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As an adjective רﬠevokes the “day of the Lord”, called “the evil day” (or “day of calamity”; )יום רﬠin Amos vi 3. he “evil time” of v 13 thus signifies God’s retribution—presumably the “day of the Lord” proclaimed in v 18 and elsewhere in the book. he term לכן, which begins v 13, often introduces announcements of judgment in the book (cf ...
Throughout these Mesopotamian laments the destructive agent par excellence is the flood of Enlil.11 D. Hillers compared Lamentations and Amos 5 with SCL, concluding Amos probably drew upon SCL: ‘ “books are made out of other books”, and, to the extent that this maxim is true, biblical books are no exception’.12 Dobbs-Alsopp concluded that SCL influenced Jeremiah’s Lamentations, that ...
- Gavin M. Cox
In this article we will focus on those fragments of praise songs, and noticing what happens to them when they are transposed into the context of Amos’ book and ask what lessons this may have for our own practices of worship.1 Worship songs in Amos Amos does not contain a whole psalm, yet there are a number of short pieces which have the form and style of a worship song (Am 4:13; 5:8-9; 9:5-6 ...
- Tim Bulkeley
Mar 20, 2024 · They even sang songs of praise to the Lord. but it was all for outward appearances. Their gifts and songs didn’t impress the Lord, for He saw what was in their hearts; and the sin in their hearts made their sacrifices unacceptable. Amos confronted empty religious practices and emphasized the need for genuine worship and holiness.
- Brad Simon
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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May 9, 2024 · Brief Summary: Amos can see that beneath Israel’s external prosperity and power, internally the nation is corrupt to the core. The sins for which Amos chastens the people are extensive: neglect of God’s Word, idolatry, pagan worship, greed, corrupted leadership, and oppression of the poor. Amos begins by pronouncing a judgment upon all the ...
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The book of Amos consists of just nine modern chapters, but its internal structure is quite complex, and theories about its compo-sition and editing vary considerably.3 Amos’s intercessory petitions appear in the context of four visions, found in Amos 7:1–3, 7:4–6, 7:7–9, and 8:1–3. The first two visions form a complementary pair,
