Amos
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Intolerance in Amos

  1. The divine pyromaniac threatens to "send fire unto" Hazael, Gaza, Tyrus, Teman, Rabbah, Moab, and Judah. 1:4, 7, 10, 12, 14; 2:2, 5

  2. God says there are three or four reasons for him to punish Moab. But he only mentions one: "because he burned the bones of the king of Edom." So God burned Moab because they burned some bones. 2:1

  3. God will "slay all the princes" of Moab. 2:3

  4. God destroyed the Amorites who were a race of giants as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks. 2:9

  5. God tells the Israelites to seek him or he'll kill 90% of them. 5:3-4

  6. Seek God or he'll burn you to death. 5:6

  7. God promises to destroy those who worship other gods. 7:9

  8. God tells Amos that the end has come for the people of Israel. He won't wait any longer to kill them all. 8:2

  9. God will kill so many people that dead bodies will lay everywhere. 8:3-14

  10. God will destroy the "the sinful kingdom" and "all the sinners" among his people. 9:8-10