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The name of the prophet, Amos, means burden bearer. He was not the father of Isaiah whose name was also Amos. The book tells us the following about the history of the prophet. His home was in Tekoah the modern Tekua, located about 12 miles south of Jerusalem and about 6 miles south of Bethlehem. Acc
The reign of Jeroboam II in the kingdom of Israel was characterized by great prosperity and peace. Although it sounds like a good thing, this time of prosperity had the negative effect of giving the nation of Israel a false sense of security. They assumed that their economic and political success wa
We consider the message of the prophet Amos this afternoon, and we read the scriptures in Amos chapter 7. The text for the sermon will begin at verse 10 and go to the end of the chapter, 10 through 17. I will not reread that section, so pay special attention to those words. Thus hath the Lord G
Recently we have been studying the stunning message that Amos, the sheep-herder and fig-gatherer of Tekoah in Judah, had to deliver as a prophet of Jehovah God to the rebellious and idolatrous ten northern tribes of Israel. They had ostensibly departed from idolatry. The blatant Baal worship which w
February 15 Read Amos 2 After one more pronouncement of doom upon an evil nation, God, through Amos, shows that his people are not with out reproach. Judah will feel his wrath because they have forsaken the law of God. While Israel could feel no solace in this judgement, as they had done worse, the
Amos vividly describes the life of the people: people “that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; that chant to
“Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel” (Amos 7:14-15). If you would ask me how I wa
Furthermore, they “served God” in solemn assemblies, in offerings, and in songs. Therefore, they did not want to hear Amos’ warnings of judgment. Rather, they attempted to silence him and told him to prophesy no more among them (Amos 7). However, God would have nothing of their hypocrisies. We read