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God gives Amos four pictures that describe what is coming for Israel: an earthquake (verse 8), darkness (verse 9), a funeral (verse 10), and a famine (verses 11-14)—and by the way, this is not a famine of bread and water but of the “words of the Lord.” [4] The fifth and final vision is given in the ninth chapter of Amos.
A Vision of Ripe Fruit (Amos 8:1–3) The fourth vision (Amos 8:1–3) concerns a basket of ripe fruit. The word for ripe fruit is qaµyis. c In a famous inscription known as the Gezer calendar, we find the word qs; there it is clear that it is the name of the last month of the ancient Israelite year: August/September.
Feb 7, 2011 · The fifth vision does not provide a reason for the judgment. The reason God does not specify why he is judging his people is because Amos had already proclaimed God’s charges against them. The apostasy of Israel was the reason for God’s judgment. The judgment upon Israel will begin against the temple located in Bethel and against the people ...
Five Visions of Amos. Amos 7–9 deals with five visions Amos received from the Lord. Each vision showed that the Lord intended to completely destroy the kingdom of Israel if the people did not repent. The first two visions were of destructions that were avoided because Israel repented (see Amos 7:1–6). The next three visions revealed ways ...
Jun 28, 2018 · Watch on. The movie covers the period from his birth and early childhood, when his vision problem was first detected, until his first major successes. He gives his character the name of Amos Bardi in the movie; his son in real life is named Amos. The movie focuses on his difficulties with his complete loss of his vision at age 12 and his ...
May 7, 2016 · Amos is called to announce God’s coming judgment on the northern kingdom of Israel. Though the kingdom has seen military success and prosperity, they are spiritually bankrupt. They have totally ignored the commands of the covenant and have instead begun worshiping pagan gods and losing sight of their call to live righteously and represent ...
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Amos is the third book of The Twelve. 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.
