21. The people think that they are worshipping the LORD, but they are not. They celebrate festivals and hold solemn assemblies, but God is not impressed. The defy God in the way they live and also defy Him by refusing to worship Him in Jerusalem.
22. Again, they offer sacrifices, but they are not to the LORD. God does not accept their burnt offerings and grain offerings.
23. They worship with music, with songs and harps, but the LORD does not want to hear it.
24. There is actually no mention of failing to worship the LORD in Jerusalem here and there may not be anywhere in Amos. That might not be their primary sin, in this prophecy.
The primary sin is the lack of justice and righteousness that the LORD finds in Israel. They do not treat each other justly; the judges and rulers do not punish wrongdoers who violate the rights of the poor; and they do not obey God in their own personal lives.
Amos calls on them to "let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an everflowing stream."
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