Amos 6:6

"who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;"

Key Reflection

In Amos 6:6, the prophet contrasts the luxurious and frivolous lifestyle of the wealthy elite in Israel with their moral indifference to the suffering of others. The original audience would have recognized these individuals as those who indulged in musical entertainment, reminiscent of King David's time when music was a part of worship and celebration. However, here it highlights how they were using this as a form of self-indulgence rather than serving God or aiding the needy, thus illustrating their spiritual and moral decay.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

That drink wine in bowls -(Literally, as the English margin, “drink in bowls,” literally, “sprinkling vessels, of wine”). The word is elsewhere used only of the “bowls,” out of which the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled. Probably Amos was referring to the first offering of the Princes in the wilderness, with whom he had already tacitly contrasted these Princes .

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