Amos 5 6. Amos 3 14 on the day i punish israel for their transgressions i will visit destruction on the altars of bethel. Seek in this case does not mean to search for something that is lost.
The horns of the altar will be cut off and they will fall to the ground. Seek means as the expositor s dictionary says to turn to him in trust and confidence. Lest he break out like fire in the house of joseph and devour it and there be none to quench it in bethel king james version kjv.
We already know where god is.
We are clearly commanded to seek god. It will devour them and bethel will have no one to quench it. Seek in this case does not mean to search for something that is lost. Amos 5 5 hebrew aven a reference to beth aven a derogatory name for bethel.
