Amos 6:1 "Woe to you who are at ease in Zion..." Those of higher social standing who built their lives on the oppression of the poor. No justice for anyone not in their circles. He'll mention other aspects of that through this chapter. 1 "...To whom the house of Israel comes" The leaders. People expect …
Bible Study Notes on Amos 5 – 20171101
Amos 5:2 "...She will rise no more..." Once the Assyrians came and took Israel away, she was never a nation again. There were some left, a remnant, as there always is, but the nation of Israel became only what was left in the southern kingdom, Judah. The tribes of the north didn't disappear completely. There …
Bible Study Notes on Amos 4 – 20171030
Amos 4:1 "...you cows of Bashan...Who say to your husbands..." He's not mincing words. Calls the prominent women cows. Not sure why he used that particular analogy. Gives me the picture of cattle moving in a herd, stepping on anything and everything, giving no mind to what they're doing or what damage they may be …
Bible Study Notes on Amos 3 – 20171027
Amos 3:2 "You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." Israel was God's chosen people, the ones whom He chose to work through to bring about the reconciliation of Himself and man. He didn't make a backup plan of any other people. …
Bible Study Notes on Amos 2 – 20171025
Amos 2:1 "...For three transgressions of Moab, and for four..." Against Moab. Moab was the son born to Lot by his oldest daughter. So sad that those mistakes should have such lasting bad consequences. 1 "...he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime" Exact reference here is unknown. Some relate it to …
Bible Study Notes on Amos 1 – 20171023
Amos 1:1 "...Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders..." Not a prophet by profession. Some were called the sons of the prophets. Amos worked at something else when God called Him with a message to tell. 1 "...two years before the earthquake" Either written down after the fact or, as commentary suggests, inserted by a later …
Bible Study Notes on Jonah 4 – 20171019
Jonah 4:1 "...it displeased Jonah exceedingly..." The fact that God had relented of the destruction planned for Nineveh. 2 "...was not this what I said when I was still in my country..." Have to read between the lines here. Jonah's a prophet. His credibility rests on events happening exactly as he predicts or prophesies. When …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 