Amos 7:16 meaning and explanation
Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
Amos 7:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Amos has just told Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, that God took him from tending sheep and sycamore figs and sent him to prophesy to Israel. Amaziah, an official of the royal sanctuary, had ordered him to leave and never prophesy at Bethel again, because it was the king's sanctuary.
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