Amos 1

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`Amos
HaShem Judges Sin

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I. Superscription (1:1)

1The words of `Amos, who was one of the sheep herders of T'koaTekoa, which he saw in visions concerning IsraelYisra'el in the days of `UzziyahUzziah king of Y'hudahJudah, and in the days of Yarov'amJeroboam benthe son of Yo'ashJoash king of Yisra'el, two years before the earthquake.

II. Introduction to Amos’s Message (1:2)

2He said:

“ADONAI roars from TziyonZion,

And His voice thunders from Yerushalayim;

And the shepherds’ pastures will mourn,

And the summit of KarmelCarmel mountain range will dry up.”

III. Oracles against the Nations, including Judah and Israel (1:3;2:16)

A. Judgment on Aram (1:3-5)

3This is what ADONAI says:

“For three transgressions of DammesekDamascus, yes, for four,

I will not set aside its punishment;

Because they have threshed Gil`adGilead with iron implements;

4So I will send a fire into the house of Haza'el,[4]

And it will devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.

5I will break Dammesek’s gates,

And cut off the inhabitant from the Bik'at-Avenvalley of Aven,

And him who holds the scepter from Beit-'Edenthe house of `Eden;

And the people of Aram shall go into exile in Kir,”

says ADONAI.

B. Judgment on Philistia (1:6-8)

6This is what ADONAI says:

“For three transgressions of `AzahGaza, yes, for four,

I will not turn away its punishment;

Because they carried away captive the whole community,

To deliver them up to Edom;

7But I will send a fire on the wall of `Azah,

And it will consume its citadels.

8I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod,

And him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;

And I will turn my hand against `Ekron;

And the remnant of the P'lishtimPhilistines will perish,”

says Adonai ELOHIM.

C. Judgment on Phoenicia (1:9-10)

9This is what ADONAI says:

“For three transgressions of TzorTyre, yes, for four,

I will not turn away its punishment;

Because they exiled the entire population to Edom,

And didn’t remember the covenant with their kinsmen;

10So I will send a fire to the wall of Tzor,

And it will consume its citadels.”

D. Judgment on Edom (1:11-12)

11This is what ADONAI says:

“For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four,

I will not turn away its punishment;

Because he pursued his brother with the sword,

And cast off all pity,

And his anger raged continually,

And he kept his wrath forever;

12But I will send a fire on Teman,

And it will devour the palaces of Botzrah.”

E. Judgment on Ammon (1:13-15)

13This is what ADONAI says:

“For three transgressions of the people of `Ammon, yes, for four,

I will not turn away its punishment;

Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gil`ad,

Just to expand their terriroty.

14But I will kindle a fire to the wall of Rabbah,

And it will consume its citadels,

With shouting in the day of battle,

With a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;

15And their king will go into exile,

He and his princes together,”

says ADONAI.

Chapter 2

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4. Hazael, “one who sees God.” A king of Syria. Before he became king, he was sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad’s leprosy. He apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead. [RETURN]

Originally posted on Wednesday, 10 June 2020

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`Amos HaShem Judges Sin

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`Amos
HaShem Judges Sin