The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Amos 8:4-7 sets the verse within a direct warning to those who prey upon the poor and needy for gain. The condemned practices are concrete acts of dishonest trade, making the measure small, making the price high, falsifying the balances by deceit, and selling inferior grain and refuse as if it were good wheat. Against such exploitation the Lord swears by the excellency of Jacob that He has seen these works and will never forget any of them. That oath means the deeds are kept in remembrance for reckoning and will not be overlooked or erased by time.
For this reason honesty in buying and selling is a test of the Christian life, showing by daily business conduct whether a person truly serves God.
Amos 8:4-7 sets the verse within a direct warning to those who prey upon the poor and needy for gain. The condemned practices are concrete acts of dishonest trade, making the measure small, making the price high, falsifying the balances by deceit, and selling inferior grain and refuse as if it were good wheat. Against such exploitation the Lord swears by the excellency of Jacob that He has seen these works and will never forget any of them. That oath means the deeds are kept in remembrance for reckoning and will not be overlooked or erased by time.
For this reason honesty in buying and selling is a test of the Christian life, showing by daily business conduct whether a person truly serves God.