Amos 3 niv witnesses summoned against israel bible gateway. Hear this word which the lord has spoken against you, sons of israel, against the entire family which he brought up from the land of egypt. Amos 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Hear this word the lord has spoken against you, o people of israel. They could not expect communion with god, unless they first sought peace with him. Amos 3 a stupid, senseless, heedless people, are, in this chapter, called upon to take notice, i. Restoration under the davidic line is portrayed in the latter part of chapter 9. The words of amos, one of the shepherds of tekoathe vision he saw concerning israel two years before the earthquake, when uzziah was king of judah and jeroboam son of jehoash was king of israel.
Amos, chapter 3 united states conference of catholic bishops. It doesnt seem possible we are already in the last chapter of the book of amos. The book of amos jesse hendley sermon outlines and. You only have i known of all the families of the earth. Of the judgments of god denounced against them and the warnings he gave them of those judgments, and to be hereby awakened out of their security v. The lord roars from zion and thunders from jerusalem. He emphasises this by speaking of the whole family he had brought out of israel.
An enemy will overrun your land, pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses. Stan on amos 3 in the last days both believers and nonbeliever will be given in to itching ears. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. The prophet is condemning the religiosity and formalism of the worship by. The book can be divided into three sections, chapter 1 2 messages to other nations.
Also, god gave amos five pictures, which begin in chapter 7. Judgment on israels neighbors this is what the lord. Hear this word that the lord hath spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying, 2. The books of reference used for this study of the book of amos were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. Amos chapter 4 1 hear this word that the lord hath spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying. The final proof that repentance was unlikely to happen is seen in 7v10, where attempts are made to silence amos. Anyone can stumble into sin and feel the correcting hand of god, but we are in far greater trouble when we feel gods correction and still will not return to him.
Amos contains all of the literary types he described. The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition. Amos was one of the great prophets of god and he, together with hosea, prophesied about the same time. Chapter, amos came as the days of the wicked northern kingdom were winding down. This chapter continues the further elaboration of the prophetic doom pronounced upon israel at the conclusion of amos 2. Only three verses mention tekoa before amos comes on the scene and no verses mention tekoa when amos leaves the scene. A stupid, senseless, heedless people, are, in this chapter, called upon to take notice, i. For three transgressions of moab, and for four, i will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime. Studies in the minor prophets amos the country prophet. The message for every nation starts with these words for the three sins of citycountry nation, even for four, i will not turn back my wrath. Amos puts these four pictures together in the same way.
Amos 3 kjv hear this word that the lord hath bible gateway. David guzik commentary on amos 3 explains the logic of the judgment of god, whose love and care for israel makes it unavoidable for israel to be judged. Amos, chapter 3 king james version christian answers webbible. Amos 3 is the third chapter of the book of amos in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Amos bible book with full chapters king james version. Amos, chapter 2 king james version christian answers. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers.
Feb 23, 2017 today we begin our study of the prophet amos, with chapters one, two and three. Amos is a man who reminds us what god is really like. Today we begin our study of the prophet amos, with chapters one, two and three. The names jacob and israel are often interchanged throughout the old testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation. Studies in the minor prophets amos the country prophet 3. Of the judgments of god denounced against them and the warnings he gave them of those judgments, and to be hereby awakened out of their security, amos 3. Amos chapter 3 matthew henry complete commentary on.
For them, he pronounced their destruction and the overthrow of their nation amos 6. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, february 20. Book of amos chapter 3, part 6 hear this word that the lord hath spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying, you only have i known of all the families of the earth. The lord god, who is the creator of heaven and earth, continues his indictment against the. Oct 21, 2015 the year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. Uzziah was king of judah, and jeroboam ii was king of israel. 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. Although he may have been just a sheepherder from tekoa, he was a well.
The grasshoppers vv the lord revealed to amos a vision of judgmentof grasshoppers devouring the grass of the land. Thus says the lord, for three transgressions of moab and for four i will not revoke its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime. When the people failed to repent, they became destructive judgements. In verse 1 of chapter 3 of amos god calls israel, through the prophet, to listen to his voice. 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. A bowl will be poured out a bowl of delusion were good is evil and evil is good. The book of amos is one of the least understood in the holy scriptures. Of the judgments of god denounced against them and the warnings he gave them of those judgments, and to be hereby awakened out of their security. Amos announces that the neighboring nations would be punished. Amos 3 witnesses summoned against israel bible gateway. The 2nd section chapter 36 are three sermons of judgment. Outline of amos it is our hope that this outline of amos will assist you in your study of gods word. Amos 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. In our previous study we began our survey of the book of amos a.
Introduction272 when jim ellis taught us the overview of the prophets, and explained the various literary forms the prophets used, he went to amos for several of his examples. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him. Amos chapter 3 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. Outline of the book of amos you only have i know of all the families of the earth.
The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. The people were religious but it was sadly superficial. Why do you feel that this bethel church is a pagan church are you trying to connect the name, bethel, with the idolatry that took place there 1 kings 12. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. This may have been a way amos certified that the whole book and each section in it was the word of the lord. Seeing the devastation, amos interceded for israel and god deferred this severe form of judgment. Amos lived in the kingdom of judah but preached in the northern kingdom of. Amos intercession on behalf of the people is similar to that of moses in ex. Hear this word that the lord hath spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying, 2 you only have i known of all the families of the earth. Hendley amos the book of amos is a very wonderful book.
The holy bible with crossreferences and multiple translations. From wednesday, august 5, 2015 at calvary chapel tricities. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces of. We are living in days when people need to know what god is really like.
Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. The year of pluto new horizons documentary brings humanity closer to the edge of the solar system duration. The plagues reported in chapter 4 are meant as chastisements that would lead to reparation. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of amos in the bible king james version. I would like you to think about what weve learned in this study. The fire vv 46 the lord revealed to amos a second vision of judgmentconsuming fire. In the oracle against israel, amos cited seven sins one in amos 2. Amos 3 niv bible hear this word, people of israel, the. The covenant lawsuit, woe oracles, laments, promise oracles, visions, and parallelism. Amos chapter 3 new international version 1 hear this word, people of israel, the word the lord has spoken against youagainst the whole family i brought up out of egypt.
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