Amos 5:4-6

Amos 5:4-6

[4] For thus saith  the LORD  unto the house  of Israel,  Seek  ye me, and ye shall live:  [5] But seek  not Bethel,  nor enter  into Gilgal,  and pass  not to Beersheba:  for Gilgal  shall surely  and Bethel  shall come to nought.  [6] Seek  and ye shall live;  lest he break out  like fire  in the house  of Joseph,  and devour  it, and there be none to quench  it in Bethel. 

What does Amos 5:4-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This pericope is also chiastic (Bethel, Gilgal, Beersheba, Gilgal, Bethel).