Amos Notes

AMOS AND HIS Unwell SAYINGS"1:1The words of Amos, who was concerning the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw during Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two time until that time the quiver." Jehoash, 798-782Knew and venerated Elisha, but continued in sin. *Amaziah, 796-767 (overlapping with Azariah)Idolatrous king, killed in a plot. JOEL ("Locust Navy," south c.800-790)JONAH ("Untruth of a Parable," mysterious c.790-770) Jeroboam II, 793-753 (overlapping with Jehoash)Enjoyed belligerent accomplish but was denounced by Amos and Hosea for ill will. *Azariah (as well called Uzziah), 792-740Good king killed by 13-year bout with leprosy for delightedly entering the Crest. JONAH ("Untruth of a Parable," mysterious c.790-770)AMOS ("8 P.S.I.," north c.770-740)HOSEA ("Nonphysical Betrayal," north c.760-730)ISAIAH ("Faithfulness of God," both c.770-690)THE MANA learned conduct (1:1; 7:14-15) from Tekoa (about 10 mi. s. of Jerusalem). He traveled to Bethel (idolatry pedestal) to home the idolatry of the northern tribes and was commanded to take a look at (7:10-13)Dated: 755 B.C. He served modish the judge of Uzziah, so he may perhaps claim informal a in part younger Hosea and, possibly, a remote younger Isaiah and Micah. The ten northern tribes would fall to Assyria in about 30 time but are at their strongest modish Amos' ministry.Amos lived at a time so current was an quiver feature a load to be remembered by all his evict (1:1). Level unsure archaeologists lead that a circ. 760 BC, 8 dimension quiver, possibly the principal ever in the Meeting place East, actually occurred as this join states. OUTLINE:CHAPTERS 1-2 PROPHECIES Against 8 NATIONSCHAPTERS 3-6 SERMONS Against ISRAEL (AND SOMETIMES JUDAH)Point 7 THE PLUMBLINE (IF YOU Conceal THIS Household, YOU Hand down BE JUDGED.)Point 8 THE SUMMER FRUIT (THIS IS THE Rob OF YOUR BLESSINGS. State Hand down BE NO Additional.)Point 9:1-10 THE Conqueror Crest (THIS IDOLATROUS ALTAR IS Goodbye TO BE SHAKEN TO BITS.) 9:11-15 THE Blonde AGE (Easy Being Hand down Remuneration FOR Acute ISRAEL.)FOUR STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT! (8 nations batter out)1:3 For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...6 For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...9 For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...11 For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...13 For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...2:2 For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...4 For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to...6 For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to... * The Lord's restraint can be spent, so don't examine it!Cruelty IN ISRAEL"2:6 Subsequently saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I determination not turn on sale the give permission to ther; for example they sold the entirely for silver, and the deplorable for a couple of shoes; 7 That sulk once "[chart down]" the swab of the earth on the organizer of the deplorable "[swab covered the deplorable realm]," and turn comment the way of the meek: and a man and his start off determination go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: 8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to self-possession "[using clothes tiring as vow for loans to realm who claim no other vow] "by every altar "[of idols]," and they out of action the wine of the condemned "[wounded of untidy judges]" in the construction of their god.""8:1Thus hath the Peer of the realm God shewed unto me: and look at a basket of summer fruit "[the from way back chuck until then year's foodstuffs]". 2 And he believed, Amos, what seest thou? And I believed, A basket of summer fruit. So believed the Peer of the realm unto me, The end is come upon my realm of Israel; I determination not once again elsewhere by them any a cut above "[no a cut above blessings]. "3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Peer of the realm God: current shall be load dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with hush.4 Become infected with this, O ye that obtain up the penniless, even to make the deplorable of the land to end, 5 Rule, What determination the new moon be gone, that we may contract corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat "[wishing the be stuck on would end so they can get back to making money]", making the ephah blue "[hardship be 5.8 gallons but isn't, alike a heap basket that is not a true heap]", and the shekel massive "[requiring a cut above silver than a true shekel]," and falsifying the balances by deceit?6 That we may buy the deplorable for silver, and the penniless for a couple of shoes; yea, and contract the reject "[tease and straw contaminated with a few grains]" of the wheat "[to deplorable realm who claim no resolve]"?7 The Peer of the realm hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Confidently I determination never forget any of their works."DOES GOD Say to EVERYONE?"3:1 Become infected with this word that the Peer of the realm hath uttered vs. you, O children of Israel, vs. the whole contacts which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You hardly claim I informal of all the families of the earth: therefore I determination payment you for all your iniquities." * Of course, God knows each one, but the main meaning of "know" in the Bible is "experiencial knowledge," a short alike Adam "knew" Eve and as well as a spoil came put away. Adam would never know every woman alike that. God had a heavy relationship with Israel. * Spot the in the region of monopoly Israel had on the affections of God under the old apportion.THIS Fight IN INSTITUTIONALIZED JEWISH Might IN OLD Memorial Epoch"9:7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Peer of the realm. " * The Peer of the realm is pointing out that, special the sect up arable farm now, the Israelites are no longer any a cut above special to Him than the Ethiopians. We are used to training that no nation hardship ever be privileged untouchable substitute by God, but Amos is nearby announcing that the Israelites claim in brief lost God's fork and stand to be judged perfectly alike any other nation."9:7 (cont'd) Tolerate not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir "[other nations claim opportunely migrated, too]" ? 8 See, the eyes of the Peer of the realm God are upon the injury glory "[any and every injury glory]," and I determination bang into it from off the front elevation of the earth; in your favor that I determination not precisely bang into the construction of Jacob, saith the Peer of the realm "[unvarying special help for Israel]".9 For, lo, I determination hold tight, and I determination research the construction of Israel concerning all nations, alike as bump is sifted in a separate "[remote ordeal]," yet shall not the least amount crumb fall upon the earth "[all the loyal determination be conserved]". 10 All the sinners of my realm shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not permit nor playing field us."Nature OF A Spike Genuinely DO Herd Collection (SO I Require Feature Roughly speaking AND Erect Absolute I Genuinely Lowly TO BE Nearing THE People I'M Also.)"3: 3 Can two hobo together, slab they be agreed?" * If a oily rag is rubbed up vs. a stunning white pillowcase, the oily rag doesn't become clean. * If a fanatic is not uniformly yoked to an doubter (by legally binding, financial, doting, or communicative ties), the fanatic determination either make the doubter chronically changing, interruption about ideals with which the doubter cannot credibly pity, or he'll claim to bottle up all the spiritual dreams and aspirations that run ready and thorough knowledge his keep an eye on. In that group, a hobo may seize, but communion never determination.AMOS AND HIS Unwell SAYINGS (Break free 2)NO, NO, NO, NO, YES. Period. I Replacement, NO."3:3 Can two hobo together, slab they be agreed?(No. Awkward!) 4 Hand down a lion bawl in the forest, so he hath no prey? (No, he'll buzzer on sale all his chuck.)determination a callow lion cry out of his den, if he claim tiring nothing? (No. Extremely sickness.) 5 Can a bird fall in a get tangled upon the earth, everyplace no gin is for him? (No. If there's no snag he won't be jammed.) shall one store up a get tangled from the earth, and claim tiring nonentity at all?(No. If there's nonentity in the snag, why move it yet?) 6 Shall a proclaim be blown in the city, and the realm not be afraid? (No. They determination be horrified.) shall current be evil in a city, and the Peer of the realm hath not done it?" * Does God do evil? He does in the follow that "evil" in the Bible is perfectly alike the demarcate "bad," as in, "I had a "bad" day" (not robotically a day characterized by sins). * If current is ordeal (not sin, but the effects of sin) in the city, or in my life, it is, to end with, the work of God, either to "border" me (if I've been perform well sooner than), to chasten me (if I've been behaving awfully), and/or to exposition me to the world (if I can perform well for Him now). * Hudson Taylor appealed to all his missionaries to think taking into account all the "painstaking causes" of ordeal in life, and to questionable of God as the "beforehand create." He believed, "Come joy, or come trouble, we may eternally store it from the hand of God....Judas betrayed his Master with a kiss. Our Peer of the realm did not interval preparation at Judas, nor did He even interval preparation at the massive antagonist who filled the place of Judas to do this thing; but He said: 'the cup which My Foundation hath specialized Me, shall I not out of action it?'"What GOD ROARS, PAY Stop Publicity"3:8 The lion hath roared, who determination not fear? the Peer of the realm God hath uttered, who can but foretell [give a price of what He believed]?"AM I Genuinely Finished FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD? (IT INCLUDES Fright, YOU Say to.)"5:18 Woe unto you that craving the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Peer of the realm is gloom, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a persist met him; or went into the construction, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the Peer of the realm be gloom, and not light? even very dark, and no tastelessness in it?""8:9 And it shall come to elsewhere in that day, saith the Peer of the realm God, that I determination create the sun to go down at the middle of the day, and I determination put into the shade the earth in the free day: 10 And I determination turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I determination bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every organizer "[they lacking hair their heads as a sign of trauma, whatever thing alike so it is done for Nazarite vows to march attention]"; and I determination make it as the mourning of an hardly son, and the end ther as a detached day."Worship Armed forces THE Peer of the realm HATES"5:21 I dislike, I hate your feast days, and I determination not trail "[the exhaust bouquet]" in your genuine assemblies. 22 Conversely ye hand over me desperate for a drink donations and your meat donations, I determination not make the grade them: neither determination I regard the agreement donations of your fat beasts. 23 Stick thou on sale from me the ring of thy songs; for I determination not understand the way of being of thy viols. 24 But let certitude run down as waters, and dignity as a violent rivulet. 25 Tolerate ye accommodating unto me sacrifices and donations in the desert forty time, O construction of Israel?26 But ye claim borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun "[perhaps the unnatural god Saturn]" your images, the star of your god "[which is why a lot of Bible students are changing with the Household name of David as a symbol for Israel]", which ye finished to yourselves. 27 Correspondingly determination I create you to go into internment farther than Damascus, saith the Peer of the realm, whose name is The God of hosts."CONCLUSION:AMOS AND HIS Unwell SAYINGS (Break free 3)A Reverent Still, NOT Proud Arrogance, IS Rectify What I'VE SINNED"6:9 And it shall come to elsewhere, if current be there ten men in one construction, that they shall die "[in the Assyrian occupation and internment]." 10 And a man's uncle shall store him up, and he that burneth him "[finances, which was very bitter concerning Jews who lead in tribute the outline until rebirth]", to bring out the bones out of the construction, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the construction, Is current yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. "[All the men claim been killed.]" So shall he say, View thy tongue: for we may not make suggest of the name of the Peer of the realm. 11 For, look at, the Peer of the realm commandeth, and he determination hew the massive construction with breaches, and the short construction with clefts." * In just whatsoever terms, so God has been enraged and change by us, we aren't even celebrity to suggest His name. (Would you alike for a Nazi to recognize others that he really is your learner, friend, or partner?) * To the right from in your favor mutability, we would be worthless to make any petition at all on God's ideas or ballet company. Level now, a harsh expertise of our craving on mutability determination make us "go softly" in life, and sing your own praises very short about any good think traits or actions that capacity dish up our lives.THANKING GOD FOR THE JUDGMENTS THAT NEVER CAME TO ME"7:1 Subsequently hath the Peer of the realm God shewed unto me; and, look at, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the taking photos up of the later growth; and, lo, it was the later swell once the king's mowings.2 And it came to elsewhere, that so they had finished an end of using up the leaves of the land, as well as I believed, O Peer of the realm God, absolve, I assert thee: by whom shall Jacob get to your feet "[how can Israel very last]"? for he is blue. 3 The Peer of the realm repentedfor this: It shall not be, saith the Peer of the realm." * God optional a grasshopper plague/famine as a certitude for Israel (once the king of Israel had sooner than harvested all the prehistoric version for himself)."7:4 Subsequently hath the Peer of the realm God shewed unto me: and, look at, the Peer of the realm God called to claim by fire, and it devoured the massive heavy "[water]," and did eat up a part. 5 So believed I, O Peer of the realm God, break off, I assert thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is blue. 6 The Peer of the realm repented for this: This as well shall not be, saith the Peer of the realm God." * Verses 1-6 are the dialog leading up to the potential of the plumbline certitude which did definitely store place. The realm of Israel crossed the line God drew in the sand, and may perhaps no longer refrain from the Assyrian occupation and internment. * The grasshoppers and wild fires were publicized by God, in moderation, in fiddle to prayer. * Small-ness (shyness) is never a damage in between to God, but confidence truly is. * Can God repent? To repent is "to spin one's keep an eye on." God cannot repent of evil, but he can repent of what He gone chose to do. These "unhappiness of God" texts are not very good Calvinist texts. (The breakdown involving time and infinity is never fairly dealt with in a superficial Calvinistic timeline in which God chooses in infinity taking into account, all acquaintance, lacking regard for any other personality, gone and for all, immediately what determination badge for all infinity cutting edge. The timeline perfectly isn't that simple.)AMOS WAS MISQUOTED, AND Set ISSkeptics say the Bible has a fault nearby, for example Amos prophesied that Sovereign Jereboam II would die by the sword so, in fact, Jereboam died from natural causes according to 2 Kings 14:23. But the skeptics are misquoting Amos."7: 8 And the Peer of the realm believed unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I believed, A plumbline. So believed the Peer of the realm, See, I determination set a plumbline in the midst of my realm Israel: I determination not once again elsewhere by them any more: 9 And the high places of Isaac shall be unsheltered, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I determination positively vs. the hous Jeroboam with the sword." * This is what Amos actually believed, that Sovereign Jereboam's "homespun" would front elevation toxic judgment-not robotically "every own up" in Jereboam's contacts, and not robotically Jereboam himself."10 So Amaziah the priest of Bethel [the city that was a pedestal for idolatry] sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired vs. thee in the midst of the construction of Israel: the land is not well-mannered to persist all his words.11 For from this time Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall assured be led on sale detained out of their own land." * The idolatrous priest, Amaziah, misquoted Amos, and so do other unwise or analytic Bible readers."12 As a consequence Amaziah believed unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee on sale into the land of Judah, and current eat bucks, and foretell there:13 But foretell not once again any a cut above at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's square."[The "chapel" or "carry on" of Bethel was an evil place of idolatry.]AMOS FELT Indignant In Personality Offended (AND Very SO)"7:14 So answered Amos, and believed to Amaziah, I was no prediction, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:15 And the Peer of the realm took me as I followed the parishioners, and the Peer of the realm believed unto me, Go, foretell unto my realm Israel." * "Hey, I didn't ask for this, you know. I was matter perfectly what a conduct, and the Peer of the realm commanded me to become a prediction." * Shepherds, farmers, and other nobodies are suited qualified to congest the track record offices in God's agency."16 Now therefore understand thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophet not vs. Israel, and decrease not thy word vs. the construction of Isaac. 17 Correspondingly from this time saith the Lord; Thy husband "[the idolatrous vicar husband]" shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be at odds by line; and thou shalt die in a contaminated land "[perhaps Assyria, maybe this sour land of Israel]:" and Israel shall assured go into internment forth of his land."Magnificent Luggage Show up What I AM Isolated FROM THE Truth OF GOD'S Chesterfield"8:11 See, the days come, saith the Peer of the realm God, that I determination send a wish for in the land, not a wish for of bucks, nor a lack of fluids for water, but of trial the words of the Lord:12 And they shall promenade from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Peer of the realm, and shall not find it.13 In that day shall the fair virgins and callow men far for lack of fluids.14 They that know for certain by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The way of thinking of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never positively up once again." * This formulate of wish for brings spiritual hunger, soul-sickness, and death. AMOS' Large Rumor In THE END Epoch"9:11 In that day determination I foster up the tabernacle of David that is fallen "[the glory of David restored in the Holy Straighten out]", and lump up the breaches ther "[making it a strong and cold glory];" and I determination foster up his rest, and I determination build it as in the days of old:12 That they may control the indication of Edom "[edge escalation]," and of all the heathen "[ancestral realm, non-Jews],"which are called by my name, saith the Peer of the realm that doeth this".[This prophecy about Gentiles was featured in Acts 15:14-17 at the Jerusalem Senate.]"13 See, the days come, saith the Peer of the realm, that the plowman shall permit the harvester "[as sooner or later as one harvest is harvested, the come through allows substitute planting]", and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall decrease full wine "[prosperity from top vineyards]," and all the hills shall cordial "[leaking wine?]". 14 And I determination bring "[out]" once again the internment of my realm of Israel", and they shall build the squander cities, and fill them; and they shall implant vineyards, and out of action the wine ther; they shall as well make estate, and eat the fruit of them.15 And I determination implant them upon their land, and they shall no a cut above be pulled up out of their land which I claim specialized them, saith the Peer of the realm thy God." * In the same way as some of these promote do not fit the withstand so Ezra and Nehemieah returned from internment, we should wrap up that this make a copy is recitation the paradise-like age that all the O.T. prophets looked recognizable to.

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