Dang . . .

Wow . . . Amos 4 was deep. The chapter was God speaking, pleading really, with the Israelites to come back to Him. He was reminding them of all the good and bad He put upon them to try and get their attention and yet how they simply didn't care.

What I loved the most was the lyrical way it was written—but that could also be because I read it out loud also. Which I might need to start doing because otherwise I'm not getting much out of this book. But I definitely did today.

I loved the last verse in the chapter.

13 "For behold,
He who forms mountains,
And creates the wind,
Who declares to man what his thought is,
And makes the morning darkness,
Who treads the high places of the earth—
The LORD God of hosts is His name."

Dang, that's just powerful . . .

Amos 3

One of the things I enjoy most about reading the Bible is discovering where those Bible verses are that I grew up hearing people quote.

Today with Amos 3 was one of those times.

 "3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey?
will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him?
shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid?
shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
 7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing,
but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear?
the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy"

So that was cool. Otherwise, I'm still not really getting into this book much. Just being honest.

Amos 2

God seems almost exasperated by these people because in the second part of chapter two He starts reminding them of all the things He did for them yet how they forgot all His protection and goodness.

And that's all I got out of the second chapter. I also have a Spanish test to finish studying for that I'll be taking in about 2.5 hours . . . see you on the other side!

Amos in English y Español

Wow . . . it's been almost a year and a half since I've last written on this blog. But nevertheless, I'm back. And I'm reading Amos. Why? Well, no reason really other than I haven't read the book before and it's a short one. I'm still with the same Bible since I haven't read through it completely (honestly I forgot I'd made myself that promise . . . the truth is I just haven't put the money aside to buy a new one).

Since I'm taking a Spanish class, I've decided to read through Amos in both languages . . . in an attempt to get a better grasp of this language.

I'm not really sure of the Biblical or historic or prophetic importance of the book of Amos . . . I guess I could Google that . . . but whatevs . . . so I don't really understand it . . . (I should probably get someone to explain it) but what I do understand is that God is pretty upset at lots of different people because they either betrayed others, killed others, or did horrendous injustices to others.

And that's pretty much all I understood. Besides enjoying the way the lines were written and the cadence, I honestly didn't get much out of the first chapter of Amos in either English or Spanish . . . we'll see how the rest of the book is and whether I find a Bible scholar to fill me in on some background details.

Peace - Paz :)