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Jan 22, 2013 · The Lord revealed to Amos a vision of locusts as an image of judgment on Israel. This is a picture of total, indiscriminate destruction—just as a locust swarm devours everything in its path, Israel's destruction would be full and final (Amos 7:1).
He sees Israel devastated by a locust swarm and a scorching fire before being swallowed up like overripe fruit. In the final vision, Amos sees God violently striking at the pillars of Israel’s great idol temple at Bethel, and the whole building comes crumbling down.
What is the specific nature of the indictment issued by Amos? Israel has failed to live up to its covenantal obligations, especially in its treatment of the poor. Amos uses several different words to describe the plight of the poor in Israel: 1. The word evyonim means "the needy ones." In Exodus 23:11, the evyo-
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Aug 30, 2019 · This article is a selective survey of the last twenty years of Amos research, which has witnessed robust discussion in multiple directions. It groups these trends into five very broad areas: (1) th...
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proposed that Amos was the earliest example of Israel’s “ethical monotheism”. This view argued that God ruled over all peoples and intended a just moral purpose for the whole world. Newer criticism sees Amos as the beginning of a prophetic tradition that finalized the narratives and commands constituting Torah (instruction, guidance, law).
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God sent Amos to the northern House of Israel, where he preached the gospel of repentance. If anyone listened to him, we have no record of it. We are told only of the threat to his life from Amaziah, the priest of Bethel.
