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  1. Feb 14, 2017 · Amos 4:6-13 tells us how, in an effort to bring Israel to her senses, God sent a series of calamities, including famine, drought, blight, pestilence, disease, and violence. Nevertheless, Israel wouldn't turn back to God.

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  2. Jan 8, 2023 · Thus, Amos 3:6 appears to be predicting exactly what many other prophets predicted - that God would bring disaster and calamity upon Israel for their sinfulness as punishment. Generally, this was fulfilled when the northern kingdom was destroyed by Assyria in 722 BC; and Judah was carried into exile in 538 by Babylon.

  3. Jan 24, 2017 · Is Amos’ prophecy a warning or is it an announcement of a coming calamity that is now inescapable. The passage as a whole tells us about the nature of prophecy and its relationship to the activity of God.

  4. He links two contrasting sets of events: light and peacerepresenting constructive, hopeful, encouraging eventsagainst darkness and calamityrepresenting destructive, fearful, discouraging circumstances. God creates both "good" and "bad" circumstances for His people and purpose. John W. Ritenbaugh.

  5. A crucial key to understanding the application to us, in both Hosea and Amos, is that they prophesied in Israel (the ten northern tribes) during a time similar to today—that is, in the last generation before a major national calamity fell on them, a "time of the end."

  6. Amos’ call to true worship is to “let justice flow like a river, and righteousness like a never-failing stream” (Amos 5:24). These two words are important to Amos. Tsedaqah, or “righteousness,” refers to a standard of right, equitable relationship between people no matter their social differences.

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  8. Mar 20, 2024 · The book of Amos encourages believers to seek justice and pursue righteousness. It inspires us to worship God with sincerity and holiness. And it prompts us to listen to God’s voice as He calls us to works of service and to be faithful as we minister for Him.

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