Daily Devotions
Amos
"But I will send a fire upon Judah"
Text: Amos 2:5
JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED
Amos had to sadly and solemnly declare the judgment of the LORD against Judah.
“But I will send a fire upon Judah,
And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
Amos 2:5
1. “But I will send a fire upon Judah”
a) Judah would suffer the same divine judgment.
b) A fire would be sent to chastise and punish Judah.
2. “And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem”
a) The royal residences would not be spared.
b) The grand palaces would be razed by fire.
THE PROPHECIES OF JEREMIAH
Jeremiah faithfully proclaimed that God would judge Judah. But his words fell on deaf ears!
1. God would not spare even if Moses and Samuel would intercede (Jeremiah 15:1).
2. Punishment proclaimed
Four punishments:
Jeremiah 15:2
a) Death
b) Sword
c) Famine
d) Captivity
3. Zion shall be plowed like a field (Jeremiah 26:18a).
4. Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins (Jeremiah 26:18b).
REASONS FOR THIS PUNISHMENT HIGHLIGHTED
The sins of Judah were highlighted by Jeremiah especially.