Where’s the Fire?

In Amos 1-2, the shepherd-prophet proclaims the LORD’s judgment on seven cities/nations: Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and Judah.  In each of his condemnations, he prophesies that the LORD will “send a fire upon the house/gate of” the particular city/nation (1:4, 1:7, 1:10, 1:12, 1:14, 2:2, 2:5, respectively). But then he turns his attention [...]