Amos 5:6
Look to the Lord so you may live! Otherwise he will explode like fire against the descendants of Joseph and no one from Bethel will be able to quench it.
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7You twist justice and make it bitter, you throw integrity to the ground.
Cross References
Genesis 48:8Israel saw Joseph's sons and said, “So these are your sons?”
Deuteronomy 4:24For the Lord your God is a fire that burns everything up. He is an exclusive God.
Joshua 18:5They are to divide the land into seven parts, up to the boundary of Judah's land in the south and Joseph's land in the north.
2 Samuel 19:20I, your servant, recognize that I have sinned. But look! Today I'm the first from any of the tribes of Joseph to come down and meet Your Majesty.”
2 Chronicles 34:25They have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, making me angry by everything they've done. My anger will be poured out upon this place and will not be stopped.
Isaiah 1:31Your strong people will become like tinder, and their work will become like a spark. They will burn together, and nobody will be able to put out the flames.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16
God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →