The Message of Amos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motyer, J. A.

Series:

Bible Speaks Today Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prophets.

Christian life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westmont : InterVarsity Press, 2024.

Summary:

Israel neglected the needy, gained riches through exploitation, and indulged in inauthentic religious practices. With searing clarity and daring hope, Amos calls God's people to repent. This revised BST volume exposes and explains Amos's prophetic call for Israel's repentance showing the message's astonishing relevance for today.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

General preface

Author's preface

Chief abbreviations

Introduction

1. Why?

2. When?

3. To whom?

4. How much?

5. What?

A: The roar of the Lion

Amos 1:2 - 3:8

General introduction

Amos 1:2

1. In God's name

1. The divine name

2. The altar of God

3. Patient, moral providence

4. One world, one God

5. Two dangers

Amos 1:3 - 2:3

2. The fourth transgression

1. Be truly human

2. Enquiry into relationships

3. People and things

4. Brotherly relationships

5. The strong and the weak

6. The watchful eye of God

Amos 2:4 - 3:2

3. The peril of uniqueness

1. Moral encirclement

2. The voice of revelation

3. The Lord's concern for his truth

4. The contradiction of salvation

5. The contrasting God

6. Full salvation

7. The emphasized sin

8. The same God, but how different

9. The discipline of love

Amos 3:3-8

4. Appeal and apologia

1. The significant 'now'

2. The moment, the man and the message

3. The decisive word

4. 'Is there an Amos in the house?'

B: The encircling foe

Amos 3:9 - 6:14

Amos 3:9-15

5. 'He turned and became their enemy'

1. Social relationships

2. Personal spirituality

3. Religious declension

Amos 4:1-13

6. Alternatives

1. The oath of the Holy One

2. The purposes of a Sovereign God

3. The great appeal

4. A sure stronghold

Amos 5:1-5

7. A tale of three shrines

1. Bethel

2. Beersheba

3. Gilgal

4. Preaching at the funeral

5. Confirm your call and election

Amos 5:6-13

8. God makes a difference

1. The great Transformer

2. What might have been

3. Perils and empowerings

Amos 5:14-20

9. Seeds of uncertainty, harvest of assurance

1. Unready but unaware

2. Moral aspirations.

3. Grace all the way

Amos 5:21-27

10. Religion in a box

1. Eternal security

2. Gilgal religion

3. 'Do not enter box unless exit is clear'

4. God is not a game

Amos 6:1-14

11. The enemy of the people

1. 'Eye for eye'

2. Lessons of history

3. Why?

C: The Sovereign Yahweh

Amos 7:1 - 9:15

Amos 7:1-6

12. The relenting God

1. The will of God

2. The mystery of prayer

3. The relenting of God

Amos 7:7-9

13. Built to specification

1. No prayer

2. The plumb line: what is it?

3. The law

4. Redemption

5. The rejects

Amos 7:10-17

14. The servant of God

1. Testings are inevitable

2. A foundation that will hold

3. And having done all, to stand

4. The word, the divider

Amos 8:1-10

15. The autumn of opportunity

1. The end

2. The inner circle of sin

3. God hates inhumanity

4. The impotence of God

Amos 8:11-14

16. The day of the cults

1. The grace of forewarning

2. When the fence is down

3. Where the blow falls heaviest

4. Trusteeship

Amos 9:1-10

17. The war on pretence

1. Israel and the nations

2. The Israel within Israel

Amos 9:11-15

18. The end of the long night

1. The king: the end of the eclipse

2. The nations: the end of the separation

3. The earth: the end of the curse

4. The people: the end of disappointment and frustration

5. The land: the end of insecurity

Notes

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Print version: Motyer, J. Alec The Message of Amos

ISBN:

9781514006504

1514006502

OCLC:

1406410498