Amos

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Amos
On Line Summer Bible Study Introduction
Welcome to Old First¶s OnFirst¶ Online Bible Study
 There will
be a post hopefully each week during the summer.  The posts go chapter by chapter so you might want to read the chapter before reading the posts.  If you have questions about the study, please e-mail them to Andy who will share them with the group
Amos was a PROPHET
is a prophet?  Its not the opposite of a loss (-:  Greek²prophetes²one who speaks for another  Hebrew²Nabi²To Call, announce or name  A prophet is one who speaks for God
 What
Amos was a minor prophet
  
What is a minor prophet? Someone under 21? NO, the difference between a major prophet such as Isaiah and a minor prophet such as Amos is the size of the book
So, who are the Minor Prophets?
     
Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah
     
Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi
History
 
 
Amos spoke his words from 760-750 BC The Kingdom was divided between the Kingdom of Judah in the south and Kingdom of Israel in the north. Israel was ruled by Jeroboam II and Judah was ruled by Uzziah Both Israel and Judah were prosperous and actually expanding their borders
Unfortunately, Not all was well in the Kingdoms
 

There was a lot of internal decay A HUGE difference between the rich and the poor The religion of the countries was a strange mixture of Judaism and Baalism
What do we know of Amos?
   

Amos in Hebrew means load or burden He lived in Texoa which is 10 miles south of Jerusalem²today it is called Texua He was the manager or owner of an agricultural business. He grew figs and raised cattle. In the text you might see the word shepherd, but the Hebrew word used indicates a manager or owner not a simple shepherd Not a fulltime prophet
What are the Themes of Amos?
God
 Divine sovereignty
of God  God is the God of history  God controls the migrations of peoples  God controls the orderly progression of natural phenomena
Doctrine of Election
 There is
that P word²predestination  Israel has been elected as God¶s chosen  BUT  They must keep and obey the covenant
End Times
 Lord will
judge all sin even in God¶s people  God tries to draw people back before judgment
Worship and Social Justice

How can we worship God when there is such an economic disparity between the rich and the poor?
Food for thought
 Amos
8.11± ³The days are coming´, declares the sovereign Lord, ³when I shall send a famine through the land²not a famine of food or thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.  Are we in the midst of such a famine?
Questions?
 E-Mail Andy
at andyhart@oldfirstchurchhuntington.org  I will respond to them in the next post  Chapter 1 study should be up by June 22