5. THE PROPHET AND HIS MINISTRY Amos 7:1 - Amos 8:1 We have seen the preparation of the Man for the Word; we have sought to trace to its source the Word which came to the Man. It now remains for us to follow the Prophet, Man and Word combined, upon his Ministry to the people. For reasons given in... [ Continue Reading ]
DOOM OR DISCIPLINE? Amos 8:4 WE now enter the Third Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 7-9. As we have already treated the first part of it-the group of four visions, which probably formed the prophet's discourse at Bethel, with the interlude of his adventure there (Amos 7:1 - Amos 8:3) -we may... [ Continue Reading ]
1. EARTHQUAKE, ECLIPSE, AND FAMINE Amos 8:4 "Hear this, ye who trample the needy, and would put an end to the lowly of the land, saying, When will the New-Moon be over, that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, that we may open corn (by making small the measure, but large the weight, and falsifying... [ Continue Reading ]
COMMON SENSE AND THE REIGN OF LAW Amos 3:3; Amos 4:6; Amos 5:8; Amos 6:12; Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; Amos 8:4 FOOLS, when they face facts, which is seldom, face them one by one, and, as a consequence, either in ignorant contempt or in panic. With this inordinate folly Amos charged the religion of his da... [ Continue Reading ]