A Little Poetry

Amos 3:3-6 — Can two walk together, except they be agreed?…Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?” In our study through the Book of Amos we come to a series of seven questions that describe four scenes. It is poetry and therefore we need to interpret it as such. So what are these pictures the prophet paints? What do they mean? And what is the message for us?