This section of the prophecy falls naturally into three parts, Amos
5:1-27; Amos 6:1-14, each drawing out, in different terms, the moral
grounds of Israel's impending ruin, and ending with a similar o...
SEEK THE LORD AND LIVE
Amos Five
Amos took up a lamentation against Israel because of her coming
destruction. Pay day had come. The nation would now reap the result of
their sinful living. The destru...
EXAMINATION
CONSIDERATIONS
1.
Summarize in one paragraph, the philosophy of history as taught by the
Old Testament prophets.
2.
Describe in detail, the circumstances of the times in which Amos to...
1:1 (h-0) * (The title of this Book, 'Amos'), Said to mean,
'Burden-bearer.' herdmen (i-9) Or 'sheepmasters,' 2 Kings 3:4 . Tekoa,
(k-11) In Judah, 2 Chronicles 11:6 ....
V.
Commences with a veritable dirge over the calamity already threatened.
The form of the dirge belongs to the second verse only (its poetic
expression resembling the lament of David over Saul and Jo...
INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 5
In this chapter the prophet exhorts Israel to hear his lamentation
over them for their impending ruin, Amos 5:1; nevertheless to seek the
Lord, and all that is good; to forsake...