Amos 9:5,6

The Lord God is all-powerful -- Amos 9:5-6 : Amos gave an amazing picture of God's judgment. He said, "When the LORD God All-Powerful touches the earth, it melts, and its people mourn. God makes the earth rise and then fall, just like the Nile River." The expression "the Lord GOD of hosts" means that God is the God of armies and all other forces that can be used to bring about his will. God is the high and exalted one. He has built his palace in the heavens. He allowed the foundation of His palace to rest on the earth. The Lord is the one that "calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth."

Through His prophet Amos god made known to the people that He is exalted as the highest heavens. God is also powerful and strong enough to take possession of all things. The psalmist wrote, "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted." (Psalms 18:46) Israel was at that point in history where they would learn that God means what He says. Mankind is always better off to do the will of God.