Eze 20:39; Hos 4:15) Come to Bethel and transgress, to Gilgal and multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning and your tithes every three days. 5 (Lev 22:18-21; Ps 81:12) Burn leavened bread as a thank offering; announce your voluntary offerings loudly, for so you love to do, O children of Israel, says the Lord God. 6 (Hag 2:17; Jer 5:3) Though I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities and lack of food in all your places, yet you did not return to Me, says the Lord. 7 (Ex 9:26; 9:4) I also withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest. I would send rain on one town, and send no rain on another town. One field would receive rain, but another field without rain would wither. 8 (1Ki 18:5; Am 4:6) So two or three towns wandered to one town to drink water, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me, says the Lord. 9 (Dt 28:22; Hag 2:17) I struck you with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured your many gardens and vineyards, your fig trees and olive trees; yet you did not return to Me, says the Lord. 10 (Lev 26:25; Dt 28:60) Pestilence like that of Egypt I sent against you. By the sword I killed your young men; your horses were taken captive. The stench of your camps I brought up into your nostrils; yet you did not return to Me, says the Lord. 11 (Isa 13:19; Zec 3:2) I destroyed some of you, as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a firebrand plucked out of the fire; yet you did not return to Me, says the Lord. 12 Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel, and because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel! 13 (Am 5:8; 9:6; Mic 1:3) The One who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the darkness into dawn and strides on the heights of the earth- the Lord, the God of Hosts, is His name. Amos 4 [1] Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. [2] The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. [3] And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. [4] Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years: [5] And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. [6] And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [7] And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. [8] So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [9] I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [10] I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [11] I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [12] Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. [13] For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name. Amos 5 Third Pronouncement of Punishment 1 (Eze 19:1; Jer 7:29) Hear this word which I take up as a dirge against you, O house of Israel: 2 (Jer 14:17) Fallen, no more to rise is maiden Israel; forsaken on her land, with no one to raise her up. 3 For thus says the Lord God: The city that went out with a thousand will be left with a hundred, and the one that went out with a hundred will be left with ten for the house of Israel. 4 (Isa 55:3; 2Ch 15:2) Indeed, thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek Me and live! 5 (Am 4:4; 8:14) But do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal will surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall be no more. 6 (Am 5:4) Seek the Lord and live, or He will break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it. 7 (Am 6:12) You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness down to the ground! 8 (Am 4:13; Job 9:9; Ps 104:20) The One who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns the deep darkness into dawn and darkens the day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth- the Lord is His name, 9 the One who flashes destruction against the strong, so that destruction comes against the fortress. 10 (1Ki 22:8; Isa 29:21) They hate the one who prosecutes at the gate, and abhor the one who speaks with integrity. 11 (Mic 6:15; Dt 28:30) Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take from him a levy of wheat, though you have built houses of hewn stone, you will not dwell in them; though you have planted pleasant vineyards, you will not drink their wine. 12 (Am 2:6-7; 1Sa 8:3) For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are grievous, you who oppress the just, who take a bribe and subvert the needy at the gate. 13 (Ecc 3:7; Hos 4:4) Therefore the prudent are silent at such a time, for it is an evil time. 14 (Mic 3:11) Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; then the Lord, the God of Hosts, will truly be with you, as you claim. 15 (Ps 97:10; Joel 2:14) Hate evil and love good, and establish justice at the gate. It may then be that the Lord God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. 16 (Joel 1:11; Jer 9:10) Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord: Wailing will be in all the squares, and in all the streets they will say, "Alas! Alas!" They shall call the farmer to mourning, and to wailing those skilled in lamentation. 17 (Ex 12:12; Isa 16:10) In all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through you, says the Lord. [1] Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. [2] The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. [3] For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. [4] For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: [5] But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. [6] Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. [7] Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, [8] Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: [9] That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. [10] They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. [11] Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. [12] For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. [13] Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. [14] Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. [15] Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. [16] Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentation to wailing. [17] And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD. The Day of the Lord Is Darkness 18 (Joel 1:15; Isa 5:19) Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! Why do you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light, 19 (Isa 24:17-18; Jer 15:2-3) as if someone fled away from a lion, but a bear attacked him, or got into the house and rested his hand on the wall, but a snake bit him. 20 (Isa 13:10) Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? Will it not be deep darkness, with no brightness in it? 21 (Lev 26:31; Isa 1:11-16) I hate, I despise your festivals, and I am not pleased by your solemn assemblies. 22 (Isa 66:3; Mic 6:6-7) Though you offer Me burnt offerings or your grain offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard the offerings of your fattened animals. 23 (Am 6:5; 8:3) Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. 24 (Mic 6:8) But let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. 25 (Ac 7:42-43; Jos 24:14) Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 26 But you will carry away Sukuth your king and Kaiwan your star-images, your gods that you made for yourselves, 27 (2Ki 17:6; Am 4:13) as I drive you away into exile beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of Hosts. [18] Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. [19] As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. [20] Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? [21] I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [22] Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [23] Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. [24] But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. [25] Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? [26] But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. [27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. Amos 6 Woe to the Complacent 1 (Isa 32:9-11; Am 4:1) Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those confident on the mount of Samaria, nobles of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! 2 (Na 3:8; Ge 10:10; 2Ki 18:34) Cross over to Kalneh and see, and go from there to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines- are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory? 3 (Am 9:10; Isa 56:12) You who brush off the day of disaster, but bring on a session of lawlessness; 4 (Am 3:12; Jas 5:5) who lie upon beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches, eating lambs from the flock and calves from the stall; 5 (Isa 5:12; Am 5:23) who sing to the sound of the harp and invent musical instruments for themselves like David; 6 who drink from bowls of wine and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the destruction of Joseph. 7 (Am 7:11; 1Ki 20:16-20) Therefore now they will go at the head of the captives into exile, and the revelry of those who are lounging will vanish. 8 (Ps 47:4; Jer 51:14)The Lord God hath sworn by Himself, an oracle of the Lord the God of Hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his palaces, so I will deliver up the city with all that is in it. 9 (Am 5:3) If there remain ten people in one house, they will die. 10 (1Sa 31:12; Am 8:3) And when a relative or one who prepares the bodies picks them up to carry them out of the house, and says to someone in the recesses of the house, "Is anyone else with you?" and he says, "No," he will say, "Hush!" not to pronounce the name of the Lord. 11 (Am 3:15; Isa 55:11) But indeed the Lord gives a command, and He will shatter the great house to bits, and the small house to pieces. 12 (Am 5:7; Hos 10:4) Can horses run on a rocky crag? Can one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood, 13 (Isa 28:14-15; Lk 12:19-20) you who rejoice in Lo Debar, who say, "Is it not by our own strength that we captured Karnaim?" 14 (1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 14:25) Watch: I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says the Lord, the God of Hosts, and they will oppress you from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi Arabah. [1] Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! [2] Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? [3] Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; [4] That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; [5] That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; [6] That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. [7] Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. [8] The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. [9] And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. [10] And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. [11] For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. [12] Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: [13] Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? [14] But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of the wilderness. 2) Our Daily Bread for 7 July 2026 titled <a href=" https://odb.org/2026/07/07/the-way-wisdom-works"> The Way Wisdom Works </a> By Katara Patton 1 Kings 3:16-21,24-28 The Wisdom of Solomon 16 (Nu 27:2) At that time, two women who were prostitutes came and stood before the king. 17 The first woman said, "O my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I bore a child with her in the house. 18 Three days after I gave birth, she also had a child, and we were together. There was no one else with us in the house, only the two of us were in the house. 19 "Then this woman's child died during the night because she rolled over on it. 20 She got up at midnight and took my son from beside me while your servant slept and laid him at her bosom and laid her dead child at my bosom. 21 When I rose in the morning to feed my child, it was dead. But when I looked closely in the morning light, I recognized that it was not my son whom I bore." ... 24 So the king said, "Bring me a sword." And they brought a sword before the king. 25 The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other." 26 (Ge 43:30; Isa 49:15) Then the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son, and she said, "O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it." But the other said, "Let it be neither mine nor yours and divide it." 27 Then the king answered and said, "Give her the living child, and do not slay it. She is its mother." 28 (Col 2:3; Ezr 7:25) All Israel heard of the king's judgment, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to execute sound judgment. 16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. ... 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. As a child, I brought home a report card with all S's, which stood for Satisfactory. My sister, who was five years older than me, had a mixture of A’s and B’s. I thought our report cards proved I was smarter because I had what I thought was the equivalent of all A's. My older brother then proceeded to offer us a test. He went to my parents' bookshelf and pulled out a book. He asked me to read a passage. I stumbled, only recognizing a few words. My sister read the passage flawlessly. My brother declared her the smartest. Lesson learned. His test proved to be wise. The people in Israel learned a lesson on wisdom from King Solomon. Two women had delivered babies. One baby died when his mother accidentally "lay on him" (1 Kings 3:19). This mother then tried to claim the living baby as her own. The women went to Solomon to ask who should keep the baby. When he heard the complaint, he ordered that the living baby be cut in two so both women could have a half of the child (v. 25). The woman who was not the mother agreed to this order, but the true mother said, "Give her the living baby! Don't kill him!" (v. 26). When she spoke up to save the child, Solomon ruled that she was the mother and said to give her the baby (v. 27). Solomon's God-given wisdom was on full display. As God helps us, our actions can show others the true wisdom that comes from Him too (Proverbs 2:6). Reflect & Pray What decisions do you need wisdom for today? How can you find wisdom? All-wise God, please give me the wisdom I need to know which way to go. 3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 3 - Inseparable From God's Love Romans 8:38-39 38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come, 39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. [38] For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, [39] Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Separation is a fact of human life. Relationships disintegrate, children grow up, loved ones die, husbands and wives divorce, friends changes and drift apart. We may resist change and separation, but we must deal with them nevertheless. Separation sometimes is a natural result of growth and development; sometimes it is a violent, cataclysmic shaking of an individual's life. 2 lifelong friends go separate ways to college or into future careers; a church splits over doctrinal differences; a wife finds out a hidden secret in her husband's past. But with God, there is no separation, no death, no breaking of vows, no growing beyond the relationship. Nothing, says Paul, can separate us from the love of God. A skeleton in my closet, once revealed, may cost me the trust of those I thought were my friends. But God knows all my past, all my sin; he forgives, and it cannot separate me from him. My present personal struggles may cause trouble in my job and result in the loss of that income, but God understands what I'm going through, and even when I'm angry at him, he can take it without drawing away or striking back. My present problems cannot separate me from the Lord. And God knows, too, the plan he has established for my future. I cannot walk away from him, grow beyond my need for him, or outrun him into tomorrow. She may separate me from my awareness of God's presence in my life, but it cannot set me beyond his reach. There is no power that is greater than God's love, and no place I can go that will separate me from that love. Application a) Have I ever felt separated from the love of God? Under what circumstances? b) How can today's verse free me from anxiety about the past, the present or the future? 4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland Ps 35:27 27 May those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad; may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of His servant." 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 5) From a Book called God's Promises for you: God's Generous Provision Matthew 6:24-34 God and Money 24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." Care and Anxiety Lk 12:22-34 25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you, take no thought about your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than and the body than clothing? 26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air, for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they? 27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit (A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature? 28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: They neither work, nor do they spin. 29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.) For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. 33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you. 34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof. True Wisdom 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Remember God's promises when You pray The Lord's prayer Matthew 6:9-13 9 "Therefore pray in this manner: Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. 10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread. 12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen." 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?) Where do Muslims live? Canada is a land of immigrants. And Muslims are coming in increasing numbers to our shores. Where do they live? How can we prayfor these areas? Use this as your more effectively for Muslims in Canada. Data for those population figures is extrapoled for the 2011 National Household Survay and population growth projections by Pew Forum. These have also been adjusted by +40% as reliable sources state that on 60% of Muslims self-identify on government surveys and forms. These estimates are still on the conservative end of the spectrum. Percentages represent that of the total Canadian population, not provincial BC - 136493 - 7.5% AB - 195240 - 11% SK - 17279 - 1% MB - 21349 - 1.2% ON - 1001542 - 55% QC - 418946 - 23% NB - 4543 - 0.003% NS - 14629 - 0.1% PEI - 1127 - 0.0006% NFLD - 2065 - 0.001% Yukon - 69 - 0.00004% NWT - 473 - 0.0003% NU - 86 - 0.00005% Adding further 30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020 Under the Keep Praying page When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and, of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be decorated and festivals will be held. For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak", which means Blessed Eid!" Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you know, and Muslims around the world: - Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue. Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God, "that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18 Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes. 21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a] Footnotes Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32. - Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective discipleship movements among Muslim people. - Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus. Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house." Ideas for prayer - Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you - Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving Christ among Muslim people - Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality." - When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days! And Thank you for praying through the 5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs. "My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager, I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help. Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before. One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world. As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ. Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction. Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day. I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs. God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ." 13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit. [13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. ROMANS 15:13 My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity (Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) . 7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada http://www.ehc.ca 7th Day of the Month a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society and be their help ( Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and saves the contrite of spirit. 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Ps 145: 14 - 16 14 The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon You, and You give them their food in due season. 16 You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Samek 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. ע Ain 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; And thou givest them their meat in due season. פ Pe 16 Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing. ) b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service. ( Romans 12:4-8 4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body, and not all parts have the same function, 5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and all are parts of one another. 6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith; 7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Col 3:17 17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. ) Conclusion: Pray to the Lord and and pray a prayer of repentance for your nation. Pray to the Lord: "All-wise God, please give me the wisdom I need to know which way to go." Pray to the Lord and pray to Lord Jesus Christ to know He is in control. Pray to the Lord and pray to align with His Righteous cause. Pray to the Lord and pray to Seek first the Kingdom of God. Pray for Muslims in Canada to know Jesus as Saviour. Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective discipleship movements among Muslim people. - Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you - Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving Christ among Muslim people - Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality." - When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days! Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society and be their help Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service. Pray that Anura, Ayesha and their church in <a href="https://www.vomcanada.com/srilanka.htm">Sri Lanka</a> will be stead-fast amid harassment and persecution.. 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