Amo 5:21-24 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Amos 5:21-27: 5:21-27 Amos again confronts the religious hypocrisy and spiritual unfaithfulness of the Israelites (see 4:4-5 ; Isa 1:10-20 ).

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‏ Amos 5:21-24

Summary for Amos 5:21-27: 5:21-27 ^a Amos again confronts the religious hypocrisy and spiritual unfaithfulness of the Israelites (see 4:4-5 ^b; Isa 1:10-20 ^c).
5:22 ^d God would not accept the offerings (see Lev 1–6 ^e) of the Israelites because they were attempts to manipulate him magically rather than signs of true repentance and faith.
5:24 ^f This is the second of the great thematic verses in Amos (see 4:12 ^g).

• endless river: The streams or gullies (wadis) in Israel’s dry areas contained water only temporarily during rainy seasons. However, God wanted continual, not just seasonal, justice.