Meaning of the book of amos chapter 2

For the three crimes, the four crimes of judah, i have made my decree and will not relent. The book begins with the phrase the words of amos and amos l. Amos 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. While hosea only prophesied regarding israel amos also prophesied concerning the neighbouring nations of israel. The words of amos reveal jehovahs mercy towards an unworthy people. 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. Amos chapter 4 new international version 1 hear this word, you cows of bashan on mount samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, bring us some drinks. Hear this word that the lord has spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying.

The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. Today we begin our study of the prophet amos, with chapters one, two and three.

Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town approximately ten miles south of jerusalem. David guzik commentary on amos 2 describes the word of the lord going out to moab, judah, and israel, declaring judgment on those nations. Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. Amos 2 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. 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. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces of kirioth. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. Book of amos summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of amos for bible study or sunday school lessons. For three transgressions of moab and for four see an explanation of this form amos 1. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces of. Thus says the lord, for three transgressions of moab and for four i will not revoke its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime. Amos informs us that he is writing during the reigns of jeroboam ii and uzziah, both of whom are biblical kings known from the archaeological record to have reigned from the 8th century bce. Also, god gave amos five pictures, which begin in chapter 7.

The land of the moabites lay to the east of the dead sea. Bible study in the book of amos chapter 2 book of amos. Hear this word, you cows of bashan who are on the mountain of samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, bring now, that we may drink. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. This is especially true of poetic passages, as in the book of amos. Amos 2 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity.

For the three crimes, the four crimes of moab, i have made my decree and will not relent. Meaning of famine for hearing the words of the lord therefore, amos 8. Because they have rejected the law of the lord and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed. They desecrated the bones of edoms king, burning them to ashes. Used a total of eight times in the book, these words play a special role in the way amos communicates sin and judgment. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. Fire is often sent as a cleansing agent and a symbol of gods presence. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Amos receives five visions, each containing a symbol. The purpose of the book of amos was to announce gods holy judgment on the kingdom of israel the northern kingdom, call them to repentance, and to turn from their selfrighteous sins and idolatry. Amos 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Amos with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Amos lesson 14 in character by character, series 2. Verses 1114 describes the horrors of the punishment that would follow.

The prophecies against eight nations reach their climax in this chapter where the judgments are pronounced against moab amos 2. Amos 1 the words of amos, who was among the herdmen of tekoa, which he saw concerning israel in the days of uzziah king of judah, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joash king of israel, two years before the earthquake. Amos 7, new international version niv the bible app. God, by the prophet, proceeds in a like controversy with moab as. Study amos 2 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. For three sins of judah, even for four, i will not turn back my wrath. We find two quotations from the book of amos in the acts of the apostles. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Probably the burning of the bones means, he burned the king of edom alive, reducing his very bones to lime maurer. The people will fall in the noise of battle, as the warriors shout and the rams horn sounds. Study the bible online using commentary on amos 2 and more.

The distinguishing favours of god to us, if they do not restrain from sin, shall not exempt from punishment. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. God complaineth of israels ingratitude for past kindnesses, and threateneth them for it, amos 2. The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms. Because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime to plaster the walls of his house with it, as the chaldee paraphrase explains the text, which was most ungenerously and cruelly. The book of amos introduction to the book of amos in the bible. Judge was translated from shophet, which could also mean ruler. The book of amos is filled with imagery related to sin and judgment.

And he said, the lord will roar from zion, and utter his voice from jerusalem. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces. Amos 2 is the second chapter of the book of amos in the hebrew bible or the old testament of. New living translation 1 this is what the lord says. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. Amos 6 woe to the complacent woe to you who bible gateway. Summary of the book of amos the story of the bible. Amos 2, new international version niv the bible app. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. For three sins of moab,even for four, i will not relent.

It will appear in this chapter that amos words were directed against the gross social sins of that era, but. For three transgressions of moab, and for four, i will not turn away the punishment thereof. There is also a translation into koine greek known as the septuagint, made in the last few centuries bce. Amos free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Amos 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Rather, he was a grower of sycamore figs as well as a shepherd amos 7.

The people of moab have sinned again and again, and i will not let them go unpunished. This means that it is quite easy to tell when amos wrote. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a. For three transgressions of moab, and for four, i will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime. Amos 5, new international version niv the bible app. Amos chapter four commentary by ron beckham audio bible study amos 4. For three transgressions of moab, and for four, i will not. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. I will send fire on moab that will consume the fortresses of kerioth. For three transgressions of moab moab and ammon being nearly related, see genesis 19.