Jewish commentary on the book of amos

This summary of scriptural text is also very useful for sunday school lessons and bible study at home. Amos, the first hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned. You can find the best commentary on hosea for you using the tools on the right side. An interdisciplinary journal of jewish studies on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Mar 27, 2020 this is the second commentary on the prophetic book of amos to be published in the hermeneia series.

He brings prophecies against neighbors of israel, mentioning names and places one can only recognize with the help of maps and reference books. The hebrew prophet amos, whose writings are included in the tanakhs old testament trei asar the twelve minor prophets, also lived in such an age. Strike the lintel, and the sideposts shall quake, and break to pieces those who are at the head of all of them, and their remnant i will slay by the sword. Best commentaries and books on amos logos bible software. Judgments against the syrians, philistines, tyrians, edomites, and ammonites. A selection of the best commentaries and bible study resources on the book of. Amos 8 is the eighth chapter of the book of amos in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Read amos commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. Amos used the funeral dirge meter to emotionally communicate gods coming judgment. As with each of the minor prophets, the title comes from the name of the prophet to whom god gave his message 1. Form, meter, and content powerfully drive home the message of judgment. And finally, one may observe that the central horror of the book of joel is a plague of locusts, one type of which is called the gazam cutter joel 1. Arguably, the book of amos is exclusively about morality and social justice.

Paul is not intended as a replacement of the earlier volume by h. Amos 1 commentary ironsides notes on selected books. Book one also includes commentary on special haftarah selections for rosh chodesh and the days of channukah. Contains messianic jewish commentary on the haftarah portions for genesis includes readings from isaiah, ezekiel, malachi, hosea, amos, obadiah, and kings. This book is an excellent aid to ones study of the prophet. The israeli author, a longrumored contender for the nobel prize, has reduced the physical action of this story to a. Rashis commentary on psalms jewish publication society, mayer i.

Amos and hosea were coworkers and may even have gone on preaching tours through the land together, although hosea continued his work after amos passed from the scene. The book of amos consists of nine chapters, but despite his severe admonitions in most of the book, he finishes his prophecies on a happy note, of the wonderful things that will happen to the jewish people on that day, on the day of the true redemption. The purpose of the book of amos was to announce gods holy judgment on the kingdom of israel the northern kingdom, call them to repentance, and to turn from their selfrighteous sins and idolatry. The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book. He is not to be confused with amoz stout, strong, the father of isaiah isaiah 1. Unlike some of the prophetsjonah or hoseaamos doesnt tell a story that is easy to remember. The prophet amos lived during the long reign of king jeroboam ii. Amos 3 new international version niv witnesses summoned against israel. In nations throughout the world, gods people are still being persecuted. You can find the best commentary on amos for you using the tools on the right side.

Amos was also a keeper of sycamore trees the fruit of which could then be used for. Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. Scholars consider these passages to be secondary, that is, additions by a later scribe. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. His warnings to israel and the surrounding nations still ring true and carry the same urgency in our time. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him. Among the minor prophets there is none whose personality is so familiar as that of amos.

The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and. Free online bible library jewish commentary on the bible. Then he says something to his own people who live in israel and judah. His major themes of social justice, gods omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. In book after book, oz has taken the great myths with which modern israel is associatedthe noble experiment of the kibbutz, the reclamation of the soil, the wars against the british and the arabs, the phoenixlike rise of the jewish spirit out of the ashes of the holocaustand shown us their underside. His name occurs not only in the superscription of the book, but several times vii. Amos was a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet people of the christian faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online bible study course or biblical studies. It is technical and detailed almost beyond belief, but for those doing indepth study of amos, it is a must. He gives us, by the inspiration of god, several autobiographical notices of deep interest, which it will be well to look at briefly ere entering upon the study of his messages to israel and the surrounding nations. Amos hebrew bibleold testament commentaries libguides at.

It should be noted at the outset that the volume by shalom m. According to the first verse, amos prophesied during the reigns of uzziah over judah 792740 b. Amos commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Y doubleday, 1990 appeared too late for me to incorporate its exegetical insights into my work. There are a number of other helpful commentaries on the book of amos. Gruber rabbi abraham ibn ezras commentary on the first book of psalms. The book of amos is the third book in the collection of the socalled twelve minor prophets the designation refers to their brevity and not to their importance appearing in the masoretic hebrew canon between the writings of the prophets joel and obadiah. Does a lion roar in the thicket when it has no prey. Judas, a new novel by amos oz, is a paradox of stillness and provocation.

He accurately foretold the destruction of the northern kingdom of israel although he did not specify assyria as the cause and, as a prophet of doom, anticipated later old testament prophets. Amos writings or sayings, collected into a separate book, begin a wonderful literary form known as the latter prophets isaiah malachi. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Despite the fact that israel certainly had problems with idolatry in his time, amos never explicitly condemns itnor any other sin pertaining to. The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakhold testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition.

Amos 3 witnesses summoned against israel bible gateway. The prophecies of hosea and amos are part of a collection of books known as the trei asar the twelve or the minor prophets. Study the bible online using commentary on amos and more. Even so, every act of persecution against gods beloved people, jew and gentile alike, is known to god and will be severely judged. In that day will i raise up the tabernacle of david that is fallen. Commentary on the book of amos by yair davidiy brit am. Top 5 commentaries on the book of amos ligonier ministries. Witnesses summoned against israel hear this word, people of israel, the word the lord has spoken against youagainst the whole family i brought up out of egypt. The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town approximately ten miles south of jerusalem. Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so. The book of hosea contains some verses that deal with the southern kingdom, judah. Amos 5 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. A translation of the daat mikra commentary on tanach from mosad harav kook.

The book of amos is the third of the twelve minor prophets in the tanakh old testament and the second in the greek septuagint tradition. Nov 04, 2016 god sent the prophet amos to the nation of israel saying, time is running out. This commentary has been through advanced theological checking. The controversial book of ezekiel nearly didnt make it into the biblical canon, but it has had a lasting impact on both liturgical practice and mystical traditions. The main part of his ministry was probably carried out c. This book would fit into the jewish historical period of about 762 bc and the author tells of amos mission to prophecy.

This is the second commentary on the prophetic book of amos to be published in the hermeneia series. Jewish bible commentaries merrimack valley havurah. Amos 5 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. The introduction to the commentary by itself is 178 pages. Misplaced prophet of the locust plague my jewish learning. Next, there are five visions which we shall consider and which explain how amos came to speak out. Joels arresting imageryblasting trumpet, darkened sun and marching hostshas shaped the churchs eschatological vision of a day of wrath. Wolff but is as yet another comprehensive analysis of amos based on a different methodological approach. Paul is an extremely sophisticated piece of scholarly work. As a result of these additions the message, originally meant for the north, became applicable in later times to the south as well. Amos hebrew bibleold testament commentaries libguides. Amos lived in the kingdom of judah but preached in the northern kingdom of israel. You only have i chosen of all the families of the earth. Amos 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible.

Like all the commentators chosen for the hermenia series, paul is learned. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Regardless, critical biblical scholarship holds that amos is the author. A new translation and commentary on the book of amos, forgoing speculation about his life to provide an innovative analysis of the book itself as part of the hebrew bible, the book of amos has been studied for more than two thousand years. Rather, he was a grower of sycamore figs as well as a shepherd amos 7. Amos was a contemporary of hosea, isaiah, and jonah.

The book is ultimately addressed to all israel hence the references to judah and jerusalem. This commentary is a product of several decades of research into and teaching of the book of amos. Joel and amos tyndale old testament commentaries hubbard, david allan on. It is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. Commentary on the book of amos by matthew henry old. In the book of maccabees and history of josephus it is related how both the. Amos commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. God sent the prophet amos to the nation of israel saying, time is running out. Niedner department of theology valparaiso university amos. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet amos. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. We must subtract from it, initially, eight verses 7. The book of amos is not an easy work to read and understand. Amos great innovation on the biblical landscape is that israels moral state directly affects its national destiny.

Mention must also be made of isaac arama 143094, whose aqedhah, his commentary on the pentateuch homiletical in style, was the standard book for the jewish pulpit for centuries, much esteemed by the christian world, and is still much read by the jews, especially in russia and poland. In agreement with this assumption it is evident that hosea borrowed from amos, since the expression bet awen iv. He writes about the terrible things that they have done. Amos 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, like many of ironsides writings, are a standard that has stood the test of time hi. The theme of the book of amos is emphatically one of judgment on israel and judah, and the nations about them. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of amos. Of amos, we have much more information than is customary concerning the minor prophets.