8/7/21: Annotated Amos

Amos on societal corruption; God is built in to system He created; Nature reveals; Learning how to be a free people; Returning to bondage; Golden calf = reserve bank; "god" = ruling judge; Supreme Court - deciding good and evil for you; 1 Sam 8 wanting a king; Moving the Temple; Korah the sheep; Black/white faced sheep; Basics of the kingdom; Swindoll's commentaries on Amos; Amos 2:6-8; (Julius) Caesar comparison; Federal Reserve; Selling your neighbor into bondage; vs showing up for your neighbor; "Corban" of the Pharisees; Amos 3:10; Electing Sauls; Early American public schools; Mountains of Samaria; Cities of blood; Amos 5:11; Robbing widows and orphans; Hewn vs unhewn stone; Tax complacency; Righteousness is key; Church symbolized as women - caregiver; Helping dysphoria; Amos 8:4; Inflation; Unjust weights and measures; Biting one another - meat with blood in it; Forced offerings; "Intentional Community"; Gathering in free assemblies; Living kingdom where you are; Values driving action; Sacrificing self; "Religion" and the "priestly"; "legalism"; Your right to choose = freedom.