Amos 5:14

“Seek good, and not evil, etc.] Seek not unto, or after, evil persons and evil things; not the company and conversation of evil men, which is infectious and dangerous; nor anything that is evil, or has the appearance of it, especially the evil of evils, sin; which is hateful to God, contrary to his nature and will; is evil in its own nature, and bad in its consequences, and therefore not to be sought, but shunned and avoided; but seek that which is good, persons and things: seek the “summum bonnum”, “the chief good”, God, who is essentially, perfectly, immutably, and communicatively good, the fountain of all goodness, and the portion of his people; seek Christ the good Saviour and sacrifice,…”

“and so--on condition of your "seeking good." shall be with you, as ye have spoken--as ye have boasted; namely, that God is with you, and that you are His people (Mic 3:11).”

“Seek good and not evil - that is, and “seek not evil.” Amos again takes up his warning, “seek not Bethel; seek the Lord.” Now they not only “did evil,” but they “sought” it diligently; they were diligent in doing it, and so, in bringing it on themselves; they sought it out and the occasions of it. People “cannot seek good without first putting away evil, as it is written, ‘cease to do evil, learn to do well’ Isaiah 1:16-17.” “Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.” He bids them use the same diligence in seeking good which they now used for evil. Seek it also wholly, not seeking at one while good, at another, evil, but wholly good, and Him who is Good. “He seeketh good, who believeth in Him who…”

“With you - To bless and save you yet. Amos 5:15”

“5:14 Amos makes his earlier hints (5:4, 6) more explicit: Israel must do what is good and right in order to survive.”

“Seek: Psa 34:12-16; Pro 11:27; Isa 1:16, Isa 1:17, Isa 55:2; Mic 6:8; Mat 6:33; Rom 2:7-9 and so: Amo 3:3; Gen 39:2, Gen 39:3, Gen 39:23; Exo 3:12; Jos 1:9; Ch1 28:20; Ch2 15:2; Psa 46:11; Isa 8:10; Mat 1:23, Mat 28:20; Phi 4:8, Phi 4:9; Ti2 4:22 as: Num 16:3; Isa 48:1, Isa 48:2; Jer 7:3, Jer 7:4; Mic 3:11 Amos 5:15”

“"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah the God of hosts may be with you, as ye say. Amo 5:15. Hate evil, and love good, and set up justice in the gate; perhaps Jehovah the God of hosts will show favour to the remnant of Joseph." The command to seek and love good is practically the same as that to seek the Lord in Amo 5:4, Amo 5:6; and therefore the promise is the same, "that ye may live." But it is only in fellowship with God that man has life. This truth the Israelites laid hold of in a perfectly outward sense, fancying that they stood in fellowship with God by virtue of their outward connection with the covenant nation as sons of Israel or Abraham (cf. Joh 8:39), and…”