Amo 3:14-15 | TNotes | STEP | 3:14 pagan altars at Bethel: The shrine at Bethel, built by Jeroboam I shortly after his inauguration (1 Kgs 12:26-33 ), continued through the dynasty of Jehu (2 Kgs 10:29 ), from whom Jeroboam II descended. This shrine merged worship of Yahweh (the Lord ) with the pagan symbol of a bull. When the altars were destroyed, the Bethel shrine, the king’s official sanctuary (Amos 7:13 ), and the northern kingdom would also be ruined.

b1 Kgs 12:26-33►

c2 Kgs 10:29►

dAmos 7:13►

‏ Amos 3:14-15

3:14 ^a pagan altars at Bethel: The shrine at Bethel, built by Jeroboam I shortly after his inauguration (1 Kgs 12:26-33 ^b), continued through the dynasty of Jehu (2 Kgs 10:29 ^c), from whom Jeroboam II descended. This shrine merged worship of Yahweh (the Lord) with the pagan symbol of a bull. When the altars were destroyed, the Bethel shrine, the king’s official sanctuary (Amos 7:13 ^d), and the northern kingdom would also be ruined.
3:15 ^e Ivory represents the immense, ill-gotten wealth of the rich. Archaeologists have found some of these ivory inlays in the ruins of Samaria.