* Amos was a man of business using a business analogy to show how corrupt the Israelites had become.

* How you handle your work says a lot about who you are as a person.

* 1) “When will the…..Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”

* They saw God’s law as an impediment to their ability to make money.

* 2) “skimping on measure.”

* They did the least they could to make the most they could.

* A frugal person minimizes their benefit while maximizing other’s.

* A cheap person maximizes their benefit while minimizing other’s.

* 3) “boosting the price…”

* They priced according to what they could get, not the value of the product.

* 4) “cheating with dishonest scales”

* They stole when they knew they could get away with it.

* 5) “buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.”

* They exploited the poor by taking advantage of their unfortunate situation.

* 6) “selling even the sweepings with the wheat.”

* They diluted their product in order to make more money.

* If you work like this be prepared for God to stand against you.