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Amos was a shepherd in a region called Tekoa, about six miles south of Bethlehem. Commentaries describe the area as somewhat rugged, rocky, and with sparse grazing fields. Shepherds in that region had to make extensive trips to feed their flocks. In the book of Amos, we find two uses Amos performed: he kept sheep (Amos 1:1),
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Amos 5:11 speaks of their nice houses built from well hewn stone. Amos 6:1 speaks of those who are "at ease" in Zion and those who "feel secure" in the mountain of Samaria. Amos 3:15 spoke of their houses of ivory (this was literally true of the palace at the capital city of Samaria). Overall, this was a time when everything seemed to be going ...
The Book of Amos is the third in the Hebrew Canon known as The Twelve Minor Prophets. Amos is the only “layman” among those prophets. He calls himself “a shepherd” and a cultivator of sycamore-fig trees.1 Evidently, the prophet did not want to be considered to be a prophet or a theologian.
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The Fellowcraft scriptural passage is from the Book of the Prophet Amos (7:7-8). The chapter begins with a threefold vision of the prophet. In the first two parts Amos sees Israel, because of her sins, threatened with destruction by a plague of locusts and then by an all-encompassing fire. As each calamity looms Amos prays for God’s mercy on ...
Author: The author of the book is Amos, a prophet from the city of Tekoa in the southern kingdom of Judah. By profession, Amos was a rancher and farmer (Amo 1:1; 7:14-15), whom the Lord called to be a prophet. Audience: Amos writes to foreign nations (Amo 1:1—2:3), to the southern kingdom of Judah (2:4-
May 21, 2006 · 10. In Amos 8:11-12 there is a prediction of a famine of the Word. What kind of a famine would this be? “They shall <run to and fro’ to seek the word of the Lord.” (Other occurrences of this Hebrew word are found in Job 1:7; 2:2; Daniel 12:4; and Zechariah 4:10.
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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.
