An understanding of the metaphors used by Amos makes his poetry a remarkably insightful report of our modern times.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: July 31, 2021
Show Notes
- Amos
- Religion
- Legal Charity
- Saul
- Pure Religion
- Polybius
- Alexis de Tocqueville
- The Free Church Report
- Lady Godiva
- Merchandise
- Justin the Martyr
- Imperial Cult of Rome
- Corban
- Social Security
- Golden Calf
- Public School
- Feasts
- Tens Hundreds and Thousands
- Altars of Clay and Stone
- Covetous Practices
- Idiotes
Paul’s Notes
Prophets saying the same thing; Dog returning to vomit, pig to mire = legal charity = state providing for needy of society; Religion defined; Saul’s folly; WWI ambulance story; Transitioning your mind; What makes you safe?; The greater threat; Volunteerism; Problem at Amos’ time; Exercising authority destroys free society; Lady Godiva; The sin of Sodom; You have been warned again and again; Corban of the Pharisees; Changing society back; Entitlements and guarantees; Justin’s apology; Social security; Sabbath; Israel’s worship of Moloch; Amos is poetry – full of symbols; Amos 8: “Basket of summer fruit”; kof-lamed-vav-beit; Hebrew “word” construction; Cancelling Amos; Fake good news (gospel); Flu report; Removing morality from society; What are you doing for the poor?; Nature of evil; Slothful in charity will be under tribute; Repent – change your thinking; Public School example; Trapping ourselves in these systems; Using money without value; Inflation (of imaginary value); Dividing society; Inflation story; Deceitful balances vs just weights and measures; Ways to think differently than the world; Corban = Social Security = Legal Charity; Making the word of God of none effect; “New moons”?; Who are your priests?; Salvation from your covetous practices; What made America great; Your feasts = welfare; Amos 9; Are you hearing and receiving the words of the Lord?; Amos 8 side notes; “grasshoppers” and “locusts” – From “husbandmen”; Swarms of offices of power; Those lacking faith digress to force; Today’s failing media; Paying what you owe; Living by faith, hope and charity; Referencing Nahum; Referencing Alexis de Toqueville; Righteousness is genius; When “America ceases to be good, it will cease to be great”; Covetousness is not good; Despotism seeks division; Prov 1:12; Knowing by fruits; Seeing beyond strong delusion; Seeking the kingdom because of love; Right to choose is a gift from God; Idiotes (unregistered) Apostles; Coming together under the perfect law of liberty destroys division; Incentivized sloth; Your image of Christ; Sharing this message; Gather together; Work together; Re-assemble the body of Christ.
Segments
*[00:01:13] What is the mire that we keep returning to?
*[00:03:03] Saul taxed the people for military. Charity bought 2000 ambulances for WWI
[00:07:56] Bootleg fire and volunteer fire dept
*[00:10:55] State welfare alters society
[00:19:45] Expected breakdown of legal charity
[00:22:14] Golden calf = central bank
[00:23:45] Begin Amos 8; Basket of summer fruit
[00:27:07] Meaning of Lebanon
[00:31:40] Why was John the Baptist’s religion pure?
[00:34:08] Flip-flopping on COVID
*[00:37:02] Original public schools were paid for with private funds
*[00:39:48] Alexis de Tocqueville quote on legal charity vs true charity
[00:48:11] Amos on money and debt
*[00:59:18] Today’s corban (social security) divides society
*[01:01:15] Feasts and welfare
*[01:05:11] Feasts into mourning; Public school; de Tocqueville on slavery weakening southern whites; Strength of blacks after the Civil War
*[01:08:12] Songs into lamentations; Churches no longer care for the needy
[01:10:58] Wandering from sea to sea – no gospel in modern church
[01:14:23] Grasshoppers
*[01:21:58] More from de Tocqueville
[01:33:33] Incentivised sloth and selfishness
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