What does Amos 5:1-17 reveal about who God the Father is?
God is the Creator (Amos 5:8). God made the stars, the planets, and all creatures.
God is the Sustainer (Amos 5:8). God causes the sun to rise and set each day. He is sustaining the universe. He has not made this world just to step away from it. He is involved in this world that he has made, actively sustaining creation.
God is the Judge (Amos 5:8–9). God brings destruction upon strongholds and calls for the waters to cover the land. He judges and punishes sin.
1 Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel: