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Amos did not identify the captive people, but most likely it was a group from Israel bought by the Phoenicians and then sold to Edom for great gain. The “brotherly covenant” (v. 9) referred to could have been one made between King HIram and David (2 Sam. 5:11), King Hiram and Solomon (1 Ki. 5:2-6; 9; 11-14), or King Hiram and Ahab (1 Ki. 16:29-31).
The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and His anointed….” (Psa.2:1–2). Psalm 2 describes a general, world-wide rebellion and judgment. “Arise, O God, judge the earth, for to Thee belong all the nations.” (Psa.82:8). This Psalm indicts the rulers of the nations for injustice against ...
- Retrospective History
- The Historical Prophet
- Amos as A “Literary-Predictive Text”
The book opens with a claim that Amos prophesied during the overlapping reigns of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam II of Israel: This would have been in the 760sB.C.E. This was a high point of Israel’s power, but Amos predicts that Israel will be destroyed because of their ethical failings. This takes place years later when the kingdom of Isr...
What then of the prophet Amos, the historical individual? Some of the book’s portions could go back to a historical prophet Amos. Nevertheless, the late date of many of the passages surveyed above suggests the book as a whole is not the work of a “prophet,” i.e., a mantic diviner who functioned as such, but is a literary construct. Our knowledge of...
The book of Amos is not “prophecy” per se, but rather is a “literary-predictive text”—a text written as prophecy to explain a historical development in terms of divine will. The book is thus both an indictment and an autopsy of fallen Israel, part of the general biblical understanding of Israel’s catastrophes as being due to the Israelites’ own rel...
Amos began his prophecies with messages of the Lord’s condemnation to several nations that surrounded Israel: Syria (identified by its capital, Damascus; see Amos 1:3–5), Philistia (identified by the major cities Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Ekron; see Amos 1:6–8), Phoenicia (and its major city, Tyrus or Tyre; see Amos 1:9–10), Edom (see Amos 1:11–12), Ammon (see Amos 1:13–15), and ...
Jun 22, 2004 · 1. Edom will receive certain judgment because of their abusive treatment of their Israeli brothers 1:11. 2. The LORD vows to destroy the central cities of Edom 1:12. F. Ammon: The LORD promises to judge the people of Ammon because of their treatment of the people of Gilead (territory of Israel) 1:13-15.
Dec 1, 2013 · Amos was a prophet from the South (Judah) whom God sent to the North (Israel). This book focuses on God’s sovereign justice: God is sovereign. He created the universe (Am 5:8). He is the one who allows cities and nations to fall (Am 3:6). He is the one who rescued Israel from Egypt (Am 9:7).
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Amos 1 is a chapter replete with powerful prophetic declarations. The shepherd and farmer, Amos, is called upon by God to deliver stern warnings to the nations surrounding Israel. This chapter showcases the impartiality of God's judgment, stressing that punishment for sin and injustice is inevitable, irrespective of one's status or nationality. 1.
