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Apr 22, 2021 · [21] Typical of biblical literature, the book of Amos was expanded over time. Amos 1:3–2:5 portrays a regional destruction that did not occur until the Babylonian invasions of the early sixth century B.C.E., and Amos 2:4 condemns Judah for not following torah, a standard of Judahite behavior that begins around the time of the Babylonian exile ...
Amos 3. Easy-to-Read Version. Warning to Israel. 3 People of Israel, listen to this message! This is what the Lord said about you, Israel. This message is about all the families that I brought from the land of Egypt. 2 “There are many families on earth, but you are the only family I chose to know in a special way.
At one time in Israel’s history, these places represented God’s special relationship with his people, but now they have become thoroughly corrupt. The same point is being made in Hosea and Amos: despite acting like every sinful action is well and good, the religious life of the northern tribes is certainly not acceptable to the Lord—and judgment is coming.
- Whitney Woollard
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.
The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.” Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors - This is what the LORD ...
Amos is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets, the last volume of the prophetic books (the second section of the Hebrew Bible). His career unfolded during the seismic eighth century BCE. At the time, the Israelites had already split into two kingdoms: the northern kingdom of Israel, consisting of ten of the twelve Israelite tribes, and the southern kingdom of the tribe of Judah, which also included ...
Amos was a shepherd before the spirit of prophecy came over him. He was a herdsman from the village of Tekoa, and a dresser of sycamore trees. He began his prophecies "in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, the king of Israel, two years before the earthquake." His fearless and outspoken words came ...
