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A 9 page exegetical examination of Amos 7:1-9. The writer draws on scholarly literature to offer a verse-by-verse analysis. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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during a time of transition when the people expressed their desire to follow the pattern established by other countries in the Near East and have a king to rule them.
According to the Book of Amos, Yahweh responded to the people by "raising up prophets to speak to Israel (Amos 2:11)" (Blowkow 1). The prophets were ordinary men who served
as the voice of conscience for the nation, reminding the ancient Israelites of their duty to God. Amos 7:15 indicates that Amos was a shepherd, as this verse states,
"and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel." Heeding this call, Amos journeyed from the southern kingdom
of Judah to Bethel, the city that was functioning as the capital of Israel. Bethel had become a center for the idol worship that had become prevalent in Israel. Its
king, Jeroboam II encouraged ideal worship for political reasons, as he did not want the people to return to Jerusalem to worship Yahweh, as he feared that this would lead
to the reunification of Israel and Judah. Since the Book of Amos places the events recorded in this text during the reigns of both Uzziah and Jeroboam, the time period
is believed to be somewhere between 790 and 753 BCE, which was when Israel reached the zenith of its political power. Assyria defeated the Israelites in 722 BCE and Amos,
throughout the text, is warning the people to turn away from wickedness, i.e., the worship of idols, before they incur Gods punishment. The Book of Amos consists of seven
speeches delivered by the prophet, pronouncing judgment upon the people of Israel. Amos also delivers messages that give the reasons for these judgments, which relate to the behavior of the
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