1. Amos 2:7 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What was the sexual immorality being practiced?

Amos 2:7 (ESV)

7 those who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth and turn aside the way of the afflicted; a man and his father go in to the same girl, so that my holy name is profaned;

The reference to father and son using the same girl suggests a violation of the laws that prohibit a confusion of sexual relations (Leviticus 18:15; Leviticus 20:12; Deuteronomy 22:28–29, Deuteronomy 22:23–27).1 It also suggests that the Israelites were not remaining faithful to their marriage partners and that various other sexual immoralities were being practiced by them. These practices reflect poorly on the Lord’s name and are also a violation of the third commandment.