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Text -- Amos 6:1-5 (NET)
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The Party is over for the Rich
6:1 Woe to those who live in ease in Zion , to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria . They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation . The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
6:2 They say to the people: “Journey over to Calneh and look at it! Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah ! Then go down to Gath of the Philistines ! Are they superior to our two kingdoms ? Is their territory larger than yours ?”
6:3 You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come , but you establish a reign of violence .
6:4 They lie around on beds decorated with ivory , and sprawl out on their couches . They eat lambs from the flock , and calves from the middle of the pen .
6:5 They sing to the tune of stringed instruments ; like David they invent musical instruments .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
AMOS (1) |
Israel |
Confidence |
Amusements and Worldly Pleasures |
Rich, The |
Church |
Conscience |
COMMERCE |
Gath |
Ivory |
Worldliness |
Hamath |
Music |
PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B |
Bed |
Gluttony |
Feasts |
CALF |
David |
JEROBOAM |
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