Prophetic Vision Narrative(4th in a series of 5).
Begins a vision that Amos is having.
The Lord shows Amos "a basket of summer fruit".
3. Summer fruit most likely has some type of historical or cultural significance.
III. Verse 2.
1. The Lord asks Amos what he sees.
2. Amos replies that he sees a basket of summer fruit.
3. The Lord tells Amos that the end has come for Israel and that he will no longer spare them.
IV. Verse 3.
1. The Lord tells Amos that the songs of the palace will turn to wailing and that many will die and that the palace will be silent.
2. The palace was most likely the palace of the king.
3. The palace and temples of Bethel.
Amos is the third of the Minor Prophets. His name means "burden" or "burden bearer," a fitting name in the light of the grievous message which he had to deliver to Israel. Jewish tradition says that he was called Amos because he stammered or was slow of speech, but this is doubtful. He belonged to the Southern Kingdom, the Kingdom of Judah, although his prophetic ministry was carried out in the Kingdom of the North, the Kingdom of Israel. Amos was, as he himself says, a native of Tekoah, a small town of Judah, situated on a hill about five miles south of Bethlehem, nine or ten miles south of Jerusalem. In 1:1 and again in 7:14 he is described as a herdsman. In 7:14 he tells us also that he cultivated sycamore trees, an inferior fig which was a common food among the poor. His occupation would have taken him throughout the "wilderness of Tekoah" where David may have tended sheep. The influence of Amos" surroundings is traceable in his book. Accustomed to the solitary, simple, and strenuous life of the desert, he disdains the idle, pampered lives of the wealthy nobles and their wives in the cities of the North. (3:12; 4:1; 6:4). His illustrations are often drawn from the sights and sounds with which he was familiar in his desert calling. Amos is said to have prophesied "in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, King of Israel" (1:1).
Amos 7 and 8: Reaction Paper Amos goes to Israel and Judah to tell them of the coming prophecy. ... (Amos 6:1). ... (Amos 6:7). ... (Amos 6:8), those who flaunt their achievements and possessions letting it become the sources of self-glorification. ... (Amos 7:8). ...
Amos 3:7 Amos was an ordinary man living as a shepherd in the small town of Tekoa. ... (Amos 7: 14-15). ... Amos had enough of what he saw. ... They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were using women immorally (Amos 2:68; 3:10; 4:1; 5:1112; 8:46). ... The book of Amos ended with a promise from God to Amos, similar to a covenant to his people of Israel. ...
The theme of the book of Amos is divine judgment and its aim is to effect repentance and reformation in view of the inevitability of impending judgments unless the people amended their ways, that is why violence is shown so much in this book. ... In Amos 9 verse 1 "I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered." violence is demonstrated in...
Amos if the first prophet to speak of the "Day of the Lord." ... I will turn feast into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation" (Amos 8: 9-10). By passing down the Lord's word Amos is hoping to put fear in his people. ... He speaks in a way that is not mentioned by Amos and Isaiah. ... Amos wanted justice for everyone and renewal of participation in God's community. ...
When a manager considers the concept of motivation, and aims to apply it to his/her workforce, he or she should be primarily concerned with (1) what energizes human behaviour, (2) what directs or channels such behaviour, and (3) how this behaviour is maintained or sustained (Steers, Porter and Bigley, 1996: 8). ... At work, such needs are represented by a concern for safe working conditions and job security, fringe benefits and orderliness (Amos and Ristow, 1999: 123). 3. ... One must remember, however, that "a satisfied need is not a motivator" (Amos and Ristow, 1999: 125). ... He/she must...
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"Archaeological remains of a crucified body, found in an ossuary near Jerusalem and dating from the time of Christ, indicated that the nails were tapered iron spikes approximately 5 to 7 inches (13 to 18 cm) long with a square shaft 3/8 inch (1 cm) across" (Edwards, 1459). ... This is described in Amos 8:9, "I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day". ...
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