ESV Reformation Study Bible – Amos 7:13
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Amos 7:13

7:13 king’s sanctuary . . . temple of the kingdom. From the time when Jeroboam I established idolatry at Bethel (3:14 note) the kings of Israel had a major influence on the cult. Amaziah is concerned for the sanctuary of his earthly king, rather than for the sanctuary of the great King, the Lord. Ironically, Amaziah is the religious official concerned to protect earthly interests—the very charge which he brought against Amos (v. 12). A future generation of priests would likewise put to death Jesus, the greatest of the prophets, out of a wrong concern to protect their own kingdom and temple (John 11:48).