"Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
Amos was an ordinary man living as a shepherd in the small town of Tekoa. He was born in Judah and prophesied in Israel. As Amos wrote, he made it clear that he did not consider himself a prophet, or came from a family of prophets, but simply a grower of sycamore figs. (Amos 7: 14-15). His simple way of life supported his teachings. He did not teach or say something that he would not do himself. His simple teachings did not match his environment. In fact, his environment was the exact opposite of simple. During this time, the people of Israel were enjoying their lavish lifestyles filled with parties and festivals. Never has Israel been this peaceful since Solomon ruled. They did not want to hear any news that was negative.
People were not listening to the words of Amos. They were blinded by material goods and were distancing themselves from Yahweh. Israel was a nation filled with sins. They would commit idolatry, and worship pagan gods. The leaders of Israel were greedy and corrupted and oppressed the poor. The rich and powerful people had large parties and made sacrifices and offerings and looked down upon the poor saying that because they do not worship the way we do that is why they are in the position they are in. Amos had enough of what he saw. He prophesied to the people that judgment is near. Most of the prophets focused on teaching redemption and restoration of their lives, Amos directed his focus on the people of Israel. Amos knew his purpose, and he knew what he had to do to get his point across to the people of Israel.
Amos made sure that the people of Israel knew they would be held accountable for the mistreatment of others. In his writings, it pointed out multiple times the failure of Gods idea of justice. They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were using women immorally (Amos 2:68; 3:10; 4:1; 5:1112; 8:46).
Amos 8:1-3 I. ... Begins a vision that Amos is having 2. ... The Lord asks Amos what he sees 2. ... The influence of Amos" surroundings is traceable in his book. ... We might divide the book of the prophecy of Amos this way: The Approaching Judgment (Ch. 1-2), Prophecies Concerning Israel (Ch. 3 6), Sights or Visions (Ch. 7 9).1 Verse one begins Amos" vision of the ripe fruit. ...
The theme of the book of Amos is divine judgment and its aim is to effect repentance and reformation in view of the inevitability of impending judgments unless the people amended their ways, that is why violence is shown so much in this book. The message of the book logically divides into four major parts: (1) a denunciation of evil coupled with a warning of judgment (chs 1:1 to 2:16); (2) an appeal to return to the Lord (chs 3:1 to 6:14); (3) an emphatic warning of the finality of this appeal (chs 7:1 to 9:10); (4) a promise of national blessing and restoration in the event of ...
Every day was recorded in your Book! ... My minds lands upon a fig-picker from the long list of stories from the Holy Book. ... His name was Amos. ... His rugged style didn't fit in with the plush, "royal residence- at Bethel (Amos 7:12-13). ... But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, "Go, prophesy to my people Israel- (Amos 7:14-15) Amos was not about to be something he wasn't! ...
At work, such needs are represented by a concern for safe working conditions and job security, fringe benefits and orderliness (Amos and Ristow, 1999: 123). 3. ... One must remember, however, that "a satisfied need is not a motivator" (Amos and Ristow, 1999: 125). ... He/she must realize, however, that these are merely hygiene factors which will maintain a certain level of job satisfaction - they cannot be used as a way of increasing individual job satisfaction (Amos and Ristow, 1999: 126). ...
Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby, was going through a rough time when he wrote this book, which reflects who the corruption can taint your soul and beliefs and how you deal with certain facts of life. In his book, Nick Carraway is the narrator but also implies that he is the author of the book. ... Amos believes that Roxie will come back to him, and is only fueled on by the lying of pregnancy and trying to get the jury to pronounce her innocent with the fact that she still "loves" her husband. ... Between the affairs of both Daisy and Tom, and the lying they do to c...
Her first book was Flower Fables, published in 1855. ... She is the second daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott, an educator and philosopher, and Abigail May Alcott. ... Her father Amos taught her in her home. ... This book was one from as many as 270 books published by her. In this book she is can be very much compared to Jo March. ...
I am reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. It is the fourth and last book in the series. I have only read one hundred seven pages so I will only be giving statements about the events to that extent. The book starts when Harry went to sleep after a long day. In the middle of the night he...
