The book of Amos has a way of getting under our spiritual skin, revealing hypocrisy and mere formalism in our professed love for God. Amos is a powerful reminder that God knows whether our worship is faithful or a mere façade. In 5:1–17, Amos addresses this in terms of a funeral dirge. He declares to be dead that which professes to be alive and makes the earnest appeal to seek God and live.