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Amos 2:1–3 Moab was Ammon’s neighbor to the south, perhaps included here because Moab and Ammon were both descended from Lot through his daughters (Gen. 19:37–38). Moab’s sin was against neither Israel nor Judah but its southern neighbor Edom. This shows that these judgments are based not on ethnicity but on the universal justice of God.
Amos 2:4–5 Unlike the other nations, Judah is not judged for inhumanity to others. It is judged according to the law of the Lord (Ex. 24:8).
Amos 2:6–6:14 In the introduction to this section (2:6–16), Amos shows that Israel, far from being better than its neighbors, is even more worthy of condemnation. This is followed by four extended addresses: 3:1–15; 4:1–13; 5:1–17;; 5:18–6:14.
Amos 2:6–7a They sell the righteous perhaps refers to giving false witness for money, but it might also refer to selling into slavery someone who was in debt for something as insignificant as a pair of sandals (compare Lev. 25:39–43). Instead of helping the afflicted as the law commanded (Ex. 23:6–8), the wealthy Israelites were crushing them (see also Amos 8:6).
Amos 2:7b–8 Sexual immorality is an insult to God the Creator (my holy name is profaned). Garments taken in pledge refers to a poor person’s cloak that was given to a money-lender as security for a loan. It was to be returned to the poor person at night, since he or she probably had no other covering (Ex. 22:26).
Amos 2:14–15 The swift will not be able to run away from coming destruction, and the strong and mighty warrior will not be able to withstand it.
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