It repeatedly points out the failure of the people to fully embrace gods idea of justice. More than almost any other book of scripture, the book of amos holds gods people. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. William barclay twelve prophets volume 1 daily study bible. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. He prophesied in israel at the great cult center of bethel, from which he was finally expelled. This page which covers amos bible study is suitable for those requiring an outline for amos bible study. Amos free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. 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. The words of amos, who was among the herdsmen of tekoa, which he saw concerning israel in the.
In this book, amos accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god and highlights how their idolatry has led to injustice and the neglect of the. The book of amos is written in some of the finest ot hebrew style. This book of the prophet amos is the only mention we have of this man in the old testament. Blue letter bible is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible.
There is no information regarding the death of amos. These prophets are known by this name because the length of their prophecy is shorter than that of the major prophets. Amos is a shepherd and a fruit picker from the judean village of tekoa when god calls him, even though he lacks an education or a priestly background. Helm study from the bible and be encouraged to grow your faith. How does the message of an out of step sheepherder relate to america at this critical moment in history. Find out what true worship looks like in the book of amos. Not much has been written about it in the new church. The students discover that although amos message was very bad news to gods people because of their wickedness they would be punished. He was not a man of the court like isaiah, or a member of a priestly family like jeremiah and ezekiel. Intro to amos biblica the international bible society. Since i started working on this study of amos, i have searched our library holdings with the hope i would turn up a hidden or forgotten study by some new church scholar. The book of, one of the twelve minor prophets, is part of the christian old testament. He earned his living from the flock and the sycamorefig grove 1. Although there are sermons using a verse or part of a.
Amos mission is directed to his neighbor to the north, israel. Amos was a sheepbreeder and tender of sycamore trees. Some scholars think someone else added the flicker of hope at the end of the book, believing that amos would never have done that. Amos was from tekoa, a small town in judah about 6 miles south of bethlehem and 11 miles from jerusalem. Bible study guide faithbuilders bible studies bartlett, mathew on. The book of amos was likely written between 760 and 753 b. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah was active during the reign of jeroboam ii, making the book of amos the first biblical prophetic book written. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll. They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were. Whether he owned the flocks and groves or only worked as a hired hand is not known. A teaching manual study guide on the book of amos, from the reformed perspective. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and originally formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. So, with this in mind, lets study the book of amos. Many have wondered about wars and death, especially the many women and children who died terribly as recorded in the old testament.
Amos accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god, and highlights how their idolatry has led to injustice and the neglect of the poor. He speaks and acts with such grace and beauty there is clarity in all that he says. The book of amos is an intriguing scripture from a unique individual, amos, a shepherd and fig tree farmer dwelling in southern judah who is called by god to go to bethel and announce warnings of judgment. The twelve include hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi. He prophesied in israel at the great cult center of bethel, from which he was finally expelled by the priest in charge of this royal sanctuary. Amos was a sheepherder from the southern kingdom of judah. Amos is the third of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. He warned that it was gods intention to punish sin. Amos bible study guide this article contains a bible study guide and free resource for lessons on the subject of bible study books of the bible including this article on amos bible study.
Book of amos a study guide free download as pdf file. Read and study amos, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. Isaiah and micah followed amos s ministry and may have heard him preach when they were lads. Most of what we know about amos comes from the book that bears his name. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. While the judgment is harsh, there is a wonderful promise in the last few verses of the book.
Amos was a sheepbreeder of tekoa in judah, who delivered his oracles in the northern kingdom during the prosperous reign of jeroboam ii 786746 b. Book of amos read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Here is a summary and bible study of the book of amos. Amos chapter five commentary by ron beckham audio bible study amos 5. If they were to seek the lord and live they would be forgiven, which is very good news. Questions prompt the students to reason things out for themselves which aids knowledge retention. Amos announces his prophetic work and the doom of the ungodly 1. Watch our overview video on the book of amos, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. God sent the prophet amos to the nation of israel saying, time is running out.
God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned. Hear this word which i take up for you as a dirge, o house of israel. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. We will never know for sure, but the ending does anticipate a restored relationship with god. Amos and hosea were coworkers and may even have gone on preaching tours through the land together, although hosea continued his work after amos passed from the scene. The books of 1 and 2 kings or 1 and 2 chronicles do not mention this prophet, and he should not be confused with amoz, the father of isaiah the prophet. There is an amos in marys genealogy given in the gospel of luke, but he is no. Amos bible lesson questions for study andor discussion in the lesson the use of questions in a lesson stimulates active learning. But amos said, behold, the eyes of the lord god are upon the sinful kingdom, and i will destroy it from off the face of the earth amos 9.
Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the bible easy and rewarding. Amos, whose name means burden, gives no family pedigree, hence we can assume he was not of noble or prominent stock, like isaiah or zephaniah. Amos with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Thus the lord god showed me, and behold, there was a basket of summer fruit. Study guide for amos 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Amos 1 the words of amos, one of the shepherds of tekoathe vision he saw concerning israel two years before the earthquake, when uzziah was king of judah and jeroboam son of jehoash was king of israel.