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Assyrian records indicate that Calneh and Hamath were conquered together by Assyria in 738 B.C.E., after the kings from Amos 1:1 had died. [12] Israelites in the time of Jeroboam II would have seen only thriving cities when looking at Calneh and Hamath, but observers a few decades later would be aware that these strong cities fell to Assyria’s westward campaigns that eventually engulfed Israel.
In today’s world, where justice, ethics, and morality remain paramount concerns, the insights from Amos hold significant relevance. This article delves into the enduring relevance of the Book of Amos, exploring its teachings on social justice, environmental stewardship, ethical leadership, religious hypocrisy, global injustice, and the call for repentance and change.
Five Biblical prophets—Amos, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah and Jeremiah—scathingly attacked the sacrificial cult practiced in the shrines of ancient Israel and Judah. These prophets all lived in that turbulent 150-year period that began with the death-pangs of the Kingdom of Israel in the late 8th century B.C. and ended with the Babylonian destruction of the […]
Jun 5, 2012 · A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life in Israel, in Judaism, and in Christianity; or, Hebrew, Jewish, and Christian Eschatology from Pre-prophetic Times till the Close of the New Testament Canon: Being the First Jowett Lectures Delivered in 1898–99 London A. & C. Black 1913 Google Scholar
- John Barton
- 2012
THE RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF THE BOOK OF AMOS. commerce, the people gave way to luxury and all its vices. The wealthy indulged in the wildest extravagance. They built mansions of ivory, lavishly fitted out with luxurious furnishings. Attached to their palatial residences were costly vineyards. Along with their abandonment to luxury and the excesses ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Amos says, “I am no prophet, nor the son of a prophet” (7:14). He says, “The Lord took me and sent me to go and prophesy to my people Israel” (7:15). 4. Redactions in the Book of Amos. The redactions or continued growth of the Book of Amos has a richer complex literary history that extends into the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E.
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Mar 13, 2022 · Amos was from Judah, but he did his work in the Kingdom of Israel, especially in the cities of Samaria and Bethel. Amos was called to preach in Bethel because the Northern kings had a temple there, famously housing a form of a golden calf, mingling traditions with idolatry, but Amaziah the high priest reported him to king Jeroboam II, and he had to flee south.
