Minor Prophets

Been doing an awful lot of re3adsing with all of my down time.
So, decided to start reading the Minor Prophets of the Bible.

You know the spiritual state of Israel, Judah and surrounding nations was obviously not great circa 8th century BC.
What was precious to God that His chosen people did not violate?
Nothing, absolutely nothing!

And as I read through these short books again, I was struck by how closely what was said about Israel and Judah - up to the time of their take down by enemies raised up to destroy them.

I listed the woes and the sin which had brought those judge3ments from God, upon themselves.
I found I was looking at a State of the Union address of condemnation upon upon our society, culture and nation!
We are unfaithful and sin filled.
Pretty much just the same as Israel and Judah by the time of their falls.
And our prophets proclaim peace and happiness can be found in materialism ...

And even right down to the idea that we should welcome The Day of the Lord!

But in Amos 5:
¹⁸ Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
¹⁹ As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
²⁰ Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Yeah, God pretty much covers eerything wrong in this generation and yet He holds back his wrath.

But one has to wonder for how much longer will He?