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How Is the Book of Amos Relevant Today? The Book of Amos, a section of the Hebrew Bible, offers timeless wisdom applicable to modern times. Its straightforward messages resonate across generations, addressing societal issues with clarity and conviction.
the poor availed themselves of the sycamore tree’s abundance. Unlike the “sons of the Prophets” or the priests, Amos had no training or preparation prior to his call to bear a message from the Lord to the ten Northern Tribes of Israel. Amos appeared to the people, spoke the message, and then departed, never to be heard of again.
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- Amos in Redemptive History
- Universal Themes in Amos
- The Global Message of Amos For Today
The purpose of prosperity. God created humanity to flourish. When sin entered the world, the ground was cursed so that only through toil and hardship would mankind’s work prove fruitful (Gen. 3:17–19). Yet in his great kindness, or as a hint of the prosperity to come in the new earth, or to test his people, or for other reasons, God often allows hu...
God’s impartial justice. The Lord does not overlook injustice on the part of his own people simply because they are his. Indeed, God’s covenant relationship makes justice and righteousness in the lives of his people all the more crucial, for they are representing the Lord to the nations (see Rom. 2:17–24). Thus when his people “trample on the needy...
The prophecy of Amos carries an urgent message for the global church in the twenty-first century. Where God has brought material blessing to his people through honest hard work and diligence, such blessing should be received gratefully and enjoyed. Yet in light of massive worldwide needs such as poverty, lack of clean water, malnutrition, and inade...
4. Amos reads the Bible with Roxanna and realizes that God still loves him and he is still a king. Amos now knows that true dignity and worth have been offered to all human beings by the God of the universe. 5. Amos sees that freedom is a “harder lot to bear than servitude.” As a member of the Copeland family,
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It is a document that declares he is a free man. 5. Amos gets off his horse, looks at the surrounding mountain and fields, and kneels down and kisses the earth. This was part of the ritual dance of his youth, meaning that “all that he had, all that he ever would be, he gave to his people.” Amos Fortune, Free Man Study Guide © 1996 Progeny ...
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Listen to what Amos says: “And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel” (Amos 7:15). God sent Amos all the way from down there in the desert and the wilderness up to Bethel, one of the capital cities of the northern kingdom where he found city folk living.
