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The End of Insatiable Desires

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2024-12-07 [아모스(Amos) 3:9 - 4:3]

9	Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt, and say, "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her, and the oppressed in her midst."
10	"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds."
11	Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, and your strongholds shall be plundered."
12	Thus says the LORD: "As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed.
13	"Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
14	"that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground.
15	I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end," declares the LORD.
1	"Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, 'Bring, that we may drink!'
2	The Lord GOD has sworn by his holiness that, behold, the days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks.
3	And you shall go out through the breaches, each one straight ahead; and you shall be cast out into Harmon," declares the LORD.

Thinking & Understanding
God invited the Gentile nations Ashdod and Egypt to see Israel’s corruption from the top of a mountain and pronounce His judgment on them. God would send an army of foreign enemies to crush Israel. Their esteemed fortresses would be torn down and plundered. The luxurious, stately buildings that had been built by the wealthy would be torn down. The upper-class, who indulged in taking the riches of the Canaanites, would be taken into captivity and be humiliated (3:9-4:3).

Who is God?
4:1-3 God surely repays those who have held leadership positions yet abuse the poor and fill their own pockets. When we do not fear God and turn a blind eye to the suffering of our neighbours, we are unable to enjoy our abundance because worries and danger will be attached to such prosperity.

What lesson is God teaching me?
3:10 The Israelites did not know how to do what was right. The more they sinned, the harder it was to remember what God wanted. The slower we deal with our sin, the more dominance it has over us. Ask God to always remind you of His Word so that you may discern what He wants.

Prayer
Dear God, help me to not give in to the desires of the flesh nor the ways of my heart. Help me to not make foolish choices.