Both authors frequently use yahweh, the name representing gods special. I love paging through my bible to look at all the art, but find myself stopping. Amos, a judaean prophet from the village of tekoa, was active in the northern kingdom. The days are coming, declares the sovereign lord, when i will send a famine through the land not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the lord. Readers of the hebrew bible may be familiar with stories about moses, samuel, david. The book of amos begins and ends with references to an earthquake 1. The rhetorical study of the book of amos is the purpose of this. Amos was a prophet and writer of the book of amos in the bible, who lived in the ninth century bce and prophesied sometime between 829 to about 804 bce amos 7. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. For those christians whose tendency has been to focus more on the. Then he says something to his own people who live in israel and judah. The words of amos reveal jehovahs mercy towards an unworthy people. This free coloring page is based on the book of amos. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a.
God has called christians not only to be in relationship with him but also to be in relationships with others. Weve also uploaded this illustration as a jpeg file for any readers that need to customize. Amos notes these places because the israelites were holding their festivals there. The book of amos is a stinging rebuke of a nation that has rejected and forgotten god. Introduction the old testament prophets were adept at luring hostile audiences. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. Typically, people read these speeches and try to draw application from each one. But amos said, behold, the eyes of the lord god are upon the sinful kingdom, and i will destroy it from off the face of the earth amos 9. The apostle james, bishop of jerusalem, in the acts of the apostles 15. And he said, the lord will roar from zion, and utter his voice from jerusalem. God called amos to prophesy to israel, and it seems that he did most of his work at bethel amos 7. He writes about the terrible things that they have done.
This quiz features questions based on the book of amos using the king james version of the holy bible. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. Archaeology confirms the bible tyre and the bible petra and the bible egypt and the bible babylon and the bible the lost books of the bible crossing musical boundaries music is a powerful emotional motivator that crosses cultural and language barriers. Amos bible coloring page bible coloring pages, childrens.
He prophesied in israel at the great cult center of bethel, from which he was finally expelled by the priest in charge of this royal sanctuary 7. Go to the bottom of that page to see the index chapters, which are hot links. In all these respects he is isaiahs spiritual progenitor. And we must never forget that amos is speaking to us, the church of god, the israel of god.
It is a stirring warning to all of the dangers of apostasy, rebellion and complacency. He is credited with being one of the first classical or writing prophets, yet he does not identify himself as a prophet. It suggests that he might have been a humble herdsman or a common laborer. Study amos using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Watch our overview video on the book of amos, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Two looks at israels covenant failure bibleproject. A plumb line, also called a plummet, is a cord with a nonmagnetic weight attached to one end. Not one of the recognized prophets of israel, nor was he a priest, not even a native of israel but a farmer called of the lord from judah to warn the northern kingdom of the coming judgement. What we know of amos derives solely from the book that he himself authored.
Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, 2 was active c. The book of amos is a prophetic book in the old testament. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The old testament has preserved many legends, including the pro. Summary the book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. Commentary on the book of amos by matthew henry old. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. Although he hailed from judea, amos preached in the northern. When a chapter or section is finished, you will see at the bottom of the page over the links, go to the next section.
The purpose of the book of amos was to announce gods holy judgment on the kingdom of israel the northern kingdom, call them to repentance, and to turn from their selfrighteous sins and idolatry. The main themes of the book of amos are social justice, god\s omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. Its one part of our series of illustrations for each individual book of the bible. The illustration shows scripture quotes from amos 5. Amos with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book identifies the author as the prophet amos, who wrote probably between 760 and 753 bc, during the reign of jeroboam ii in israel. So, with this in mind, lets study the book of amos. That is why we called amos in our book, hooked on the book, the shepherd prophet. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture. As in the book of hosea religion was prospering but faith in the one true god yhwh was on the decline. Amos burden, native of tekoa in judah, about six miles south of bethlehem, originally a shepherd and dresser of sycamore trees, who was called by god s spirit to be a prophet, although not trained in any of the regular prophetic schools. The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town. Amos is the earliest prophet named in the old testament books. This chapter actually combines with amos 2 to form the first division of the prophecy of amos, in which the prophet thunders the warning of the impending judgment of god upon no less than eight nations, beginning with israels surrounding pagan neighbors, then resting for a moment upon judah, and by way of climax describing the utter ruin and devastation of.
Amos is the first of the prophets to write down the messages he has received. The big idea of amos is the story gods anger at injustice. Amos was a shepherd and fig tree farmer in a little town. When the cord is held in such a way that the weight can dangle freely, an exact vertical can be determined. Amos 12 contains a great example of this entrapment technique, and recognizing what amos is doing here really helps us to understand what is being said and what is the theme of the book. Bible journaling wrap up amos 5 whale man deep underwater drawing book jonah whale man deep underwater drawing book jonah, under the sea a seashell meditation for children a here is some of my bible art from the last couple of weeks. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. If you would like to read this first prophetic book of the bible, please click the link to the chapter you would like to read and all of the bible verses will be listed for your perusal. The prophecy of amos should simplify the choices in our lives. In a second vision, amos sees a basket of summer fruit that represents the. Behold, the days are coming, says the lord god, when i will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water. Click on the image above for the printable pdf version. He has always been admired for the purity of his language, his beauty of diction, and his poetic art. At one point, amaziah the priest had commanded amos to go south to speak his words of doom, yet the prophet answered by a thus saith jehovah amos 7.
The visions he had about israel, in the time of uzziah king of judah and jeroboam son of joash, king of israel, two years before the earthquake. In the fourth vision, the basket of summer fruit, the lord shows that the people is ripe for judgment. Amos 2 definition and meaning bible dictionary bible study tools. Interesting facts about amos barnes bible charts meaning. He warned that it was gods intention to punish sin. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Undoubtedly, the most important element in this passage, due to its impact on most of the instruction in the chapter, is the mention of bethel, beersheba, and gilgal in verse 5. Amos and the rhetoric of prophetic utterance digital commons. Book of amos read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Most of what we know about amos comes from the book that bears his name. Amos was a contemporary of hosea, isaiah, and jonah. Explaining this revelation, amos denounces the oppression and greed of the chieftains vers.
The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition. More than almost any other book of scripture, the book of amos holds gods. The book of amos amos was a sheepbreeder of tekoa in judah, who delivered his oracles in the northern kingdom during the prosperous reign of jeroboam ii 786746 b. We find two quotations from the book of amos in the acts of the apostles. It was apparently an intoxicating desire drawing the. Amos especially indicts israels corrupt court system. While hosea only prophesied regarding israel amos also prophesied concerning the neighbouring nations of israel. Instead of choosing between prayer and service, the book of amos teaches us that both are essential. Book of amos matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Gustave dores illustration of the minor prophet amos. Sunday school activities bible activities sunday school lessons sunday school crafts lessons for kids bible lessons preschool bible bible crafts bible art the fruit of the spirit coloring page three sizes included. Book of amos, the third of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in one book under the jewish canon titled the twelve. Yahweh roars from zion, and makes himself heard from jerusalem. God called him to go up to the big city of bethel to tell gods people that living in fancy homes and acting religious was not fooling god and he was angry.