Amos 4:4

Translations

Modern

“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.

Traditional

Come to Beth–el, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

Literal

“Go to Bethel and rebel, at Gilgal multiply rebelling, and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three days.

Latin

Venite ad Bethel, et impie agite; ad Galgalam, et multiplicate prævaricationem: et afferte mane victimas vestras, tribus diebus decimas vestras.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.

Notes

Amos 4:4

Amos sharply criticizes the Israelites’ acts of worship because they did not match how they lived.
Bethel, where Jacob saw his vision of a ladder with angels going up and down (Genesis 28:11–22), was the southern center of the religion started by Jeroboam I (see Amos 3:14; 1 Kings 12:28–29). Gilgal, Israel's campsite after crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 4:19–5:9), had become a popular shrine by the time of Amos and Hosea (Hosea 4:15; 9:15; 12:11).
sacrifices every morning … tithes every three days: Israelite males were required to appear before the Lord at the sanctuary three times a year (Exodus 23:14–19; 34:23; Deuteronomy 16:16–17). Tithes were usually paid annually (Deuteronomy 14:22–29), with a special tithe every three years (see Deuteronomy 14:28; 26:12). Amos points out that the Israelites were excessively religious, but they resisted true godliness (Amos 5:15; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:8; see Luke 11:42).

Amos 4:4–5

The prophet uses sharp words to show how far Israel had turned away from God’s ways. Israel practiced many religious acts, but the people did not truly honor God.

Amos 3:1–5:17

Amos delivers three prophetic messages to Israel, criticizing their mistaken belief about being God's chosen people. The messages show a progression toward judgment.

Events

Prophecies of Amosc. 788 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 20:39
And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
Hosea 4:15
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
Numbers 28:3–4
And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
Amos 5:5
Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
Hosea 12:11
Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
Hosea 9:15
All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
Matthew 23:32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
Amos 3:14
On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.
Mark 5:5
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Joel 3:9–12
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
Mark 14:41
When Jesus returned the third time, He said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Places

Bethel: Important city in Israel, associated with Abraham and Jacob Gilgal: A significant site during Israel's early history in Canaan

Glossary

Book of Amos Gilgal

Topics

Beth-El: A City North of Jerusalem: Idolatry At Gilgal: Place of the First Encampment of the Israelites West of the Jordan River: Prophecies Concerning Idolatry: Other Customs of Tithes and Gifts Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of Irony: Amos to the Samaritans Tithes: Customs Relating To Tithes: Observed by Idolaters

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