THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YHWH AND HIS PEOPLE (AMOS 3:1). The covenant relationship between YHWH and His people is revealed in this carefully constructed passage in which there is constant reference to that relationship in one way or another. It can be analysed as follows: a Hear this word... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INEVITABILITY OF JUDGMENT, BOTH BECAUSE OF WHAT YHWH IS, AND BECAUSE HE WILL ACT (AMOS 3:1). Following up on the idea in Amos 2:9 Amos commences this section of his prophecy (introduced by ‘hear this word' compare Amos 4:1; Amos 5:1), with a reminder of Israel's deliverance from Egypt and YHWH's... [ Continue Reading ]
AMOS PUTS ISRAEL ON TRIAL BEFORE YHWH IN THE PRESENCE OF WITNESSES (AMOS 3:9). Amos begins by calling his witnesses together in Amos 3:9, giving his grounds for doing so, and then declaring YHWH's own verdict on Israel in Amos 3:11 which describe the consequences that are to come on Israel as a res... [ Continue Reading ]