Gilbert House Fellowship #478: Amos 8–9
THE DESTRUCTION of Israel is a theme throughout the book of Amos, but it ends with a prophecy of restoration. Continue Reading
THE DESTRUCTION of Israel is a theme throughout the book of Amos, but it ends with a prophecy of restoration. Continue Reading
PROPHESYING DOOM and destruction during a time of peace and prosperity does not make one popular with the ruling elites.Continue Reading
Amos was assigned an unpleasant task by God–prophesying the imminent destruction of Israel by Assyria.Continue Reading
AMOS WASN’T a trained prophet, yet his words resonate today, highlighting the injustices and moral decay of society.Continue Reading
HE HADN’T intended to be a prophet, but that’s the work to which the Lord called him. Amos, a contemporary of Isaiah, was a shepherd from south of Jerusalem in the kingdom of Judah. However, he devoted most of the nine chapters of his book to warning the northern kingdom of Israel about its imminent doom — a judgment decreed by God.Continue Reading
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