Amos 5 - 9

I Will Never Completely Destroy

The remainder of Amos is a series of prophecies against sinful Israel and Judah.  The Lord was displeased with their arrogance and laziness. The people had grown apathetic to the things of God and were happy in their wealth.  Because of these attitudes, Jehovah ultimately destroyed Israel and Judah and Jerusalem and sent the people who survived into exile in Babylon.

Chapter 9 provides a ray of hope.  Verse 8 reads, "I, the Sovereign Lord, am watching this sinful nation of Israel.  I will destroy it from the face of the earth.  But I will never completely destroy the family of Israel..." This was eventually fulfilled in our day when Israel became a nation and the Jews returned to their homeland to rebuild their country.  Only by the tremendous grace of God has this occurred.