coming destruction of Israel as a nation, he summons individuals out of the doomed people to repent, much as Peter did when he preached in Jerusalem: “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation” (Acts 2:40). (3) “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us” (1 Corinthians 10:11). Knowing the sad history of Israel should make us beware of repeating it. The Greed of Israel’s Merchants Amos 8:4–6 4Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor