SOUND TO SIGHT: 5 Visions of judgments to come upon Israel (Chapters 7-9). 1. Vision of Locust swarms (7:1-3) 2. Vision of Consuming fire (7:4-6), 3. Vision of the Plumb line (7:7-17) 4. Vision of the Basket of Summer fruit (8:1-14) 5. Vision of the LORD beside the altar (9:1-10) Amos 7: The vision (1-9):…
Read MoreAmos 4:Address 3, oracle of DOOM. Address 1: Israel is guilty before God – Amos 2:6-16 Address 2: Oracle of warning – Amos 3 Address 3:Oracle of DOOM – Amos 4 Amos 5: Address 4: oracle of Entreaty (an Appeal) – A lament for Israel. A special feature of this oracle is God’s pleading for…
Read MoreAddress 3, oracle of DOOM. Israel is reproved (1-5): The first five verses are continuation of Amos 3. God is reproving the wives/matrons of the prominent men in Samaria for their oppression. V. 1… cows of Bashan… The wives of the prominent leaders in Saria are likened to the cows raise in the rich pastures…
Read MoreAddress 2, oracle of warning. V. 1… Hear this Word… The oracles of warning in Chs. 3,4,&5 are introduced with the words “Hear this word” (3:1, 4:1, and 5:1). The 5th address (5:18-6:14) has repetition of the word “Woe” (5:18, 6:1, 6:4). These warnings are directly addressed to the people of Israel. V. 2… You…
Read MoreMoab (1-3): Moab and Ammon were descendants of Lot through his daughters (Gen 19). Moab sin in this passage was against neither Israel nor Judah, but against Edom. This judgment talks about the UNIVERSAL JUSTICE of God and not simply based on ethnicity. Judgement on Judah (4 & 5): This judgment is not about their…
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