Chapter 2 And 3: Amos

In Amos chapter 2 and 3, Amos is speaking about the many social offenses that the people of Israel have committed. Because of the social offenses, Amos brings these sins to the public’s attention. Amos blames and accuses Israel of the sins of sexual immorality, abuse towards the poor, and the mistreatment of the temple. The sins of Israel were not forgotten by the Divine and punishment was given to them despite their status as “God’s people”. If Amos was alive and proclaiming these kinds of words towards the people in this age, he would be accusing many people of a vast variety of sins. Social issues such as the lack of support for the poor, abuse in family situations, bullying, adultery, and cheating of any form would be some of the things that Amos would be accusing the world of doing. I cannot think of anything that would be a Divine punishment for these offenses because of my personal beliefs. Tragedies such as tsunamis, …show more content…
Amos portrays the elites’ lifestyle as very privileged, rich, and relaxed because they had a vast amount of wealth and lavished in it. The lifestyle of the elite concerned Amos greatly because of their actions towards others. The elite did not worry, care for, or help the poor, instead, they abused and mistreated the poor because of their power over them. If Amos was proclaiming these words in this age, I do not believe that his words would suggest that all wealthy people will be punished. Punishment occurs because of an individual’s sin and this statement applies to wealthy people as well. The wealthy will not be punished solely because of their wealth, but they will be punished because of their actions. Not all the wealthy people would be punished because only the ones that have sinned would be punished. The wealthy were also judged by their sins in Amos’s time, but most of them were subject to be punished because of their