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THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET AMOS
_Chronological Notes relative to this Book_
-Year from the Creation, according to Archbishop Usher, 3217.
-Year of the Julian Period, 3927.
-Year since the Flood, 1561...
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THE WORDS OF AMOS, WHO WAS AMONG THE HERDMEN - “Amos begins by
setting forth his own nothingness, and withal the great grace of his
Teacher and Instructor, the Holy Spirit, referring all to His
glory....
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AGAINST THE NATIONS, JUDAH, AND ISRAEL
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Amos 1:1) _
2. Damascus (Amos 1:3)
3. Philistia (Amos 1:6)
4. Tyre ...
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AMOS 1:1 F. SUPERSCRIPTION AND MOTTO. In the present form of the book
we find prefixed to the oracles, probably by a post-exilic editor,
some brief particulars as to the person of the prophet, the dat...
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TITLE. THE WORDS OF AMOS. But the words of Jehovah by Amos. See Amos
1:3.
AMOS. Burden.
HERDMEN. shepherds. Hebrew. _nokdim_. so called from. peculiar breed
of stunted sheep (with fine wool). Mesha w...
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Amos 1:1. The Heading
_The words of_ The same title as Jeremiah 1:1; Ecclesiastes 1:1;
Proverbs 30:1;...
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_TRANSGRESSIONS OF DEMACUS -- AMOS 1:1-5:_ Amos was not a professional
prophet. He said, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son;
but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit.” (Amo...
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PUNISHMENT PROMISED, THE HEATHEN NATIONSDAMASCUS
TEXT: Amos 1:1-5
1.
The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and...
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The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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 befor...
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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 ....
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THE SINS OF ISRAEL'S NEIGHBOURS AND THE PUNISHMENTS WHICH SHOULD
FOLLOW
1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of
Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.'
HERDM...
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THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD
AMOS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
ABOUT THIS BOOK
WHEN AMOS LIVED
Amos came from Tekoa, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem. He was a
*shepherd and he looked after...
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The _Prologue_ to the Prophecies of Amos consists of a series of
denunciations of the surrounding peoples. The ground of the awful
threatenings is the word of Jehovah made known to the prophet. The
re...
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דִּבְרֵ֣י עָמֹ֔וס אֲשֶׁר ־הָיָ֥ה בַ †
נֹּקְדִ֖ים...
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Amos 3:3, Amos 7:14
THE MAN AND THE PROPHET
THE Book of Amos opens one of the greatest stages in the religious
development of mankind. Its originality is due to a few simple ideas,
which it propels...
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OUTSIDE NATIONS SHALL SUFFER JUDGMENT
Amos 1:1-10
Amos opens his prophecies with predictions against neighboring
peoples, that Israel may be led to appreciate her guilt and to bear
the approach of Go...
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The second verse of this first chapter gives the key to the book.
Jehovah declared Himself in judgment. Beginning at the point farthest
from Israel, the prophet delivered his messages to the nations a...
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The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of (a) Tekoa, which he
saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the
days of (b) Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two year...
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Herdsmen. St. Jerome's manuscripts after Aquila, have "pastorals,"
(Haydock) pastoralibus. (Calmet) --- Theodotion retains Nokedim.
Septuagint read Accarim, (Haydock) substituting r for d, (St. Jerome...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
"The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days
of Jeroboam the...
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_THE MESSAGE OF AMOS_
‘The words of Amos.’
Amos 1:1
To estimate the prophets’ message we must consider something of the
times in which they lived and the circumstances under which they
spoke. Let u...
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Amos boasts not here, in speaking of his own words, that he adduced
anything as from himself, but avows himself to be only the minister of
God; for he immediately adds that he received them by a visio...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2.
In the outset Jehovah, proclaiming His own rights from the place of
His own throne, roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem.
Afterwards,...
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THE WORDS OF AMOS,.... Not which he spoke of or for himself, but from
the Lord; all the prophecies, visions, and revelations made unto him,
are intended:
WHO WAS AMONG THE HERDSMEN OF TEKOA; which wa...
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The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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...
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_The words of Amos_ This inscription, and some similar ones prefixed
to some of the books of the prophets, seem to have been formed by
those who collected their writings together. _Which he saw_ Recei...
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AGAINST DAMASCUS AND GAZA...
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The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen, a man who owned and
tended sheep, OF TEKOA, WHICH HE SAW CONCERNING ISRAEL, chiefly with
regard to the northern kingdom, IN THE DAYS OF UZZIAH, KING OF JU...
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AMOS CHAPTER 1
The time when Amos prophesied, AMOS 1:1 . He showeth God's judgments
upon Syria, AMOS 1:3; upon the Philistines, AMOS 1:6 upon Tyre, Amo
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Amos 1:1 words H1697 Amos H5986 sheepbreeders H5349 Tekoa H8620 saw
H2372 (H8804) Israel H3478 days H3117 Uzziah...
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INTRODUCTION (AMOS 1:1).
Amos 1:1
‘The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen (cattle-breeders) of
Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of
Judah, and in the days of Je...
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CONTENTS: Judgments pronounced upon surrounding peoples Syria, Tyre,
Edom, Ammon.
CHARACTERS: God, Amos, Uzziah, Jeroboam, Hazael, Benhadad.
CONCLUSION: The God of Israel is the God of all the earth...
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Amos 1:1. _The words of Amos,_ written with his own hand. He does not
name his parents, because they were plain country people. He was
himself _among the herdmen of Tekoa,_ a small city twelve miles s...
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_The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa._
AMOS
Though a native of the kingdom of Judah, Amos was sent with a message
to the ten tribes. The unity of the two kingdoms was not the less r...
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AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 1:1 Superscription. The first verse identifies the
book’s speaker, audience, and time frame. AMOS 1:1 addresses Israel
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CRITICAL NOTES.] AMOS] Different from the father of Isaiah, _Amots_.
TEK.] 2 Chronicles 20:20 EARTH.] 2 Chronicles 26:16. A premonitory
sign in nature of revolutions in guilty kingdoms ...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-CH. 2:16
PART I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT.
VERSE 1-CH. 2:3
_§ 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to
judgment._
AMOS 1:1, AMOS 1:2
Heading o
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Let's turn now to the book of Amos. In the first verse of Amos he
introduces himself.
These are the words of Amos, who was among the herdmen [or a shepherd]
at Tekoa (Amos 1:1),
Now Tekoa is a little...
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1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Chronicles 11:6; 2 Chronicles
20:20;...
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He saw — Received by revelation. Israel — The kingdom of the ten
tribes. Jeroboam — The great grand — son of Jehu. The earth —
quake — Of which, only this text, and Zechariah 14:5, make any
particular...