Amo 5:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Amos 5:8-9: 5:8-9 Amos quotes a second hymn fragment (see 4:13 ; 9:5-6 ). Once again, the prophet emphasizes the contrast between the cosmic God and the local gods. • Stars , celestial bodies, and constellations such as Pleiades and Orion were regarded as deities in the ancient world. Not so, says Amos; the Lord made them and placed them in the sky. • water: The ancients had observed a process that they did not understand (evaporation and condensation). However, the Lord understands and controls natural processes that seem mysterious to humans.

‏ Amos 5:8-9

Summary for Amos 5:8-9: 5:8-9 ^a Amos quotes a second hymn fragment (see 4:13 ^b; 9:5-6 ^c). Once again, the prophet emphasizes the contrast between the cosmic God and the local gods.

• Stars, celestial bodies, and constellations such as Pleiades and Orion were regarded as deities in the ancient world. Not so, says Amos; the Lord made them and placed them in the sky.

• water: The ancients had observed a process that they did not understand (evaporation and condensation). However, the Lord understands and controls natural processes that seem mysterious to humans.