1. When one hears the phase “Day of the Lord” there are usually a few things that run through their head. For the believers, the righteous, it is a day of hope, but for the unbeliever, the unrighteous it is a day of destruction. “The Day of the Lord”, according to J. Ed Komoszewski in his article, “A Basic Introduction to The Day of the Lord in the Old Testament Writings Prophets” is two sided in nature. It will produce both destruction and blessing to everyone on the Earth. The wicked, the ones who will face destruction, are the people who practice idolatry, meaningless rituals, slavery, and exploitation. God warns the wicked, through prophets, to turn from their dreadful ways or they will face Gods wrath. Isaiah 13:9 lays this out pretty well, “See, the day of the Lord is coming—a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.” God will judge all nations, including Israel (Amos 1:3-2:16).
For the people who remained pure, through God, will have a different outcome on The Day of the Lord—restoration. The people that continued to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly (Micah 6:8) will not face terror, but they will be …show more content…
Jeffery E Miller in “The Day of the Lord”, says that the greatness of God’s wrath was to be poured out on the men of the earth on this day. Israel interpreted this as God’s wrath being poured out on their enemies. They assumed that they would receive blessings from God instead of His rage because they believed they were doing what was righteous in the eyes of the Lord (Amos 5:21-22). Another reason Israel could have believed they were receiving blessing from God was because during the time of Amos, 760-750AD, the Israelites were not being threatened by their enemies. In fact, the nations surrounding Israel were going to be facing exile themselves (Amos 1:3-2:5). It is safe to assume that Israel was eager to see their enemies’ destruction so they could rise up and continue to grow as a
For the people who remained pure, through God, will have a different outcome on The Day of the Lord—restoration. The people that continued to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly (Micah 6:8) will not face terror, but they will be …show more content…
Jeffery E Miller in “The Day of the Lord”, says that the greatness of God’s wrath was to be poured out on the men of the earth on this day. Israel interpreted this as God’s wrath being poured out on their enemies. They assumed that they would receive blessings from God instead of His rage because they believed they were doing what was righteous in the eyes of the Lord (Amos 5:21-22). Another reason Israel could have believed they were receiving blessing from God was because during the time of Amos, 760-750AD, the Israelites were not being threatened by their enemies. In fact, the nations surrounding Israel were going to be facing exile themselves (Amos 1:3-2:5). It is safe to assume that Israel was eager to see their enemies’ destruction so they could rise up and continue to grow as a