AMOS 3

ISRAEL’S FRACTURED RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD 

God reminds Israel of their unique relationship, recalling how He chose the family of Abraham and rescued them from slavery in Egypt. God reveals His plan to bring judgment upon the Israelites for their continued rebellion, comparing His wrath to a roaring lion.

God has sent previous warnings through prophets, urging them to repent, but they were all rejected. Because of their rebellion and injustice, Israel’s adversaries will surround them and only a small remnant will survive. This prophecy was soon fulfilled when Assyria invaded Jerusalem forty years later (see 2 Kings 17).

God will bring His judgment upon Israel’s sin, starting with the destruction of their places of idol worship.