Berlaku Adil dalam Kemewahan: Pembacaan atas Am 6:1-7 or Doing Justice in Luxury: A Reading of Am 6:1-7

Abstract

In the Book of Amos the picture of social life is so real. Unfortunately, this situation is dominated by a worrisome situation where people are being oppressed by the authorities, whoever they are. But what needs to be looked at is whether social justice was possible at that time? The answer is obviously perhaps as championed by the prophets, including the Prophet Amos. So, what does fairness mean? The story of the Prophet Amos who preached among the Israelites offered a perspective of being fair in the midst of luxury for humans today. This article is about to tickle that even in during of luxury, justice is nested. The writing of this article uses the synchronic method with the help of G. Lenski's theory and analyses the world of the text and the world in front of the text, then adds the repertoire of searching expert opinions synthesised by the author. It's acceptable to live a luxurious life, if it doesn't hurt others, that's the message of the Prophet Amos, the messenger of God. Living in luxury is not wrong, it's just not right when it is obtained from the sacrifices and suffering of others and even exhibited for the needy (Am 4:1-3, 5:11-12, 8:4-6). The Israelites forgot that the luxury they got was a gift from God.