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The "day of calamity" refers to a time of disaster or judgment. In the Hebrew, "יוֹם רָעָה" (yom ra'ah) conveys a sense of an appointed time when evil or disaster will occur. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, where the "day of the Lord" is often depicted as a time of reckoning for sin and injustice.
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Amos 6:3. assigns the reason for the woe pronounced upon the...
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3 KJV - Amos 6:3 You dismiss the day of calamity and bring...
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3 NIV - Amos 6:3 You dismiss the day of calamity and bring...
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Amos 6:12 For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will...
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Mar 20, 2024 · Amos Ultimately Points to Christ. 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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Amos 1. King James Version. 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the ...
Joel 3. Amos 2. Amos 1. King James Version. 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem ...
Amos Summary. by Jay Smith. The purpose of the book of Amos was to announce God’s holy judgment on the Kingdom of Israel (the Northern Kingdom), call them to repentance, and to turn from their self-righteous sins and idolatry. God raised up the prophet Amos, as an act of His great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed Him ...
The Book of Amos. Amos was a shepherd of Tekoa, in southern Judah. Around 760 B.C., the call to be a prophet seized him at his work. He went to the northern kingdom and to Bethel, its religious center, where he denounced injustice, the pride of the wealthy, and the illusion created by an outward practice of religion.
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Guide to the Book of. Amos. One important aspect of the ancient TaNaK order of the Hebrew Bible is that the 12 prophetic works of Hosea through Malachi, sometimes referred to as the Minor Prophets, were designed as a single book called The Twelve. Amos is the third book of The Twelve. Amos was a shepherd and fig tree farmer (Amos 7:14 ) who ...