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. Behold, a basket of summer fruit 2 and he said, amos, what do you see. 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. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. Gods punishments have not reformed israel hear this word, you cows of bashan, who are on the mountain of samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, bring wine, let us drink. Any other use of the nkjv must be in conformity with the quotation policy for the new king james version. 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.
This summary of the book of amos provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of amos. The words of amos, who was among the sheepbreeders compare 2 kings 3. Authority of the prophets messagehear this word that the lord has spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Amos 1 1 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 the earthquake. Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. Amos, the first hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. Amos 1 new king james version nkjv judgments on israels neighbors.
Amos, whose name means burden, gives no family pedigree, hence we can assume he was not of noble or prominent stock, like isaiah or zephaniah. Book of amos summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of amos for bible study or sunday school lessons. For each book of the bible you will find references to detailed introductions and supportive major notes that can only be found in the jeremiah study bible. Amos bible book with full chapters king james version. The book of the prophet amos the prophet amos lived in the eighth century bc and was a common herdsman and keeper of sycamore fig trees 7. The city that goes out by a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which goes out by a hundred shall have ten left to the. Studying the book of the prophet amos is an excellent way to begin a study of the prophetic tradition of israel. The bible book of amos with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Uzziah was king in judah in the south and jeroboam ii was king in the northern kingdom of israel when the locust plague happened. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of amos in the bible king james version.
In four ways, the old testament book of amos is essential for a robust understanding of the gospel. Amos, a judaean prophet from the village of tekoa, was active in the northern kingdom. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. 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. I enjoyed the book of amos it tells of the evil israel was doing to the poor and needy. The text of the new king james version nkjv appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. Amos 1 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. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. We find two quotations from the book of amos in the acts of the apostles.
This is the holy book of amos, known simply as amos. Amos 1 king james bible kjv book of amos bible history. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. It is a short book full of passion and anger whose subject matter is a protest in the name of god against social injustice, complacency and hypocrisy. Behold, the days shall come upon you when he will take you away e with fishhooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. 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. God is going to bring an end of the injustice that was going on in the world. 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. For three transgressions of v the people of ammon, and for four, i will not turn away its punishment, because they ripped open the women with child in gilead, that they might enlarge their territory.
Amos 4 nkjv gods punishments have not reformed bible. The book of amos is written in some of the finest ot hebrew style. New king james version below is a list of the books of the bible. 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. Amos was a sheepbreeder and tender of sycamore trees. He was not a man of the court like isaiah, or a member of a priestly family like jeremiah and ezekiel.
Behold, the days shall come upon you when he will take you away with fishhooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. A comprehensive database of book of amos quizzes online, test your knowledge with book of amos quiz questions. Amos was from tekoa, a small town in judah about 6 miles south of bethlehem and 11 miles from jerusalem. The twelve include hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and originally formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. What was the significance of the horns of the altar amos 3. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of amos in the bible new king james version. The book of amos was likely written between 760 and 753 b. Amos bible book with full chapters new king james version. Read more share copy show footnotes a service of faithlife logos bible software. Amos 3 nkjv authority of the prophets message bible gateway. I post biblical information for the education of christians and to pla.
Amos 1 the words of amos, who was among the shepherds of. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. While hosea only prophesied regarding israel amos also prophesied concerning the neighbouring nations of israel. Sealing time ministries and i saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living god. 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 words of amos reveal jehovahs mercy towards an unworthy people. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters.
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