...God's people and should have known better that they would be judged harshly: "You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities" (Am 3:2). All of the worship and sacrifice in the world are insufficient if the poor and downtrodden...

...people of Israel — against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: "You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins" — Amos 3:1-2 (NIV, italics, author's emphasis). What About the Issue of Land? Look at history...

...age? The king would then have my head because of you. " —Daniel 1:9-10 You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins. " —Amos 3:2 Leadership authority is an enormous privilege but it also entails huge responsibility....

...the more Jealous of our love and obedience so he tells the people of Israel, you only have I known of all the families of the earth therefore I will punish you for your Transgressions.34 [43] 2\y, because the lord will be sanctified in them that come near him. We...

...expectations, that the community is failing miserably to live up to them: You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. (Amos 3:2) Amos is not exactly delicate in pointing out the community's failures: Hear this word, you...

...Christian out of communion must pass under the rod. To Israel it was said, "You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities" (Amos 3:2, italics added). The principle is the same for us now. In the next three verses Jeremiah...

...Jewish people, the way of the Sacred Romance is both select and secure: "You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities" (Amos 3:2). CS Lewis, more than most, dramatically portrayed the place of pain and suffering in the...