The commentary on amos in this volume was written by jeff niehaus. It repeatedly points out the failure of the people to fully embrace gods idea of justice. And he said, the lord will roar from zion, and utter his voice from jerusalem. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Amos free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Amos with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Amos mission is directed to his neighbor to the north, israel. The book of amos was likely written between 760 and 753 b. A free bible translation and commentary on the book of amos in easyenglish. While hosea only prophesied regarding israel amos also prophesied concerning the neighbouring nations of israel. This commentary is a product of several decades of research into and teaching of the book of amos. Amos lived in the kingdom of judah but preached in the northern kingdom of. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries.
Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and. The hebrew bibles profoundly monotheistic interpretation of human life and. More than almost any other book of scripture, the book of amos holds gods people accountable for their illtreatment of others. We find two quotations from the book of amos in the acts of the apostles.
You are lucky to get on the global language solution website with the best translation documents services. Amos is a shepherd and a fruit picker from the judean village of tekoa when god calls him, even though he lacks an education or a priestly background. 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. Book of amos, the third of 12 old testament books that bear the. Amos was a contemporary of hosea, isaiah, and jonah. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. The words of amos reveal jehovahs mercy towards an unworthy people. For those doing indepth work on the book, this one should be consulted. The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition. The book of amos is a prophetic book of the hebrew bible largely dating to the 8th century bce and considered to be scripture by modernday. Top 5 commentaries on the book of amos ligonier ministries.
Book of amos read, study bible verses online bible study tools. As with each of the minor prophets, the title comes from the name of the prophet to whom god gave his message 1. The book of amos introduction to the book of amos in the bible. They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were. Summary of the book of amos the story of the bible. This summary of the book of amos provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of amos. As in the book of hosea religion was prospering but faith in the one true god yhwh was on the decline.
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