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Mar 20, 2024 · Now then, hear the word of the Lord” (Amos 7:14-16). Despite the opposition, God used Amos in a mighty way to warn the people of a neighboring country to repent and return to the Lord. Amos stands as an enduring witness that God can and does use ordinary people to accomplish His ministry. Every Member a Minister
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it will catch the bird. 6 If people hear the warning blast of a trumpet, they shake with fear. If trouble comes to a city, the Lord caused it to happen. 7 When the Lord God decides to do something, he will first tell his servants, the prophets. 8 When a lion roars, people are frightened. When the Lord God speaks, a prophet must prophesy.
Apr 30, 2024 · Answer. Amos was a shepherd and farmer from the Judean village of Tekoa, about five miles south of Bethlehem, who had a vision and became a prophet for the Lord. Amos prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel and Uzziah in Judah (Amos 1:1). This would have been around 760 BC, making him a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, and Isaiah.
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.
Amos (/ ˈ eɪ m ə s /; Hebrew: עָמוֹס – ʿĀmōs) was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.According to the Bible, Amos was the older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760–755 BC during the rule of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Kingdom of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern Kingdom of Judah yet ...
Amos’s prophetic ministry was punctuated by visionary experiences that illuminated his understanding of God’s judgments and Israel’s future. Amos 7:1-9 records a series of visions, including those of locusts, fire, and a plumb line, symbolizing divine judgment, destruction, and measurement. These visions served as divine revelations ...
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Dec 1, 2013 · Amos was a simple shepherd in the Southern Kingdom of Judah (Am 1:1). He wasn’t a prophet. There were no prophets in his family. But God had a message for the rebellious Northern Kingdom of Israel, and He chose Amos to deliver it (Am 7:15). God had made Israel His chosen people (back in Exodus), and He was to be their God.
