A Call to Repentance Amos shocked his listeners by singing a funeral song for the northern kingdom of Israel (vv. 1-3).
The Israelites believed that
their wealth and religious ritual made them secure but they were doomed for an untimely
destruction. Furthermore, those
who attempted to pro …
The Day of the Lord Failure to honor the dead was considered horrible in Israel, so loud wailing was common at
funerals. Paid mourners, usually
women, cried and mourned loudly. Amos said there would be so many funerals that there would
be a shortage of professional
mourners, so farmers would be ca …
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A Call to Repentance
Amos shocked his listeners by singing a funeral song for the northern kingdom of Israel (vv. 1-3). The Israelites believed that their wealth and religious ritual made them secure but they were doomed for an untimely destruction. Furthermore, those who attempted to pro …
The Day of the Lord
Failure to honor the dead was considered horrible in Israel, so loud wailing was common at funerals. Paid mourners, usually women, cried and mourned loudly. Amos said there would be so many funerals that there would be a shortage of professional mourners, so farmers would be ca …