Time after Pentecost · Proper 23 · Year B
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Seek Good and Establish Justice
October 10, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you." (Amos 5:14)
The prophet indicts Israel for trampling the poor and corrupting justice in the courts, calling the nation to seek the Lord and to establish justice in the gate so that they may live.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on seeking good and establishing justice.
Enduring Word: Amos 5 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Amos 5 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many commentators on the call to seek the LORD.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Amos 5:6 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to seeking the LORD and living.
StudyLight: Amos 5 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Amos 5 gathered on one passage page.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Amos Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Amos and its setting.
BibleProject: Amos Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the design and message of Amos.
Sefaria: Amos 5 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Amos 5 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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