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MP - Lecture 4
Amos - The politically Incorrect Farmboy
Term | Definition |
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His name means __ ______ or "burden" only place in OT mentioned | to carry |
He carried the _______ of Israel's sins ______, ____, and ______ -Elijah and John the Baptist | burdens; rugged, rusted, and rough |
Background Uz= _____ King | Good |
The word herdsmen in verse 1 is not the ____ Hebrew word denoting a shepherd. | normal |
Instead of describing a vocation of merely "keeping: livestock, it denotes the idea of being a ______ _________. | sheep breeder |
The term ______ in chapter 7 comes from a different word still, and is the only place it is found in the Bible. | herdman |
Jeroboam II was still king in Israel, but Judah was under the reign of Uzziah. In fulfillment of Jonah's _______, Jeroboam was experiencing military success against Assyria despite his lack of commitment to God. | prophecy |
As wealth increase, an ______ class developed who built large houses and oppressed and enslaved the lower classes. | upper |
While this period was a time of ______ toward God, it was not characterized by irreligion toward the spiritual. | irreverence |
1. Herdsman from Tekoa 2. Took fruit an d wool to _____ kingdom to sell 3. Came from a poor family | Northern |
4. He was urged, rustic, rough, similar to his _______. 5. Like _____ and John the Baptist | background; Elijah |
Outline of his life a. ____ b. _____ c. _____ | real, ready, right |
For three, no for four ________ Proverbs 29:1 | transgressions |
II. The message to Israel A. Jeroboam II was the king B. Uzziah was in Judah C. Contemporary of ______ | Hosea |
D. Hosea emphasized the love of God in the midst of his judgment: Ams sets forth the majesty and __________ of God against sinners E. Theme - the righteousness of God | righteousness |
Outline of the book: 1. The approaching _________ - the heathen and Israel, 1:3-2:16 | judgment |
A. Punishment of the nations bordering Judah and Israel, Amos a carries the burden of judgment on these __ nations. | 8 |
Outline: 1. Damascus -Syria - for ______ in car 2. Gaza of Philistia - slave _______ 3. _____ - treatment of their brothers and other tribes | cruelty; traffic; Tyre |
Outline: 4. Edom - cruelty toward ______ 5. _______- intense cruelty 6. Moab - __________ (last two from daughters of Lot) | Israel; Ammon; vengeance |
B. Punishment of ________ chapters __-__ | Judah; 4-5 |
C. Punishment of ______, chapter _:_-__ 3. Descent of Israel a. __________ b. __________ c. Shameless __________ d. Contempt or ____ of the Lord | Israel; 2:6-16; Injustice; Oppression; immorality; hate |
C.Punishment of Israel 4. Scornful contempt of divine benefit bestowed 5. Inevitable ________ | consequences |
Outline: D. Each augment is by _____. E. All judgment is because the way these nations treated _____ | fire; others |