The prophet amos pdf

Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. The prophet amos in my previous post i started to give some of the background to the rise of jewish apocalypticism by talking about the views of the classical hebrew prophets, focusing, by way of illustration, on arguably the earliest, amos. The book of amos records some of the prophecies and teachings that the prophet amos delivered to the kingdom of israel during the reign of king jeroboam ii. Amos, the first hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. With amos, the messages of the prophets began to be preserved in permanent form, being brought together in books that would accompany israel through the coming debacle and beyond. Arguably, the book of amos is exclusively about morality and social justice. The book of the prophet amos download ebook pdf, epub. Amos is a contemporary of the prophet hosea and so the. The lord reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets. The call of amos has many lessons for those who have received a call from the lord. Of all the 16 old testament writing prophets, only amos recorded what his occupation was before god. Amos with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The people rejected amoss warnings and teachings and wished he would take his forceful message elsewhere. The prophetic voice of amos as a paradigm for christians.

Jonahs preaching in nineveh must have been similar. Amos is a prophet of divine judgment, and the sovereignty of the lord in nature and history dominates his thought. May 07, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of amos, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. After a whole catalogue of denunciations from the prophet amos, he comes up with 5 great promises to the people of israel from the lord almighty. The prophet amos lived during the long reign of king jeroboam ii. Amos was apparently a peripatetic prophet who kept repeating a basic message, the summary for which is given by amaziah in 7. 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. The prophet amos is the first on the list of classical prophets, who included hosea, isaiah as well as jeremiah. Amos declaration marks a turningpoint in the development of old testament prophecy. Amos meaning burden or burdenbearer was an inhabitant of the rugged region of tekoa, located in the territory of judah about 12 miles south of jerusalem. Amos served during the reigns of uzziah azariah, 792740 bc, and jeroboam ii, 793753 bc.

Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. The prophet amos was a simple shepherd called by god to speak to the northern kingdom of israel. Amos amos 1 someone has said that old testament prophets are members of gods awkward squad. The relevance of the prophet amos today in closing, the book of amos continues to be relevant concerning social and economic injustice. A meditation on the richness of justice fred guyette the lord roareth from zion, and uttereth his voice from jerusalem. God speaks to amos, a herdsman, and tells him to go to samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom and deliver his message to the people. Where god has brought material blessing to his people through honest hard work and diligence, such blessing should be received gratefully and enjoyed. Theses promises are of great blessing and restoration for gods people, put in the following terms. She did not feel any guilt for the oppression and injustice inflicted upon the common people by the affluent and privileged members of the nation. He moved from tekoa in judah to the northern kingdom of israel during the reign of jeroboam ii and prophesied the destruction of. The poetry of amos, who denounces the hollow prosperity of the northern kingdom, is filled with imagery and language taken from his own pastoral background. The book of amos is not an easy work to read and understand. Since amos was a contemporary of hosea and jonah, see introductions to those books.

The only time the name of amos appears in the old testment is in the book of amos. No better testimony could be given concerning amos than his own 7. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, february 20. Part 5 of a christian home group bible study series on the 12 prophets spotlight on the minor prophets best books to read, good books, bible study group, old testament, bible stories, reading material, free kindle books, thing 1 thing 2, encouragement. Amos, a judaean prophet from the village of tekoa, was active in the northern kingdom. Amos is the first prophet to use the term the day of the lord. Covenantal concerns are central to the yahwehs accusations e. He also tells them that the judgment will come through another nation. The words of amos reveal jehovahs mercy towards an unworthy people.

How does this inform our understanding of vocation. Whether one agreed with his views or not, the impact of the prophet s message was lasting. His prior professions and his claim i am not a prophet nor a son of a prophet indicate that amos was not from the school of prophets, which amos claims makes him a true prophet. He was a shepherd and tended to sycamore fig trees. The past twentyseven centuries have not blunted this impact. Under his reign the northern kingdom of israel enjoyed one of its. Israel is under the kingship of jeroboam 11 who died 753 bc. Constable title and writer the title of the book comes from its writer.

Before i tell you about amos the prophet, let me tell you about the people he was sent to. The shepherd prophet amos pastor bob leroe, cliftondale congregational church, saugus, massachusetts. Amos was a person who could never be taken for granted. It is a prophecy for the period just ahead of us, a prophecy dealing with a. The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town approximately ten miles south of jerusalem. He moved from tekoa in judah to the northern kingdom of israel during the reign of jeroboam ii and prophesied the destruction of the northern kingdom.

On the one hand there was political stability and strength combined with economic prosperity. And nathan tricked david into declaring his own guilt by the artful use of a parable 2 sam. Their methods may be unorthodox and their message unwelcome to those in power, but their refusal to let the status quo go unchallenged marks them out as men of courageous faith. Amos the prophet the historical background a wandering people at the start of what is a series looking at some of the prophets of israel, it might be helpful to do a little history which gives us a feel of the background. Gods relationship with his people includes judging them in righteousness when they sin and restoring them in grace. Tekoa was located about twelve miles south of jerusalem. Moses can be considered the first prophet called to the divine stage to deliver gods people from social injustice. Some have termed amos a prophet of doom, but he only warned the people of the calamitous paths they were following. Pdf this study focuses upon the ot prophet amos and his life, mission, and message in the context of christians in the public square. The next vision amos saw was judgment by fire to destroy the crops and dry up the underground water supply 7. Through the prophet amos, god tells the people that he is going to judge israel for its sins. The prophet amos and the zimbabwean context essay example. Lexical there are several excellent lexicons available for ancient hebrew.

Even though amos was sent especially to israel, he spoke for god against the evils of all the nations. Once again amos pleaded with god to relent and judgment was delayed 7. After this, amos is given the vision of a straight wall where the lord is standing by it with a plumb line 7. It was on that occasion that an authoritative hand took hold of him and commanded him to fulfill the role of a prophet. He brings prophecies against neighbors of israel, mentioning names and places one can only recognize with the help of maps and reference books. The people of israel had fallen into great sinfulness including idolatry, greed, bad leadership, and injustice to the poor.

The first of the the minor prophets we shall consider is obadiah, whose book is the shortest of all the books in the old testament. And yet they thought that no evil could come upon them, as they were the people of god. Amos great innovation on the biblical landscape is that israels moral state directly affects its national destiny. Unlike some of the prophetsjonah or hoseaamos doesnt tell a story that is easy to remember. The message he is given is not the comfort ye of isaiah 40.

He was a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamore fruit amos 1. Amos message warned of gods coming judgment, but the people ignored the. The prophecy of amos carries an urgent message for the global church in the twentyfirst century. Intro to amos biblica the international bible society.

The prophets name means burdenbearer or loadcarrier. The great burden of the prophet amos was that israel did not have a social consciousness. He accurately foretold the destruction of the northern kingdom of israel although he did not specify assyria as the cause and, as a prophet of doom, anticipated later old testament prophets. This name was given to amos who carried the messages from god to the people of israel. Amos the prophet the historical background a wandering. Amos gives an introduction and the theme of his repeated message 1. This is an important phrase in future prophetic and apocalyptic writing. Summer quarter sunday school 2017 theme responding to the masters call as a prophet unit ii calling of prophets amos, called to be a burden bearer sunday school lesson no. The kings and inhabitants of the northern kingdom had turned their back on jehovah and therefore could no longer be entitled to his promises. Amos is a contemporary of the prophet hosea and so the social and religious problems that hosea faced were the same. All of these territories or kingdoms eventually fell. The book of amos is the earliest of the book of the twelve prophets, and is relevant today, as it addresses social injustice, so prevalent in our world. Amos amos was not a graduate of the school of the prophets but was a layman.

The old testament prophets were adept at luring hostile audiences into listening to their judgment speeches. Before becoming a prophet, amos was a sheep herder and a sycamore fig farmer. At the heart of this message is the covenant between yahweh and his people. The prophet hailed from tekoa, a small town about thirteen miles south of jerusalem in the. The prophecy is amoss great burden from the lord concerning the national sin of gods chosen people, as well as the judgment that must fall upon them unless they repent. Hebrew and english lexicon of the old testament by francis brown, s. Unlike some of the prophetsjonah or hosea amos doesnt tell a story that is easy to remember.

The ethical teaching of amos, its content and relevance. Despite the fact that israel certainly had problems with idolatry in his time, amos never explicitly. Some researchers feel that some minor material may have been inserted later by an editor, but few doubt that a jewish man named amos was the author. The book is an anthology of his oracles and was compiled either by the prophet or by some of his disciples. He is the first among the prophets whose oracles have come down to us in the form of a whole book, according to m. Note the hebrew literary device of stating a number and then adding another.

I like the way the living bible introduces us to the prophet amos. Copeland studies in the minor prophets 7 obadiah the judgment of edom introduction 1. After telling amos that he will never again pass over, or pardon, the northern kingdom v. Despite the fact that he lived in the southern kingdom of judah, god sent him as his prophet to the northern kingdom of.

Campos azusa pacific university i ntroduction there is structure and meaning in amoss third vision amos 7. The book of amos is one of the least understood in the holy scriptures. Amos is a hebrew name and it means to carry or carried. Those who critically examine the bible unanimously agree that amos wrote the book that bears his name. Jeroboam the son of joash not to be confused with jeroboam the son of nevat, the first king of the northern kingdom of the ten tribes reigned over the ten tribes of israel for forty years from the year 3114 till 3153 after creation. In this book, amos accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god and. Amos a prophet of israel amazing bible timeline with.

Rather, he was a grower of sycamore figs as well as a shepherd amos 7. E a introduction this study aims to illuminate the historical placement of the societydenouncing language ascribed to the prophet amos, as part of the broader re. The prophet amos lived in the eighth century bc and was a common herdsman and keeper of sycamore fig trees 7. The shepherdprophet amos sermon by robert leroe, amos. Amos the prophet the historical background a wandering people. So begins the message delivered by the prophet amos. The call of amos came while he was involved in his daily activity as a shepherd. Click download or read online button to get the book of the prophet amos book now. Whether one agreed with his views or not, the impact of the prophets message was lasting. He appears on the biblical timeline chart around 750 b. The time was around 760 years before the birth of christ, around the time of the founding of rome, during the reign of king jeroboam ii. Amos had not trained as a prophet and obviously was not planning to become a prophet when god called him. It is based on the german lexicon by william gesenius.