Gilbert House Fellowship #475: Amos 4–5

About this episode

The episode discusses the prophecies of Amos regarding Israel's impending destruction and includes personal updates and book promotions.

THE IMMINENT DESTRUCTION of the northern kingdom of Israel by Assyria was prophesied by Amos. Israel’s failure to repent despite God’s repeated efforts to get the attention of the people is highlighted in Amos 4, and chapter 5 is a warning of the punishment to come upon Israel and God’s rejection of their feasts and sacrifices. We also explain why the “cows of Bashan…on the mountain of Samaria” (Amos 4:1) are divine, not bovine, and why the reference to “Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god” (Almost 5:26), quoted by the apostle Stephen in Acts 7:43 (“You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan”), is not connected to the Star of David. Sharon’s niece, Sarah Sachleben, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah . Our new book The Gates of Hell is now available in paperback ( https://amzn.to/4esHHgu ), Kindle ( https://amzn.to/3XR6KnV ), and as an audiobook at Audible ( https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Gates-of-Hell-Audiobook/B0DCX4YNVZ )! Derek’s new book Destination: Earth , co-authored with Donna Howell and Allie Anderson, is now available in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert

Topics covered

• Amos
• prophecy
• Israel
• repentance
• divine judgment
• cancer support
• book promotion

Keywords

• Amos 4
• Amos 5
• Israel
• Assyria
• prophecy
• cancer
• The Gates of Hell
• Destination: Earth
• Gilbert House Fellowship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GilbertHouse.org, Audible, Amazon

Books & works: The Gates of Hell, Destination: Earth

Places: Israel, Assyria, Bashan, Samaria

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