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  1. www.gotquestions.org › Book-of-AmosSummary of the Book of Amos - Bible Survey - GotQuestions.org

    May 9, 2024 · Date of Writing: The Book of Amos was likely written between 760 and 753 B.C. Purpose of Writing: Amos is a shepherd and a fruit picker from the Judean village of Tekoa when God calls him, even though he lacks an education or a priestly background. Amos' mission is directed to his neighbor to the north, Israel.

  2. evergrowingchristians.com › book-of-amos-summaryThe Book of Amos Summary by Chapter (1-9): Very Concise and ...

    • Oracles Against the Nations. Amos begins by delivering God’s judgment on the surrounding nations of Israel, including Damascus, Gaza, and Edom.
    • Judgment on Judah and Israel. Continuing from the first chapter, Amos pronounces judgment on Moab and then moves closer to home by addressing Judah and Israel.
    • Israel’s Punishment Declared. Amos addresses Israel directly, stating that their special relationship with God makes them more accountable. He employs rhetorical questions and illustrations to emphasize the gravity of their sins.
    • Israel’s Sins and Impending Judgment. This chapter chronicles God’s past attempts to bring Israel to repentance through various calamities. However, in spite of famine, drought, and plagues, Israel has not returned to God.

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  4. biblehub.com › chaptersummaries › amosAmos 6 Chapter Summary - Bible Hub

    Amos 6 is a somber reminder that complacency, pride, and indifference towards the suffering of others are not traits of a faithful and just society in God's eyes. As believers, we are called to live humbly, seek justice, and maintain a compassionate heart, keeping our focus on God and not on materialistic pleasures or self-glorification.

  5. www.insight.org › bible › the-minor-prophetsBook of Amos Overview - Insight for Living Ministries

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    • Why Is Amos So Important?
    • What's The Big Idea?
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    The prophet Amos lived among a group of shepherds in Tekoa, a small town approximately ten miles south of Jerusalem. Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. Rather, he was “a grower of sycamore figs” as well as a shepherd (Amos 7:14–15). Amos’s connection to the simple li...

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    Amos prophesied “two years before the earthquake” (Amos 1:1; see also Zechariah 14:5), just before the halfway point of the eighth century BC, during the reigns of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, king of Israel. Their reigns overlapped for fifteen years, from 767 BC to 753 BC. Though he came from the southern kingdom of Judah, Amos delivered h...

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    Amos was fed up. While most of the prophets interspersed redemption and restoration in their prophecies against Israel and Judah, Amos devoted only the final five verses of his prophecy for such consolation. Prior to that, God’s word through Amos was directed against theprivileged people of Israel, a people who had no love for their neighbor, who t...

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    With the people of Israel in the north enjoying an almost unparalleled time of success, God decided to call a quiet shepherd and farmer to travel from his home in the less sinful south and carry a message of judgment to the Israelites. The people in the north used Amos’s status as a foreigner as an excuse to ignore his message of judgment for a mul...

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    Injustice permeates our world, yet as Christians we often turn a blind eye to the suffering of others for “more important” work like praying, preaching, and teaching. But the book of Amos reminds us that those works, while unquestionably central to a believer’s life, ring hollow when we don’t love and serve others in our own lives. Do you find your...

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  6. www.biblestudytools.com › bible-study › topicalWhat Is the Book of Amos All About? - Topical Studies

    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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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Book_of_AmosBook of Amos - Wikipedia

    1 hour ago · The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament (Tanakh) and the second in the Greek Septuagint tradition. [1] According to the Bible, Amos was an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah , [ 2 ] and was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II [ 2 ] (788–747 BC) of Samaria (Northern Israel), [ 3 ] while Uzziah was King of Judah.

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  9. bibleproject.com › guides › book-of-amosBook of Amos | Guide with Key Information and Resources

    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.