listen to the Lord’s words. Midway through each message he stressed the consequences of their sin. Beginning with “Therefore,” God announced what He would do because of their behavior. Amos ended this section by pronouncing two woes on the people. The first was directed at those who naively longed for the Day of the Lord, not realizing that it would bring them judgment rather than deliverance. The second woe was directed at complacent people in Zion who allowed their material wealth to blind them