Hear this word, you cows of bashan on mount samaria, you women who oppress the poor. But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like. More than almost any other book of scripture, the book of amos holds gods people accountable for their illtreatment of others. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. This summary of the book of amos provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of amos. In recent years several attempts have been made to discover an overall structural pattern in the book of amos. Then he says something to his own people who live in israel and judah. Mel gibsons braveheart, the story of scottish freedom fighter william wallace who led a war against england during the th century, was epic for so many reasons.
What they didnt know was that they were being lowered into a trap where they were hung. At roughly 800 bce, assyria was attacking israel which, in the bible, is a pretty typical assyrian move, and isaiah was trying to explain how this was really the. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, 2 was active c. Learn the major plot points and story structure of braveheart directed by mel gibson. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him. Religion research papers are paper masters specialty. Nice detail to the characters from william wallace and especially princess isabella. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. A lowly country bumpkin taking on the professional prophets from the big city.
Book of amos summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of amos for bible study or sunday school lessons. Although hosea is believed to have arrived a little later on the prophetic scene, hosea did marry a prostitute, which, scholars believe, is a lot spicier than anything that amos ever did. For his work on braveheart, he received the writers guild of america award for best original screenplay as well as numerous other accolades, including academy award and golden globe nominations. One of the books of the minor prophets that is part of the old testament and the bible. Amos lived in the kingdom of judah but preached in the northern kingdom of. 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. This chapter actually combines with amos 2 to form the first division of the prophecy of amos, in which the prophet thunders the warning of the impending judgment of god upon no less than eight nations, beginning with israels surrounding pagan neighbors, then resting for a moment upon judah, and by way of climax describing the utter ruin and devastation of israel itself, the northern. The prophet joel predicts that millions of bugs will swarm over the land and send all of the israelites internet activity back to the nsa. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. Spoke in bethel center for idol worship in israel and then in judah under jeroboam. God orders the prophet hosea to marry a prostitute, have a few kids and then violently abuse his whole family. Randall wallace is the author of seven novels, including the new york times bestseller pearl harbor. In one of historys darkest hours there arose from humble beginnings a man of courage and honor the likes of whom the world may never see again. Bad things will happen soon amos the book of amos easyenglish bible the man with a difficult message from god amos a commentary by mark kirkpatrick.
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. The book of amos 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. In this book, amos is called to be a prophet to speak out against the northern kingdom of israel for its moral decay. Rather, he was a grower of sycamore figs as well as a shepherd amos 7.
Amos 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. It is because of his love for his chosen people that their sin must be judged prov. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. It also includes chapters on the text itself, providing a critical assessment of how the book came to be, the original message of amos and his circle, which parts of the book may have been added by later scribes, and the. But the same divine spirit influenced isaiah and daniel in the court, and amos in the sheepfolds, giving to. Amos 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.
The prophetic books are anthologies of oracles the sequence of which is often determined by literary rather than chronological considerations. Traveled north to israel bethel to preach as one called of god 7. Amos research papers on amos illustrate that amos is one of the numerous books of the bible that are dedicated to telling the stories of prophets of god. Amos protests that israel is small and unworthyhow will it survive these plagues. He speaks of hope for the children of israel when they will be restored to a kingdom under the house of david. 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 7. Braveheart by randall wallace for educational purposes only. Amos many scholars believe that amos was the earliest of all of the biblical prophets to have his words put in writingminor, major or somewhere inbetween.
The book begins with the phrase the words of amos and amos l. The book of amos is a prophetic book of the old testament, one of the twelve minor prophets. Simeon has related how god first visited the gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. In addition to his work as a filmmaker and author, randall wallace is the founder of hollywood for habitat for humanity.
Since there is no shmoop in ancient israel, god himself has to explain what they mean. In honor of this milestone, we decided to get medieval on you and share our favorite quotes from the fivetime academy. Oct 20, 2016 4 ways the gospel appears in the book of amos,david r. The book also includes a narrative description of an event in amos s life and a few fragments of hymns, which have been interspersed throughout the book probably by an editor. Helm study from the bible and be encouraged to grow your faith. After reading randall wallace braveheart i started asking questions about scottish history,which led me to other books the highland clearances braveheart is a great story and has kindled a flame in me that reminds me of where i came from so many years ago,so much so i want to return home to scotland.
Little quirks such as hamish punching william as a form of affection, the rearrangement of scenes, additional. The book of amos niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 30 duration. Braveheart, randall wallace randall wallace is an american screenwriter, director, producer, and songwriter who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the historical drama film braveheart 1995. Clearly inspired by the burgeoning interest in literary approaches to the bible, these studies have divided. The words of amos this person and the father of isaiah, though named alike in our translation, were as different in their names as in their persons. The most popular bible verses from amos found 146 verses amos 4. My guess over this adaptation is that it was based on a early draft of randall wallaces script.
Jul 23, 2016 the book of amos is a prophetic book of the old testament, one of the twelve minor prophets. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. The twelve prophets in the twelve minor prophets shmoop. The book of amos is a collection of prophetic messages delivered by the prophet amos. This book provides a detailed exploration of this theme and other important elements of the theology underlying the book of amos. 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. Can you believe its been two decades since the release of braveheart. The twelve include hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi. Outline of amos it is our hope that this outline of amos will assist you in your study of gods word. God emphasizes his intimate relationship with israel by the repeated mention of family and the word known. Many scholars believe that amos was the earliest of all of the biblical prophets to have his words put in writingminor, major or somewhere inbetween. Amos prophecy fulfilled after they finished speaking, james replied, brothers, listen to me. It repeatedly points out the failure of the people to fully embrace gods idea of justice.
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. The book of amos was likely written between 760 and 753 b. Despite the fact that he lived in the southern kingdom of judah, god sent him as his prophet to the northern kingdom of. Amos s connection to the simple life of the people made its way into the center of his prophecies. Sep, 2015 the book of amos niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 30 duration. For some account of this prophet see the introduction. Behold, the days are coming, says the lord god, when i will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. John ritenbaugh warns us that the book of amos is specifically addressed to us the end time church the israel of god the ones who have actually made the new covenant with god. The first part protoisaiah prophesies death and destruction, but keeps lightening it up with cheery prophecies of a good and holy kingdom at the end of time. Amos bible coloring page bible coloring pages, childrens.
Summary the book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Book of amos bible book of amos bible study book of amos. William as a young boy saw what had happened to them. As the fifthcentury christian theologian augustine says in the city of god 18. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. Well, lots of things, actually, but the one thats suitable for biblical shmoop is none other than the prophet hosea. For love of country, for love of maiden, for love of freedom. Amos 1 rsv the words of amos, who was among the bible gateway. They were selling off needy people for goods, taking advantage of the helpless, oppressing the poor, and the men were.
Amos mission is directed to his neighbor to the north, israel. Amid the color, pageantry, and violence of medieval scotland unfurls the resplendent tale of the legendary william wallace, farmer by birth. Colossians the 12th book of the new testament contains the epistle of paul to the colossians, a letter written by the apostle paul to the church of colossae around 50 ce. He writes about the terrible things that they have done. The twelve minor prophets are the seven dwarves of the hebrew bible. That is restored under the rule of christ for he is the son of david, the messiah.
He was a shepherd and tended to sycamore fig trees. Noble 18otter close, bar hill, cambridge cb3 8ea, england. Find books like braveheart from the worlds largest community of readers. The earliest prophets, such as amos and hosea, warn israel and sometimes judah about the danger of an invasion by the assyrian empire, based in the. 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. Put hosea, joel and amos in a blender et voila, its the prophet micah. 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. The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition. Amos chapter 4 kjv king james version in 2018 jehovah god is pleading to the world. Having made the covenant, we must remember that 1 privilege brings peril.
Read amos 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. Amos meaning burden or burdenbearer was an inhabitant of the rugged region of tekoa, located in the territory of judah about 12 miles south of jerusalem. For his work on braveheart, he received the writers guild of america award for. He has written four feature films we were soldiers, pearl harbor, the man in the iron mask, and the 1995 academy awardwinner braveheart and produced and directed we were soldiers and the man in the iron mask. The first two visions include destruction by locusts and fire. 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. Commentary on the book of amos by matthew henry old. Prophecies against the nations amos chapters 1 and 2 three discourses against israel amos chapters 3 to 6 five symbolic visions of israels condition amos 7.
Study the bible online using commentary on amos 1 and more. The book closes with a series of prophetic visions. Many scholars believe that amos was the earliest of all of the biblical prophets to have his words put in writingminor, major or somewhere in between. Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. This lecture introduces the literary prophets of both the northern and southern kingdoms. The meaning of the name amos is burden bearer, and the prophet amos did just that, revealing the message of the lord that israel was living dangerously and judgment would be the result if they didnt change their ways. Ministrytochildren is a website that helps you with free bible lessons, childrens ministry curriculum, ideas for.
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