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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 and Hosea were the last chance prophets for the Northern Kingdom of Israel -just before the captivity of the Northern Kingdom of Israel by Assyrians in 722 B.C. Chronologically, Amos preceded Hosea by about 10 years though it is placed after Hosea in the Bible. Hosea is actually the last prophet for the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
Author: According to Amos 1:1, the author of the book is Amos. The name means “burden-bearer.”. Amos further describes himself as a “shepherd”1 from Tekoa.”. Some suggest that the designation “shepherd” is somewhat misleading. For example, Cragie suggests that, “Amos was not a simple shepherd. He was in the sheep business, a ...
to the book of Amos. The book is filled with the words and speeches of the prophet Amos. The events of Amos likely happened in the late 700s BCE but were written down later. Of course, we might wonder what an ancient text like this could teach us today, so let us keep exploring. Amos reports the Lord's judgment on Israel's Neighbors in chapter one.
Stability, prosperity, and expansion characterized the day. 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).
More than almost any other book of Scripture, the book of Amos holds God’s people accountable for their ill-treatment of others. It repeatedly points out the failure of the people to fully embrace God’s idea of justice. They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were ...
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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 ...
