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Oct 13, 2024 · However, as correctly noted by many commentators, Amos here does not condemn the practice of ritual or worship, but only that which does not produce behavior worthy of God’s chosen people. Donald E. Gowan, “The Book of Amos: Introduction, Commentary, and Reflections,” in The New Interpreters’ Bible Commentary , vol. 7 (Nashville: Abingdon, 1994), 385.
Amos is the third of 12 books of Minor Prophets (“Trei Asar”), marked by their shortness. The prophet is presented in the book as a shepherd and tender of sycamore trees from the southern town of Tekoa. Speaking during the First Temple period, he primarily delivers messages to the people of the northern kingdom of Israel. Amos condemns their oppression of the poor, arrogance, and insincere ...
Sep 26, 2010 · This passage, like most from the prophet Amos, is a message of judgment. If one chooses to preach on Amos this week, it would be good to remember three things about interpreting judgment passages. The first is that God’s anger is not the opposite of God’s love, as many people tend to think. Rather, God’s judgment is an expression of God ...
Jun 5, 2012 · Summary. Amos was Israel’s first theologian. As far as we know, no one before him had subjected the religious beliefs and practices of people in Israel to critical scrutiny. His message was delivered in short, pithy sayings, but they were soon collected into larger complexes: I have suggested that not too long after his prophetic activity ...
- John Barton
- 2012
Amos 6:4-7 meaning. Amos warns the preeminent leaders of Israel of the impending judgment and provides a detailed description of their luxurious lifestyle and their self-indulgence. Since these notable leaders enjoy their riches and disregard God's covenantal laws, their luxury will be short-lived because God will send them into exile at the ...
Sep 22, 2019 · Commentary on Amos 8:4-7. This is the first of two weeks in which the Old Testament reading is from the prophet Amos. It is worth spending a little time, then, talking about Amos in order to understand the context of these readings. Amos prophesied in the 8 th century BCE, probably around 760 BCE, during the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel.
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Amos began his prophecies with messages of the Lord’s condemnation to several nations that surrounded Israel: Syria (identified by its capital, Damascus; see Amos 1:3–5), Philistia (identified by the major cities Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Ekron; see Amos 1:6–8), Phoenicia (and its major city, Tyrus or Tyre; see Amos 1:9–10), Edom (see Amos 1:11–12), Ammon (see Amos 1:13–15), and ...
