22 p Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. Amos 5:21. Because of their connection to Israel's past, Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba all bore significant religious meaning to the common Israelite. 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? In Amos, the Day of the Lord is to be a day of light and brightness. 23 Away with the noise of your songs! The word rendered peace offering should be translated as in the margin. Amos 5:21-27. I delight not - That is; I delight; not in them when offered without the heart; or I delight not in them in comparison with works of righteousness; see Amos 5:21-24; Psalm 4:9-13; Psalm 51:16-19. But when offering these things to the Lord we must ensure 23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. If there is no desire to worship a deity, then this desire for worship may express itself in different ways, but it is there as a compulsion. They are obeying the law and worshipping God the way he told them to worship. "I hate, I despise, I will not accept" with good pleasure; "I will not regard," look toward, "I will not hear, will not smell." Therefore, God will send them into exile beyond Damascus (5:21‑27). .—A strong expression for “I take no delight in them.” That Baal worship, as well as the worship of the true God, was characterised by similar offerings and sacrificial terms is indicated by a Phœnician tablet inscribed with a code of sacrificial dues, discovered at Marseilles. Amos 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Amos in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It corresponds to the Greek ὁλόκαυστον holokauston, that which is entirely consumed. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. I HATE, I DESPISE YOUR FEASTS. It took courage for Amos to speak, but he would rather have the abuse and judgement of men, rather than the displeasure of God. “I hate, I despise your feast days”: Religious activity without heart reality is repugnant to God. Amos 5:21-24 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. They are doing all the right things. What does this verse really mean? I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Read Amos 5:24 - 'Basic English Bible' translation - But let the right go rolling on like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Amos also addressed a challenge to Israel's faithful remnant, who anxiously awaited the promised 'day of the Lord'. What they offered, was the best of its kind, "fatted beasts." It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. – Amos 5:21‒24. Amos 5:21 Context. Read verse in New International Version Amos appealed for the people to repent of their sins and return to the Lord, but also warned that because of their sin His righteous wrath would be the forerunner of His promised kingdom. and Exploring the Meaning of Amos 5 Love and obedience. Amos 5: 21-27 ----- THESE verses describe the religious activity and worship which God observed as the practice in Israel in the time of Amos. Amos 5:21-24. immorality; unjust slavery; economic exploitation; legal injustices and self-gratification. Barnes's Amos 5:21 Bible Commentary Is the multitude - There was no deficiency in the amount of offerings. Amos 5:23, KJV: "Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols." 22 Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. He may be speaking of THEIR festivals or the mis-use and half-heartedness of HIS festivals, or both (Amos 5:21-23). I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 p Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings of your fattened animals, I will not look upon them. The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Tanakh/Old Testament and the second in the Greek Septuagint tradition. Das ihm zugeschriebene Buch gehört zum Zwölfprophetenbuch im Tanach, der hebräischen Bibel.Amos ist der erste der Propheten, dessen Worte aufgezeichnet und in Buchform überliefert wurden (Schriftprophetie In both Amos 5:18-24 and Matthew 25:1-13, people expect salvation. The nation had anticipated that the day of the Lord would punish the wicked Gentile nations, but it must have been a shock to realise that judgement had been assigned to God's chosen nation as well. They misunderstood. However, God elected him"apparently a Jew and thus from the rival Southern Kingdom"to bear His challenging indictment against the Northern Kingdom's sins, as well as His call for Israel's repentance. even very dark, and no brightness in it? Let us never become complacent in our own righteousness, but seek to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God. However, instead of repenting and doing the works of God, by caring for widows and orphans and following the righteous Law given by Moses, they continued to abuse the poor; indulge in extravagant lifestyles; worship other gods; engage in immorality and unjust slavery; economic exploitation; legal injustices and self-gratification. Amos appealed for the people to repent of their sins and return to the Lord, but also warned that because of their sin His righteous wrath would be the forerunner of His promised kingdom. Amos 5:21-27 We often sing a song that proclaims that the Lord is worthy of worship, praise, honor, glory, offerings, reverence, fear, love, and devotion. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. AMOS 5:21-24. Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. It is applied to a sacrifice that was wholly consumed, or made to ascend on an altar. Sharp, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008. Amos 5:21-24 (“I hate, I despise your festivals…”) is one of the best-known passages in the prophetic corpus. It is a fact that built into our human nature is a desire for worship of some kind. They offered also "peace offerings," as tokens of the willing thankfulness of souls at peace with God. It is a fact that built into our human nature is a desire for worship of some kind. He is full of tender-kindness and loving mercy, but He is also a righteous God of justice, Who is honest and fair. The little remnant was reminded that the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Sacrifice in the wilderness 1. 1 Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel: History and meaning of Amos 5:21-27 KJV. The word also stands opposed to the offerings which were made without blood מנחה minchāh. 21. Amos 5:24 Meaning of Let Justice Roll on like a River. 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Amos was a prophet from the Southern Kingdom. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. 22 Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings (Hebrew: ola) and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings (Hebrew: selamim) of your fat animals. Amos 5:21-24 NIV “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. Fat ... - They were required to offer, not the lame, or the diseased Deuteronomy 15:21; Deuteronomy 17:1; Leviticus 23:12; Malachi 1:7-8; and God admits here that they had externally complied with this requirement. He warned the arrogant citizens in the northern kingdom, of God's impending judgement. The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Tanakh/Old Testament and the second in the Greek Septuagint tradition. Lest he be weary (Hebrew full) of thee, and hate thee. Amos 5:21, KJV: "I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies." Amos 5:21-24 – Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters Summary Amos announces that God hates the people's "festivals" and "will not accept" their offerings. That day will be darkness, not light. 21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Amos 5:21I hate, I despise your feasts - Israel clave to its heart's sin, the worship of the true God, under the idol-form of the calf; else, it would fain be conscientious and scrupulous. Gimme that old time religion 1. It was a time of great prosperity and relative peace—although a peace maintained through great military expenditures. Amos 5:21-24 New International Version (NIV) 21 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. Amos 5:13 Notice once again that YHVH speaks of Israel’s festivals. The burnt-offering was wholly consumed on the altar, excepting the skin and the blood. In Matthew, it is the highly anticipated wedding banquet, the moment when Christ returns to claim the beloved people … Continue reading "Commentary on Amos 5:18-24" 21. What does this verse really mean? The northern kingdom proudly participated in Israel's religious festivals and feast-days, unconcerned that their hypocrisy angered the Lord. Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. What was missing, Israel thought, to secure them the favor of God? your feast days—yours; not Mine; I do not acknowledge them: unlike those in Judah, yours are of human, not divine institution. Their outward, heartless worship, does not make them into the people of God, who can count upon His grace. It has been misused by Christians to argue the superiority of prophetic ethics over Judaism’s “legalistic” ritual practice. Amos 5:21 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Amos 5:21, NIV: "I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me." In so many ways does God declare that He would not accept or endure, what they all the while were building upon, as grounds of their acceptance. The prophet Amos prophesied in the northern kingdom although he was from Jerusalem. Amos 5:21-24. Will not smell in your . Amos condemns Israel not only on the ground of their thinking to satisfy God by sacrifices without obedience (the charge brought by Isaiah against the Jews), but also because even their external ritual was a mere corruption, and unsanctioned by God. Amos was a humble shepherd called by the Lord to prophesy to the people of Israel in the eighth century B.C.E. "I hate, I despise your feast days, and I do not savor your sacred assemblies. 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs! Take away from me the noise of thy songs —, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Today’s readings revolve around the theme of the Lord’s coming. Hymns of praise, full-toned chorus, instrumental music! Amos 5:23, ESV: "Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen." Such a polarizing view of ethics and ritual betrays a profound misunderstanding of the deep connection in ancient Israel between liturgy and justice. But no doubt these words of Amos must have brought respite to that little remnant of believers - now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Amos made a great appeal to justice and righteousness, by saying, “But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream” (5:24). 21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies. The meaning then is, that hypocrites are here recalled to true worship, because they vainly and absurdly tormented themselves with their own fictions: and by requiring from them righteousness and judgment, he required a holy and pure life, or, in a word, uprightness. Despite the knowledge that God's wrath and terrible judgement would precede His promised kingdom, their salvation was assured, and their freedom and liberty remained God's never-failing promise to His people. on StudyLight.org. Amos 5:21, KJV: "I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies." God-ordained forms of worship and religious expression without heart reality become only nauseating, empty formalism; and they anger rather than appease God. I will not smell—that is, I will take no delight in the sacrifices offered (Ge 8:21; Le 26:31). As Church age believers we are prone to shake our head in disapproval at Israel's continued arrogant apostasy; gross immorality; unjust slavery; economic exploitation; legal injustices and self-gratification. He was called by God to go to the Northern Kingdom to deliver this message. They smugly engaged in the three pilgrimage feasts, implemented by Moses. I will not listen to the music of your harps. Ver. He was called by God to go to the Northern Kingdom to deliver this message. 22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. In Amos, the Day of the Lord is to be a day of light and brightness. Nevertheless, they broke their covenant with the Lord; spurned His grace; followed other gods and did evil in the sight of the Lord, which caused Him to raise up prophets, like Amos, to warn of approaching judgement if they did not mend their ways. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Sacrifices 3. Amos Chapter 5 עָמוֹס א שִׁמְעוּ אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי נֹשֵׂא עֲלֵיכֶם קִינָה--בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. This threatening judgment will not be averted by the Israelites, even by their feasts and sacrifices (Amos 5:21, Amos 5:22). Amos 5: 21-27 ----- THESE verses describe the religious activity and worship which God observed as the practice in Israel in the time of Amos. The words, "I will not smell," reminded them of that threat in the law" Leviticus 26:31, "I will make your cities waste and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors." It is said that a prophet's role is, at least in part, to "afflict the comfortable," but it is a very unpopular role, and Amos was eventually forbidden to issue his warnings … Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. But how many of these ungodly activities are found lurking in Church corridors and congregational activities of our time. The meaning then is, that hypocrites are here recalled to true worship, because they vainly and absurdly tormented themselves with their own fictions: and by requiring from them righteousness and judgment, he required a holy and pure life, or, in a word, uprightness. and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies; a sweet savour of rest, as in Genesis 8:21; take no pleasure in their duties and services performed, in their solemn assemblies convened together for religious purposes, nor accept of them; but, on the contrary, dislike and abhor them; see Isaiah 1:11. God of Hosts There’s a huge danger when we approach the Book of Amos, something that I’ve hinted at on previous web pages. Amos prophesied several decades before Isaiah against a nation that was much farther "down the tubes" than was Judah. Israel … 21 o “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. In our text today, we hear God say some pretty harsh things. Proverbs 25:17 : Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house. when the Assyrians invaded and conquered the northern kingdom. Such a polarizing view of ethics and ritual betrays a profound misunderstanding of the deep connection in ancient Israel between liturgy and justice. In our text today, we hear God say some pretty harsh things. The blood was sprinkled round the altar, and the other parts of the animal which was slain, were laid upon the altar and entirely burned; see Leviticus 1. As he has just mentioned the behavior of the people it is likely that also justice and righteousness may here be used to characterize the behavior Yahweh expected from his people”(Kapelrud, Central Ideas, 65). I am full - שׂבעתי s'âba‛etı̂y, I am satiated. It was in those days, and it is today. He even accused Amos of conspiring against Jereboam, the king of Israel, and ordered him to stop all his prophetic utterances. Jan 8, 2020 Jan 27, 2020 by Editor in Chief. Jan 8, 2020 Jan 27, 2020 by Editor in Chief. Amos 5:21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. It was admitted that they complied in this respect with the requirements of the law; and that they offered an abundance of sacrifices, so numerous as to be called a multitude - רב rôb, a vast number. Amos 5:21 Interlinéaire • Amos 5:21 Multilingue • Amós 5:21 Espagnol • Amos 5:21 Français • Amos 5:21 Allemand • Amos 5:21 Chinois • Amos 5:21 Anglais • Bible Apps • Bible Hub Version Louis Segond 1910 La Bible David Martin 1744 Darby Bible courtesy of CCEL.org. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. And ouch…a reminder that even during the years in the wilderness the original nation was unfaithful (Amos 5:25). We understand why God said. Amos 5:24 - 'But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Beyond Damascus 3. Commentary, Amos 5:18-24, Carolyn J. The kingdom of Israel had been divided due to their sin and yet God in His grace continued to bless His people, while warning them to turn from their sin, lest judgement befall them. But because of the nation's evil, God's wrath would have to precede His promised time of peace and prosperity, and His few faithful followers were warned not to long for the day of the Lord - for it would be a day of deep darkness and terrible gloom - and would bring with it the severest judgement upon His people, Israel. Rather: "Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream." AMOS 5:23. Amos 5:21-24 New King James Version (NKJV) 21 “I hate, I despise your feast days, And I do not savor your sacred assemblies. Amos 5:21, ESV: "“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies." 23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. And yet so secure were they, that the only sacrifice which they did not offer, was the sin or trespass offering. I HATE, I DESPISE YOUR FEASTS. Amos 5.21. Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. Amos 5:21-24 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. It has been misused by Christians to argue the superiority of prophetic ethics over Judaism’s “legalistic” ritual practice. Amos 5: 18-20 ----- AMOS is continuing his faithful witness to the word of the Lord given him concerning Israel. when the Assyrians invaded and conquered the northern kingdom. Truly each Day of Judgment unveils much self-deceit. He wants instead obedient lives. Thank You that Christ is our blessed Hope and in Him there is grace and liberty. Away with the noise of your songs! Amos lived in a time of prosperity and growth, due to God's goodness and grace. im Nordreich Israel wirkte. "I hate, I despise your feasts, and do not like to smell your holy days. I hate and despise your feast-days — This and the three following verses are the same in sense with Isaiah 1:11-16, and the other texts referred to in the margin, on which the reader is desired to consult the notes. They are doing all the right things. Let us be faithful to our calling and thank the Lord that He is a good and faithful God, and is long-suffering and of great kindness. It was admitted that they complied in this respect with the requirements of the law; and that they offered an abundance of sacrifices, so numerous as to be called a multitude - רב rôb, a vast number. Such summer fruits will not keep till winter, but must be used at once. Isa 1:10-15 is parallel. Today’s readings revolve around the theme of the Lord’s coming. They offered "whole burnt offerings," the token of self-sacrifice, in which the sacrificer retained nothing to himself, but gave the whole freely to God. I pray that I may eschew the evil and do the good for Your greater glory. I hate, I despise your feast days ] Wherewith ye think to stop my mouth and to make me your debtor; saying, as that Roman emperor, when his enemy came against him, Non sic Deos coluimus ut ille nos vinceret, We have not so served the gods that they should serve us no better than to give the enemy … "If ye love Me, keep My commandments." Despite the knowledge that God's wrath and terrible judgement would precede His promised kingdom, their salvation was … The word used here denotes any sacrifice which was made by blood; but is distinguished from the burnt-offering from the fat, that this was not entirely consumed. Amos is not against sacrifice or the priesthood, he is against hypocrisy. Amos 5:21, ESV: "“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies." Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 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. Study Amos 5 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Until his calling by God, Amos lived and worked in Judah. It means that he was weary, tired, disgusted with them. How much more the Last! 23 Take away from me the noise of your songs! Amos saw a basket of summer fruit gathered, and ready to be eaten; which signified, that the people were ripe for destruction, that the year of God's patience was drawing towards a conclusion. Amos proclaimed three visions of Israel's approaching judgement, but his divine authority was challenged by a priest called Amaziah, who had become apostate; refused to heed God's warnings to the nation and was serving in the blasphemous, Bethel sanctuary. Look at this passage in Amos 5:21-23. But no definition is given; Amos seems to consider that unnecessary., . Amos 5:21-24 (“I hate, I despise your festivals…”) is one of the best-known passages in the prophetic corpus. Worshiping "nature," not a holy, Personal, God, they had no sense of unholiness, for which to plead the Atoning Sacrifice to come. But the nation continued in their ungodly ways. Amos 5:21-27 We often sing a song that proclaims that the Lord is worthy of worship, praise, honor, glory, offerings, reverence, fear, love, and devotion. 21 o “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Jeroboam I set up a golden calf at Bethel (I Kings 12:25-31), since the city had religious associations from the days of Jacob (Genesis 28:10-22; 35:1-7). “I hate, I despise your feast days”: Religious activity without heart reality is repugnant to God. The little remnant was reminded that the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Rather: "Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream." Festivals and solemn assemblies 2. Amos 5:24 Meaning of Let Justice Roll on like a River. God-ordained forms of worship and religious expression without heart reality become only nauseating, empty formalism; and they anger rather than appease God. Amos 5:21 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Amos 5:21, NIV: "I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me." Wilderness the original Hebrew Scripture and grace be translated as in the century! 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