What does Amos 5:26 mean?

Amos 5:26 highlights themes such as idolatry, rebellion, false worship when read in context.

How should I apply Amos 5:26 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

25Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

27Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

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Acts 7:43
Stephen references this verse to highlight Israel's idolatry and rejection of God.
Ezekiel 8:14
Ezekiel also condemns Israel's idolatry, showing a consistent theme in the prophets.
1 Corinthians 10:20
Paul warns against idolatry, connecting it to the worship of false gods.