Chapter, Paragraph

 1 1,2 |        there are in Israel. But Amos makes it clear that the
 2 1,2 |      are a special gift of God (Amos 2:11) without real parallel
 3 1,2 |         council chamber of God (Amos 3:7; Jer. 23:18, 22), from
 4 1,4 |      described in Zech. 13:2-6. Amos indignantly refuses to be
 5 1,4 |      the sons of the prophets” (Amos 7:14, R.V. mg.).~ In contradistinction
 6 2,3 |       Day of the Lord (see also Amos 5:18ff; Isa. 2:12; 13:6,
 7 2,6 |      the enemies of Israel (cf. Amos 5:18), therefore the prophets
 8 4   |                     Chapter 4. ~Amos.  ~ ~
 9 4,1 |                The Structure of Amos. ~ A. The Crimes of Israel
10 4,2 |     world. This was the home of Amos, who lived the arduous life
11 4,2 |      IIKings 3:4), i.e. noqed.~ Amos otters us no indication
12 4,2 |  suggesting (ibid. p. 79.) that Amos will have visited the towns
13 4,2 |        763 B.C. It was clear to Amos that the coming doom was
14 4,2 |        is vital to realize that Amos represents something new
15 4,2 |         prophet at all.~ Though Amos’ great successors could
16 4,2 |        had learnt the lesson of Amos activity. The passage 3:
17 4,2 |  message.~ The actual course of Amos’ activity is not clear.
18 4,2 |         may well be that it was Amos’ prophecy of the coming
19 4,3 |                                 Amos’ Message. ~ It will be no
20 4,3 |       scale of values. This was Amos’ school in which he came
21 4,3 |  worshipped Him. As preached by Amos it is over-simplified and
22 4,3 |    nothing intrinsically new in Amos’ message. It breathes in
23 4,3 |       justice (IISam. 15:1-6).~ Amos does not analyse the reasons
24 4,4 |       in the prophetic message, Amos addresses himself to the
25 4,4 |         22:21-24, 23:1-3, 6-9). Amos’ attacks on the luxury of
26 4,4 |        prime importance to Him. Amos had the great gift of being
27 4,4 |         the chief lessons which Amos has to teach us, for the
28 4,6 |   Crimes and Doom (Chs. 3-6). ~ Amos’ second message begins by
29 4,6 |      primarily a vindication of Amos’ right to prophesy, but
30 4,6 | wilderness during forty years” (Amos and Hosea (I.C.C.), p. 136.).
31 4,7 |         probability are part of Amos’ call. Amos’ message will
32 4,7 |         are part of Amos’ call. Amos’ message will have wakened
33 4,7 |   passing expression shows that Amos’ virtual silence about the
34 4,7 |      approval or acquiescence.~ Amos closes his message of doom
35 5,2 |       started prophesying after Amos but some years before Isaiah (
36 5,2 |         Isaiah (740 B.C.). Like Amos his message was ad­dressed
37 5,2 |       the book. Chronologically Amos must always come before
38 5,2 |       and truer revelation than Amos. So it was a true understanding
39 5,3 |        much the same as that in Amos, except that the social
40 5,3 |      which was only implicit in Amos here becomes explicit and
41 5,5 |       worse than in the time of Amos. Priests (4:8; 6:9), princes
42 6,6 |     that the main prophets from Amos to Jeremiah are unanimous
43 7,5 |     Stephen (Acts 7:43) adapted Amos 5:27; we do not, however,
44 7,7 |                  to do justly — Amos.~·           to love mercy,
45 10,4|      the prophet himself. As in Amos 1:3-2:3 the woes are pronounced
46 13,0|      who hate (vers. 5, 11; cf. Amos 1:11; Obad. 10-12; Ps. 137:
47 14,3|    simple, stern logic shown by Amos, he pointed out (1:5f) that