Amos laments for israel in chapter 5 and tells the people to seek the lord and live. Amos 5 niv a lament and call to repentance hear bible. In a previous lesson, we saw these cities mentioned, here, were changed into evil cities, where worship of their false gods was practiced. Both gilgal and bethel are already condemned of god. It was in the days of jeroboam the son of joash king of israel, two years before the earthquake 1. His occupation amos was among the herdmen of tekoa amos 1. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of amos in the bible king james version. Amos chapter five commentary by ron beckham audio bible study amos 5.
Perhaps the lord god almighty will have mercy on the remnant. For gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and bethel shall come to nothing. It is a stirring warning to all of the dangers of apostasy, rebellion and complacency. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. Here is where we see the truth about the socalled star of david, which was known as the seal of solomon.
Your city that marches out a thousand strong will have only a hundred left. Seek the lord and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of joseph. In true repentance they should seek the opposite, good, and the result will be life. Many have wondered about wars and death, especially the many women and children who died terribly as recorded in the old testament. The city that was once so powerful will now face destruction, for gods judgment will not be extinguished v. Amos 5 and the feast of tabernacles church of the great god. The first verse of this book identifies the author as amos, who was among the. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. And we must never forget that amos is speaking to us, the church of god, the israel of god.
Amos bible book with full chapters king james version. The book of amos is usually dated as being written mid 8th century bc. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. In the first part of this chapter, the prophet outlined the sins in. This editorial arrangement gives the whole section a negative cast, in effect nullifying the only hopeful verse in. Book of amos chapter 5, part seek good, and not evil, that ye may live. As it is presented in this book, amoss message is one of almost unrelieved gloom but see 5. This morning we are in the last of a three week study from the book of amos, and we will start this morning in amos chapter 9 amos 9, which is the last chapter in the book.
A lament and call to repentance hear this word, israel, this lament i take up concerning you. The scope of this chapter is to prosecute the exhortation given to israel in the close of the foregoing chapter to prepare to meet their god. Amos 5 is the fifth chapter of the book of amos in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Refers to the northern kingdom, since ephraim and manasseh, sons of joseph, were two of its largest tribes. 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. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Amos lived in the kingdom of judah but preached in the northern kingdom of. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. Restoration under the davidic line is portrayed in the latter part of chapter 9. In chapter 1v1 we see that amos preached 2 years before an earthquake. The book of amos is a stinging rebuke of a nation that has rejected and forgotten god. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9.
Amos 5 niv bible hear this word, israel, this lament i. He then reproves their injustice and oppression with great warmth. 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 then glances at the awful threatening denounced against them, 3. 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. It was in the days of jeroboam the son of joash king of israel, two years before. Fallen is virgin israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. 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. Archeological findings unearthed at hazor in northern palestine show that an unusually strong earthquake occurred about 760 bc. Only three verses mention tekoa before amos comes on the scene and no verses mention tekoa when amos leaves the scene. Amos 5 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
Today we continue our study of the prophet amos, with chapters four, five and six. Learn amos chapter 5 with free interactive flashcards. Amos 5, new international version niv the bible app. There is a need in every generation for an amos to proclaim this truth. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. Amos 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. Choose from 500 different sets of amos chapter 5 flashcards on quizlet. Amos chapter 5 explained discover the 66 books of the bible.
Hear this word which i take up for you as a dirge, o house of israel. Chapter 5 the scope of this chapter is to prosecute the exhortation given to israel in the close of the foregoing chapter to prepare to meet their god. Amos these are all of the chapters of the book of amos. Gods power and authority is once again shown but in a more outwardly and majestic way than amos 4.
This sermon was preached at forge road bible chapel, in perry hall, md on 62412. 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. In the chapter above the heart of god things god love and the things he hate is clearly seen. The third section of the book chapters 79, apart from the historical account of amasiass opposition to amos 7. The first verse of this book also tells us when amos served as a prophet. The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition.
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