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- Chosen by God to deliver a powerful message to Israel, Amos is neither trained as a prophet nor the son of a prophet. A devout man with a heart full of faith, Amos embraced his role as a messenger of God. Instead of making excuses, Amos obeyed and became God’s powerful voice for change.
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Apr 11, 2022 · A man of common vocation, untrained, and ordinary in every way, Amos was nonetheless commissioned by God to deliver a message of warning to the people of Israel for their false worship,...
Apr 30, 2024 · Amos was a shepherd and farmer from the Judean village of Tekoa, about five miles south of Bethlehem, who had a vision and became a prophet for the Lord. Amos prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel and Uzziah in Judah (Amos 1:1).
Amos was a shepherd and fig tree farmer (Amos 7:14) who lived right near the border between northern Israel and southern Judah. The north had seized its independence about 150 years earlier (1 Kgs. 12) and was currently being ruled by Jeroboam II, a successful military leader.
Mar 20, 2024 · Despite the opposition, God used Amos in a mighty way to warn the people of a neighboring country to repent and return to the Lord. Amos stands as an enduring witness that God can and does use ordinary people to accomplish His ministry.
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May 9, 2024 · Amos begins by pronouncing a judgment upon all the surrounding nations, then upon his own nation of Judah, and finally the harshest judgment is given to Israel. His visions from God reveal the same emphatic message: judgment is near.
The prophet Amos taught the truths of God and how God wants His people to live their lives by putting God first and treating the weak with love and kindness.
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Amos was sent to denounce the social and religious corruption, and warn of God’s impending judgement. But the people turned a deaf ear, as they did to his contemporary, Hosea. … But the prophet has a word for any nation in Israel’s condition.
