The Glory of Religion
Homilist
Amos 5:8
Seek him that makes the seven stars and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night…


I. THE CONNECTION GOD HAS WITH HIS UNIVERSE.

1. That of a Creator.

2. That of a Governor.

3. That of a Redeemer.

II. THE CONNECTION WHICH MAN SHOULD HAVE WITH GOD. "Seek Him." The pursuit implies —

1. Faith in God's personal existence.

2. A consciousness of moral distance from God.

3. A felt necessity of friendly connection with God.

4. An assurance that such a connection can be obtained.What a grand thing is religion! It is not a thing of mere doctrine, or ritual, or sect, or party. It is a moral pursuit of "Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion," etc.

(Homilist.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

WEB: seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,




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