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Amos
Chapter 1
If you have not read Chapter 1
Please do so.
This chapter talks about different places
Damascus (modern day Syria)² located on the upper right of the map Gaza and Tyre²Philistine City States²located on the Mediterranean Sea²center left of map Edom²South of Judah²at bottom of map Ammon²Located right next to Israel²almost in center of map
Remember what we said about Amos
he is a shepherd (Amos 1.1), the Hebrew original indicates that he is most likely a manager of a sheep farm. He also was well educated in the Torah and the covenant (I am your God and I will give you land, prodigy, and make you prosperous, but you need to worship me)
While
Notice in 1.1, it says that Amos saw something
The
Hebrew does not indicate that he saw something like I would see a baseball game. The Hebrew word is Haza meaning a reception of visions or in other words a prophetic mode of seeing
In this chapter, Amos exposes the sins of nations around Israel but not Israel--yet
However, what is interesting is as he rattles off the nations he gets closer and closer geographically to Israel
Damascus (1.3)
Damascus was the capital of Aram which is modern day Syria It was known in the past for its savage warfare and its horrible treatment of prisoners. Hazael ruled there from 841806 BC This reference to Damascus indicates that God is angered by the disregard of the value and dignity of human life. Also there is an important theological claim here God is the God of all nations not just Israel.
Gaza and Tyre
Gaza is the sight of the modern day conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs. There are mortar attacks from Gaza hitting Israel and the Israeli Navy has a blockade shutting off the area. Back in Amos¶ Day people were kidnapping other people and selling them on international slave markets. Again inhumanity is shown One has to wonder what it is about this specific region which has caused so much conflict and misery for so long.
Edom and Ammon
The relationship between these countries and Israel has been very poor. Remember Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27)? From Esau came Edom and from Jacob came Israel. So there has always been unusual cruelty and inhuman violence between these countries. There was also a lot of inhuman wrath and revenge between these places. God gets angry by the disregard of the value of human life.
Verse to Ponder²Verse 2- The Lord roars from Zion
makes God roar in judgment of Christians and the Church today? What makes God roar in our own lives?
What
Questions?
andyhart@oldfirstchurchhuntington.org
Amos
Chapter 1
If you have not read Chapter 1
Please do so.
This chapter talks about different places
Damascus (modern day Syria)² located on the upper right of the map Gaza and Tyre²Philistine City States²located on the Mediterranean Sea²center left of map Edom²South of Judah²at bottom of map Ammon²Located right next to Israel²almost in center of map
Remember what we said about Amos
he is a shepherd (Amos 1.1), the Hebrew original indicates that he is most likely a manager of a sheep farm. He also was well educated in the Torah and the covenant (I am your God and I will give you land, prodigy, and make you prosperous, but you need to worship me)
While
Notice in 1.1, it says that Amos saw something
The
Hebrew does not indicate that he saw something like I would see a baseball game. The Hebrew word is Haza meaning a reception of visions or in other words a prophetic mode of seeing
In this chapter, Amos exposes the sins of nations around Israel but not Israel--yet
However, what is interesting is as he rattles off the nations he gets closer and closer geographically to Israel
Damascus (1.3)
Damascus was the capital of Aram which is modern day Syria It was known in the past for its savage warfare and its horrible treatment of prisoners. Hazael ruled there from 841806 BC This reference to Damascus indicates that God is angered by the disregard of the value and dignity of human life. Also there is an important theological claim here God is the God of all nations not just Israel.
Gaza and Tyre
Gaza is the sight of the modern day conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs. There are mortar attacks from Gaza hitting Israel and the Israeli Navy has a blockade shutting off the area. Back in Amos¶ Day people were kidnapping other people and selling them on international slave markets. Again inhumanity is shown One has to wonder what it is about this specific region which has caused so much conflict and misery for so long.
Edom and Ammon
The relationship between these countries and Israel has been very poor. Remember Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27)? From Esau came Edom and from Jacob came Israel. So there has always been unusual cruelty and inhuman violence between these countries. There was also a lot of inhuman wrath and revenge between these places. God gets angry by the disregard of the value of human life.
Verse to Ponder²Verse 2- The Lord roars from Zion
makes God roar in judgment of Christians and the Church today? What makes God roar in our own lives?
What
Questions?
andyhart@oldfirstchurchhuntington.org
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