Contents: Judgments pronounced upon surrounding peoples Syria, Tyre, Edom, Ammon.
Characters: God, Amos, Uzziah, Jeroboam, Hazael, Benhadad.
Conclusion: The God of Israel is the God of all the earth, and the nations that refuse to worship Him, and who persecute His people will be made to know that they are accountable to Him as Judge.
Key Word: Punishment, Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9; Amos 1:11; Amos 1:13.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET AMOS _Chronological Notes relative to this Book_ -Year from the Creation, according to Archbishop Usher, 3217. -Year of the Julian Period, 3927. -Year since the Flood, 1561...
THE WORDS OF AMOS, WHO WAS AMONG THE HERDMEN - “Amos begins by setting forth his own nothingness, and withal the great grace of his Teacher and Instructor, the Holy Spirit, referring all to His glory....
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AGAINST THE NATIONS, JUDAH, AND ISRAEL CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Amos 1:1) _ 2. Damascus (Amos 1:3) 3. Philistia (Amos 1:6) 4. Tyre ...
AMOS 1:1 F. SUPERSCRIPTION AND MOTTO. In the present form of the book we find prefixed to the oracles, probably by a post-exilic editor, some brief particulars as to the person of the prophet, the dat...
TITLE. THE WORDS OF AMOS. But the words of Jehovah by Amos. See Amos 1:3. AMOS. Burden. HERDMEN. shepherds. Hebrew. _nokdim_. so called from. peculiar breed of stunted sheep (with fine wool). Mesha w...
Amos 1:1. The Heading _The words of_ The same title as Jeremiah 1:1; Ecclesiastes 1:1; Proverbs 30:1;...
_TRANSGRESSIONS OF DEMACUS -- AMOS 1:1-5:_ Amos was not a professional prophet. He said, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit.” (Amo...
PUNISHMENT PROMISED, THE HEATHEN NATIONSDAMASCUS TEXT: Amos 1:1-5 1. The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and...
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 befor...
1:1 (h-0) * (The title of this Book, 'Amos'), Said to mean, 'Burden-bearer.' herdmen (i-9) Or 'sheepmasters,' 2 Kings 3:4 . Tekoa, (k-11) In Judah, 2 Chronicles 11:6 ....
THE SINS OF ISRAEL'S NEIGHBOURS AND THE PUNISHMENTS WHICH SHOULD FOLLOW 1. We may paraphrase the main part of the sentence thus: 'The words of Amos, describing what he saw in prophetic vision.' HERDM...
THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ ABOUT THIS BOOK WHEN AMOS LIVED Amos came from Tekoa, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem. He was a *shepherd and he looked after...
The _Prologue_ to the Prophecies of Amos consists of a series of denunciations of the surrounding peoples. The ground of the awful threatenings is the word of Jehovah made known to the prophet. The re...
דִּבְרֵ֣י עָמֹ֔וס אֲשֶׁר ־הָיָ֥ה בַ † נֹּקְדִ֖ים...
Amos 3:3, Amos 7:14 THE MAN AND THE PROPHET THE Book of Amos opens one of the greatest stages in the religious development of mankind. Its originality is due to a few simple ideas, which it propels...
OUTSIDE NATIONS SHALL SUFFER JUDGMENT Amos 1:1-10 Amos opens his prophecies with predictions against neighboring peoples, that Israel may be led to appreciate her guilt and to bear the approach of Go...
The second verse of this first chapter gives the key to the book. Jehovah declared Himself in judgment. Beginning at the point farthest from Israel, the prophet delivered his messages to the nations a...
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of (a) Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of (b) Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two year...
Herdsmen. St. Jerome's manuscripts after Aquila, have "pastorals," (Haydock) pastoralibus. (Calmet) --- Theodotion retains Nokedim. Septuagint read Accarim, (Haydock) substituting r for d, (St. Jerome...
The Prophet in a very modest preface, here introduceth himself and his commission, He was but a poor herd man, and that was among the humblest stations. And yet he was called by grace to the work. Rea...
CONTENTS In this first Chapter, Amos in the Lord's name is calling to account the several nations in the neighborhood of Israel, and rousing them to the apprehension of divine judgments....
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. "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...
_THE MESSAGE OF AMOS_ ‘The words of Amos.’ Amos 1:1 To estimate the prophets’ message we must consider something of the times in which they lived and the circumstances under which they spoke. Let u...
Amos boasts not here, in speaking of his own words, that he adduced anything as from himself, but avows himself to be only the minister of God; for he immediately adds that he received them by a visio...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. In the outset Jehovah, proclaiming His own rights from the place of His own throne, roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem. Afterwards,...
THE WORDS OF AMOS,.... Not which he spoke of or for himself, but from the Lord; all the prophecies, visions, and revelations made unto him, are intended: WHO WAS AMONG THE HERDSMEN OF TEKOA; which wa...
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 words of Amos_ This inscription, and some similar ones prefixed to some of the books of the prophets, seem to have been formed by those who collected their writings together. _Which he saw_ Recei...
AGAINST DAMASCUS AND GAZA...
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen, a man who owned and tended sheep, OF TEKOA, WHICH HE SAW CONCERNING ISRAEL, chiefly with regard to the northern kingdom, IN THE DAYS OF UZZIAH, KING OF JU...
AMOS CHAPTER 1 The time when Amos prophesied, AMOS 1:1 . He showeth God's judgments upon Syria, AMOS 1:3; upon the Philistines, AMOS 1:6 upon Tyre, Amo
Amos 1:1 words H1697 Amos H5986 sheepbreeders H5349 Tekoa H8620 saw H2372 (H8804) Israel H3478 days H3117 Uzziah...
INTRODUCTION (AMOS 1:1). Amos 1:1 ‘The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen (cattle-breeders) of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Je...
Amos 1:1. _The words of Amos,_ written with his own hand. He does not name his parents, because they were plain country people. He was himself _among the herdmen of Tekoa,_ a small city twelve miles s...
_The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa._ AMOS Though a native of the kingdom of Judah, Amos was sent with a message to the ten tribes. The unity of the two kingdoms was not the less r...
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 1:1 Superscription. The first verse identifies the book’s speaker, audience, and time frame. AMOS 1:1 addresses Israel
CRITICAL NOTES.] AMOS] Different from the father of Isaiah, _Amots_. TEK.] 2 Chronicles 20:20 EARTH.] 2 Chronicles 26:16. A premonitory sign in nature of revolutions in guilty kingdoms ...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-CH. 2:16 PART I. APPROACHING JUDGMENT. VERSE 1-CH. 2:3 _§ 1. The nations bordering on the Holy Land are solemnly summoned to judgment._ AMOS 1:1, AMOS 1:2 Heading o
Let's turn now to the book of Amos. In the first verse of Amos he introduces himself. These are the words of Amos, who was among the herdmen [or a shepherd] at Tekoa (Amos 1:1), Now Tekoa is a little...
1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Chronicles 11:6; 2 Chronicles 20:20;...
He saw — Received by revelation. Israel — The kingdom of the ten tribes. Jeroboam — The great grand — son of Jehu. The earth — quake — Of which, only this text, and Zechariah 14:5, make any particular...