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Tag: Book of Amos

Restoration

  • Lesson 13 for the week of December 22 to December 29
Background and Literary Considerations The verses we study this week have occasioned significant debate as to their authorship. Some have argued that everything belongs to the eighth-century prophet who finally got around to some positive...

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Douglas Clark

Vision Five-No Escape

  • Lesson 12 for the week of December 15 to December 22
Background and Literary Considerations Having come now to the last of the five vision reports, we need to ask how they connect with each other and the impact of the whole collection. What is the...

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Douglas Clark

Vision Four-Summer Fruit

  • Lesson 11 for the week of December 8 to December 15
Background and Literary Considerations The fourth vision report in Amos brings us to another literary feature of the prophet’s preaching: puns. While we miss most of these in English translations, the Bible is replete with...

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Douglas Clark

Vision Three-The Plumb Line

  • Lesson 10 for the week of December 1 to December 8
Background and Literary Considerations Again, we come in this lesson to a “vision report,” the third in a series of five. Given Amos’ penchant for surprising us with reversals of expectations, how should we prepare...

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Douglas Clark

Vision Two-Judgement by Fire

  • Lesson 9 for the week of November 24 to December 1
Background and Literary Considerations Review the comments in the previous lesson about “vision reports.” What was the main purpose of these in general and how specifically does Amos use them–individually and the five of them...

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Vision One-Locusts and Prayer

  • Lesson 8 for the week of November 17 to November 24
Background and Literary Considerations We are introduced in this lesson to “vision reports,” another in the vast repertoire of Amos’ speech forms. These appear throughout the Bible and are typically introduced in the Old Testament...

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Douglas Clark

“At Ease in Zion”

  • Lesson 7 for the week of November 10 to November 17
Background and Literary Considerations The nature of “Woe!” oracles is to startle and call for change. Of the three such speeches in Amos, two appear in chapter 6 and form the basis of our lesson...

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Pass Over or Pass Through?

  • Lesson 6 for the week of November 3 to November 10
Background and Literary Considerations Whereas Judgment Speeches are typically announcements of doom, almost as if there is no turning back, no chance for reversing the inevitable slide toward punishment, “Woe!” speeches or oracles are set...

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“Seek the Lord”

  • Lesson 5 for the week of October 27 to November 3
Background and Literary Considerations Amos provides us with a fascinating blend of guidelines regarding worship and those having to do with social justice, the latter predominating by far. Chapter 5 is no exception. It speaks...

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Douglas Clark

Prepare to Meet Your God

  • Lesson 4 for the week of October 20 to October 27
Background and Literary Considerations We have already in Amos encountered seriously judgmental speeches from the prophet. This week’s passage is no exception – at least Amos is consistent! As part of the second “Judgment Speech”...

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Douglas Clark

“Hear This Word!”

  • Lesson 3 for the week of October 13 to October 20
Background and Literary Considerations We are now introduced to “Judgment Speeches,” of which there are three major ones in the book of Amos. They all three begin with: “Hear this word ….” As used among...

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Sins of the Neighbors

  • Lesson 2 for the week of October 6 to October 13
Background and Literary Considerations Amos 1:2-2:16 introduce us to three major speech forms in Amos: a sermon, speeches or oracles against foreign nations (OAN) and the “numerical” proverb. Delivered evidently at the sanctuary at Bethel,...

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The Non-prophet Prophet

  • Lesson 1 for the week of September 29 to October 6
Background and Literary Considerations Amos, the person – What can we know from the book itself and from the world of the eighth century B.C. which might help us understand this person better? With the...

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Restoration

  • Lesson 13 for the week of December 23 to December 30
Background and Literary Considerations The verses we study this week have occasioned significant debate as to their authorship. Some have argued that everything belongs to the eighth-century prophet who finally got around to some positive...

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