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Amos observes the society in which he lived and worked. Affluence, exploitation, and profit motive were the most notable features everywhere. Standards were being compromised. People were despising authority and the rule of law. National leadership, while reeling in publicity and dignity of position, seemed to be contributing to the complete breakdown of law and order. J. Alec Motyer exposes and...

Verses 6–8 resound with the sinful acts of Israel; verses 9–11 with the redeeming acts of God: the first person singular verb occurs five times, and twice it is reinforced (at the opening of verses 9, 10) with the personal pronoun. Salvation is all of God; man has contributed neither power nor merit. We will see these two aspects worked out step by step as we follow through the work of God as Amos sets it out.4 In detail, the Lord, by His sole power and activity, gave His people
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