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They sell the poor for a pair of sandals. Summary of the Book of Amos Author.
BOOK OF AMOS KEY VERSES.
Amos bible summary. Amos is a contemporary of the prophet Hosea and so the social and religious problems that Hosea faced were the same. As with Hosea Amos preached against the social and moral decline of Israel. The worship of Assyrian deities and the huge gulf that had emerged between the haves and the have nots.
I will punish Damascus. The remnant of the Philistines shall perish. I will send fire upon Tyre Edom and Ammon 3 Jan 2013.
Read this chapter in full. I will send fire upon Moab and Judah. I will punish Israel.
They sell the poor for a pair of sandals. God will judge Gods people more severely than the other nations. God Amos Jeroboam II Uzziah and people of Isreal.
BOOK OF AMOS KEY VERSES. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not. Amos warned his people that they must confess their evil deeds to God.
And they must learn to do the right things Amos 5. Otherwise God would allow Israels enemies to attack Amos chapters 6-9. And these enemies would destroy the nation.
Summary of the Book of Amos Author. Amos 11 identifies the author of the Book of Amos as the Prophet Amos. The Book of Amos was likely written between 760 and 753 BC.
Amos is a shepherd and a fruit picker from the Judean village of Tekoa when God calls. Based upon Amos 11 scholars have surmised that a man named Amos who lived during the time when Israel was divided into two kingdoms was the author. A shepherd and grower of sycamore figs he resided in the town of Tekoa.
This town was located just 10 miles south of Jerusalem and was a part of the Judean kingdom. The Book of Amos which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form consists of nine chapters. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from Amos himself.
Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. The man and his message. Amo 11 Amos the man.
The words of Amos who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two years before the earthquake. The words of Amos. This book of the prophet Amos is the only.
Brief Summary of Amos - The KJV Bible Scriptures The content of Amos according to the KJV Bible Scriptures contains a short overview of the main subjects people events and ancient topics in the following summary of the KJV Bible Scriptures. Amos is book number 30 in the Old Testament of the Bible. It contains 9 chapters.
Author and Time of Writing The prophet Amos to lade to burden Burden-bearer originated from Tekoa a town in Judah south of Jerusalem. 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.
God called Amos to prophesy to Israel and it seems that he did most of his work at Bethel Amos 713. Amos was a man of prayer cf. Amos 72 5 and deep conviction Amos 714ff.
At one point Amaziah the priest had commanded Amos to go south to speak his words of doom yet the prophet answered by a thus saith Jehovah Amos 715.