Amos 5-6 - Matan Al HaPerek

Central to perek 5 is the call to “seek the Lord” through righteousness and judgment, contrary to what was happening among the people at that time. The first section of the chapter uses the language of a lament for “the house of Israel” (1-17). Amos rebukes the people for focusing on the idolatrous rites in various temples instead of seeking God Himself through righteousness and judgment. In the second secton of the perek Amos argues with the nation about the nature of the day of the Lord which they are longing for (18-20). 

In Chapter 6, Amos again argues with the people of Israel about their attude toward “the day of the Lord”, and shatters their illusions about the nature of the day.

This study guide includes guided questions and an appendix about Orion and the Pleiades constellations.