Amos 5:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 5:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 5:25 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 5:25 — KJV
“Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?”
— Amos 5:25 (KJV)
Amos 5:25 in Context — About the Book of Amos
Amos was a shepherd sent to confront prosperous, religious, unjust Israel. His thunderous demand — let justice roll on like a river — still defines what God expects from worshippers: not louder songs, but fairness for the poor and honesty in the gates.
Cross-References for Amos 5:25
“Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:25: offered, sacrifices, wilderness
“And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:25: wilderness, forty, years
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:25: wilderness, forty, years
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:25: wilderness, forty, years
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Amos 5:25: offered, offerings, house
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