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  1. Apr 22, 2021 · [16] For example, when the prophet Samuel is asked to locate Saul’s lost donkeys (1 Sam 9) and when Samuel, Nathan, Gad and other prophets advise the kings of Israel. For an analysis of one biblical story about court prophecy, see James A. Diamond, “Discerning False Prophecy: The Story of Ahab and the Lying Spirit,” TheTorah (2020 ...

  2. Apr 30, 2024 · Answer. 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). This would have been around 760 BC, making him a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, and Isaiah.

  3. May 9, 2024 · Brief Summary: Amos can see that beneath Israel’s external prosperity and power, internally the nation is corrupt to the core. The sins for which Amos chastens the people are extensive: neglect of God’s Word, idolatry, pagan worship, greed, corrupted leadership, and oppression of the poor. Amos begins by pronouncing a judgment upon all the ...

  4. Both Hosea and Amos help us see how Israel is an example of this; they offer two different sides of the same covenant-failure. Don’t worry, there is hope. There’s always hope because of Jesus! In the New Testament, Matthew quotes Hosea 11:1 , “out of Egypt I called my son,” in one of his fulfillment formulas.

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  5. Mar 20, 2024 · “Seek the Lord and live. … Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is” (Amos 5:6, 14). Amos concludes his message with a vision of restoration and hope for the repentant. Despite the wickedness and unrighteous behaviors, God still loved the people of Israel.

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  6. 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.

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  8. Dec 1, 2013 · Amos was a prophet from the South (Judah) whom God sent to the North (Israel). This book focuses on God’s sovereign justice: God is sovereign. He created the universe (Am 5:8). He is the one who allows cities and nations to fall (Am 3:6). He is the one who rescued Israel from Egypt (Am 9:7).

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