The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and. God has called christians not only to be in relationship with him but also to be in relationships with others. Amos was a shepherd and a farmer of sycamore fruit which is a fruit somewhat like figs amos 7. This article is missing information about evidence as to whether amos was a historical person. The work chronicles the visions that the ancient author of this book believed he received from god in order to warn israel of its impending doom and. The book of amos amos was a sheepbreeder of tekoa in judah, who delivered his oracles in the northern kingdom during the prosperous reign of jeroboam ii 786746 b. Gods presence on the earth will result in many benefits. Intro to amos biblica the international bible society. Most of what we know about amos comes from the book that bears his name. The old testament prophets were adept at luring hostile audiences into listening to their. He prophesied in israel at the great cult center of bethel, from which he was finally expelled by the priest in charge of this royal sanctuary. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach as told in the gospels with what he continued to do and teach through the apostles preaching and the establishment of the church. Please expand the article to include this information. And we must never forget that amos is speaking to us, the church of god, the israel of god.
This means there will be plenty of shepherds leaders. Amos 1, new international version niv the bible app. Rather, he was a grower of sycamore figs as well as a shepherd amos 7. The words of amos, one of the shepherds of tekoathe vision he saw concerning israel two years before the earthquake, when uzziah was king of judah and jeroboam son of jehoash was king of israel. We are children of gods peace in this new creation. See more ideas about bible, bible verses and word of god. It is a stirring warning to all of the dangers of apostasy, rebellion and complacency.
Amos was from tekoa, a small town in judah about 6 miles south of bethlehem and 11 miles from jerusalem. The book of amos begins and ends with references to an earthquake 1. Nicholas whyte on amos new advent catholic encyclopedia, amos forward movement, amos an introduction. Jan 02, 2020 book of amos bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. Amos 7 net symbolic visions of judgment the bible gateway. With the growing conviction beginning in the late nineteenth century that god calls. God called amos to prophesy to israel, and it seems that he did most of his work at bethel amos 7. More than almost any other book of scripture, the book of amos holds gods. Amos meaning burden or burdenbearer was an inhabitant of the rugged.
Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. Amos was apparently a peripatetic prophet who kept repeating a basic message, the summary for which is given by amaziah in 7. Although there are sermons using a verse or part of a. She lies abandoned on the ground,with no one to help. For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the. Jonahs preaching in nineveh must have been similar. One of the things to cherish about the book of amos is its exquisite language. He also uses one nation against another to carry out his purposes 6.
The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town approximately ten miles south of jerusalem. Or perhaps the verse means that god will drag a cart over ripe grain. During this period, amos was called from his obscurity to remind the people of the law of gods retributive justice, and to call them to repentance. This puts bethlehem about half way between tekoa and jerusalem. The meaning of the name amos is burden bearer, and the prophet amos did just that, revealing the message of the lord that israel was living dangerously and judgment would be the result if they didnt change their ways.
He was a shepherd and tended to sycamore fig trees. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. Amos was a sheepbreeder of tekoa in judah, who delivered his oracles in the northern kingdom during the prosperous reign of jeroboam ii 786746 b. This the book of amos bible study on the book of amos bible quotes looks at the book of amos bible study events and asks what is the book of amos bible study prophecy, what occurred in the book of amos bible story, when did the book of amos bible. The six programs cover the book of amos as follows. The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town. Bible character study on amos bible verses, quotes. Amos chapter 4 kjv king james version in 2018 jehovah god is pleading to the world. It suggests that he might have been a humble herdsman or a common laborer. The nation that represents yhwh must be made pure of anything or anyone that profanes the name of god.
He is credited with being one of the first classical or writing prophets, yet he does not identify himself as a prophet. What does fire represent in the book of amos answers. Amos was from the city name tekoa which is located about 12 miles south of jerusalem amos 1. The book of amos warns us at the very beginning that an earthquake was just two years away. Old testament the first part of the bible, which the writers wrote before christs birth. So amos goes to bethel, which was functioning as the capitol of israel.
Dictionaries encyclopedias bible stories apocrypha books. He was not a man of the court like isaiah, or a member of a priestly family like jeremiah and ezekiel. The book of amos bible study christianity oasis ministry has provided you with this book of amos bible study on the book of amos bible study verses. Amos did not believe he was writing in a great time. He is the great king who rules the whole universe 4. Both authors frequently use yahweh, the name representing gods special relationship between him and israel. Book of amos bible book of amos bible study book of amos. Amos bible book with full chapters new international version. Instead of choosing between prayer and service, the book of amos teaches us that both are essential. Chapter 5, part 11 hear ye this word which i take up against you, even a lamentation, o house of israel amos 5. The idea of the octave manifests in a slightly different way in the greek alphanumeric correlation, which begins with alpha 1 and ends with omega. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. The number 401 also coincides with the value of the name of isaiah, the one book in the bible that is an image of the bible within the bible, complete from aleph to tav cf. Chiun is a sixpointed star that represents the god saturn.
Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. Old testament of the bible cliffsnotes study guides book. God has attempted various means to confront israel with her. For the father of isaiah, a prophet in the hebrew bible, see amoz. Jan 19, 20 book the full book title spelled out and capitalized chapterandverse format using colons. The god for whom amos speaks is god of more than merely israel. The bible offers advice and encouragement for beginning a new. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, the lord, the god of hosts, is his name amos 4. Amos lived in the kingdom of judah but preached in the northern kingdom of israel. Amos bible book with full chapters new international. He prophesied in israel at the great cult center of bethel, from which he was finally expelled. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later.
He prophesied in israel at the great cult center of bethel, from which he was finally expelled by the priest in charge of this royal sanctuary 7. So, with this in mind, lets study the book of amos. Amos free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. The book of amos is a prophetic book of the hebrew bible largely dating to the 8th century bce and considered to be scripture by modernday jews and christians. The bible amos, judgement of god on kingdom of judah. For those christians whose tendency has been to focus more on the. The poetry of amos, who denounces the hollow prosperity of the northern kingdom, is filled with imagery and language taken from his own pastoral background. Bad things will happen soon amos the book of amos easyenglish bible the man with a difficult message from god amos a commentary by mark kirkpatrick.
Despite the fact that he lived in the southern kingdom of judah, god sent him as his prophet to the northern kingdom of. Book of amos bible book of amos bible study book of. The thirtieth book in the bible is the book of amos. The surrounding nations are summoned to judgment because of their sins. Amos meaning burden or burdenbearer was an inhabitant of the rugged region of tekoa, located in the territory of judah about 12 miles south of jerusalem. Doing discipleship for real the beginnings of the project. Commentary on the book of amos by matthew henry old. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. Amos was a herdsman who lived in the village of tekoa, before becoming a prophet during the reign of king uzziah. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Amos 12 contains a great example of this entrapment technique, and. Amos was a farmer from the southern kingdom of judah, but he was chosen by god to preach in the northern kingdom of israel and to warn them of gods coming.
The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition. The only real security and future was in trusting the lord god. New testament the last part of the bible, which the writers wrote after christs birth. The book of amos is a prophetic book of the hebrew bible largely dating to the 8th. At the start, yahweh declares that he will punish cities like damascus, tyre, ammon. It is the third of the minor prophetic books and was written by the prophet amos in the reign of jereboam ii of israel c. Book of amos summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of amos for bible study or sunday school lessons.
Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. Amos interprets the coming of the day of yahweh gods kingdom on earth in sharp contrast to what generally was accepted by the priests and other contemporary rulers of the land, in whose opinion the coming day of yahweh will be a triumphant day of gladness for the people of israel. The way amos wrote his book had the greatest impact on all the nations he addresses in the name of god. The prophecy of amos should simplify the choices in our lives. Judgment on israels neighbors this is what the lord. Whether he owned the flocks and groves or only worked as a hired hand is not known. Not much has been written about it in the new church. All quotes should start with a citation of bible displayed in book chapterandverse translation format. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of amos. Prophecy is all about letting the people know whats coming.
A new translation with introduction and commentary, ancor bible, new york. Amos must have subsequently returned to tekoa where he assembled and edited his messages as we now see them in the book. Because he is allsovereign, the god of israel holds the history and destiny of all peoples and of the world in his hands. Amos was not the first bible prophet, but he was the first prophet to have his prophecies recorded in a separate book of the bible, that being the book of amo. His major themes of social justice, gods omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. This article is about amos, a minor prophet in the hebrew bible and christian bible. With amos, the messages of the prophets began to be preserved in permanent form, being brought together in books that would accompany israel through the coming debacle and beyond. This one was a stern warning, as in joel, to repent from the. Since amos was a contemporary of hosea and jonah, see introductions to those books. The book of amos is a stinging rebuke of a nation that has rejected and forgotten god. Cragie, amos the noqed in the light of ugaritic, studies in religion 11 1982. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament.
New beginnings ministry bible study in the book of amos chapter 1 book of amos. What was the significance of the horns of the altar amos 3. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of amos in the bible new international version. Book of amos bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. He earned his living from the flock and the sycamorefig grove 1. Amos predicted that after the nations had learned their lessons, israel and all nations would be restored and abundantly blessed, both physically and spiritually amos 9. Since i started working on this study of amos, i have searched our library holdings with the hope i would turn up a hidden or forgotten study by some new church scholar.
The apostle james, bishop of jerusalem, in the acts of the apostles 15. This summary of the book of amos provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of amos. The lord roars from zion and thunders from jerusalem. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. Amos was not the first bible prophet, but he was the first prophet to have his prophecies recorded in a separate book of the bible, that being the book of amos. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself.