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Insights on the Book of Amos

The Book of Amos, written by the prophet Amos between 760-755 BC, addresses themes of judgment, justice, and divine retribution for sin, focusing on the injustices faced by the poor in Israel and Judah. Amos, a humble shepherd, denounces the corruption and immorality of the ruling class and warns of God's impending punishment for their sins. Despite the harsh messages, Amos emphasizes the importance of seeking the Lord for salvation.

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Insights on the Book of Amos

The Book of Amos, written by the prophet Amos between 760-755 BC, addresses themes of judgment, justice, and divine retribution for sin, focusing on the injustices faced by the poor in Israel and Judah. Amos, a humble shepherd, denounces the corruption and immorality of the ruling class and warns of God's impending punishment for their sins. Despite the harsh messages, Amos emphasizes the importance of seeking the Lord for salvation.

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Amos

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The Book of Amos
• Escrito por el Profeta Amós en los años 760 - 755 a. C.

• It belongs to the collection of books of the 'Prophets'


Minors.

• The literary genre of the book is the Prophetic and also the
historical.

• Personajes: Amós el profeta, las naciones, Judá e


Israel, Amaziah (priest of Bethel)

• Most of the book consists of God's words to the people.


from Israel and Judah, said by the prophet Amos.
Amos, who are you?
•Amos was a shepherd from Tekoa, a small town in
the territory of Judah.

•We know that he was a shepherd (herder) and


wild fig gatherer.

•From a humble and hard-working family, purely


peasants.

•God converted Amos into a prophet, for Amos never


he had been instructed for his mission. To carry out
a great work for God, in this case, is
check that "the excellence of power is from God, and
not us.
Central Message
Judgment, Justice, and divine retribution for sin.
Amos
By the middle of the 8th century BC, the kingdom of
Israel finds itself in a strong economic position. It was growing,
trade and it also grew the
the impoverishment of the peasant people that
It was his turn to pay the miracle
economic.

Seeing the situation of injustice that reigned and remembering


that God had brought them out of slavery in Egypt, I do not doubt
in leaving everything and starting by denouncing in the Kingdom of the North
(Israel) what was happening.

This happened in the days of the reign of Uzziah king of Judah and of
Jeroboam son of Joash king of Israel.
Justice, Trial, and Mercy
God roars from Zion and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem.
in the midst of Amos.

Amos begins to travel through the cities of Israel,


denouncing the injustices against the poor, the worship of
the idols, immorality, and sins. That ruling class
he led the people to be unfaithful to renounce against God.

The Lord uses the expression 'For three sins... and for the
"quarter" to express the magnitude of the sins of the
nations and more to Israel.
Amós 1; 2
Justice, Trial and Mercy
Amos announces God's punishment towards the nations of
Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Moab, Judah and
especially to Israel.

The fact of relating to the two kingdoms of the Israelites


with other nations it suggests to us that Israel is no longer
it was a "unique people" (Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 14:2)
but had become like the Gentile nations
that surrounded them.
Justice and Trial

With bravery, he faced the fakes.


priests of King Jeroboam (king of Israel),
like Amaziah, denouncing false religion
(Amos 7:14-17)
After a year of being a missionary of God
true, return to Suterra Tecoá, obliged
by a decree of the king.
God informed him of the destruction of the kingdom of
North (Israel) in its entirety.
Mercy
Amos is the prophet of social justice, revealing to us a God who
defends the poor, a just and punishing God, who hates sin and
who loves his people.

Despite the sins of Israel, in the mouth of the prophet Amos always
the message was 'SEARCH FOR THE LORD AND YOU WILL LIVE'

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