The Book of AMOS - Chapter One

 The Book of AMOS

Overview

(The Bible Project)

1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa – the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

2 He said:

‘The Lord roars from Zion
    and thunders from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
    and the top of Carmel withers.’

3 This is what the Lord says:

‘For three sins of Damascus,

    even for four, I will not relent.

Because she threshed Gilead

    with sledges having iron teeth,

4 

I will send fire on the house of Hazael

    that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

5 

I will break down the gate of Damascus;

    I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven

and the one who holds the sceptre in Beth Eden.

    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,’

says the Lord. 

6 This is what the Lord says:

‘For three sins of Gaza,

    even for four, I will not relent.

Because she took captive whole communities

    and sold them to Edom,

7 

I will send fire on the walls of Gaza

    that will consume her fortresses.

8 

I will destroy the king of Ashdod

    and the one who holds the sceptre in Ashkelon.

I will turn my hand against Ekron,

    till the last of the Philistines are dead,’

says the Sovereign Lord.

9 This is what the Lord says:

‘For three sins of Tyre,

    even for four, I will not relent.

Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,

    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,

10 

I will send fire on the walls of Tyre

    that will consume her fortresses.’

11 This is what the Lord says:

‘For three sins of Edom,

    even for four, I will not relent.

Because he pursued his brother with a sword

    and slaughtered the women of the land,

because his anger raged continually

    and his fury flamed unchecked,

12 

I will send fire on Teman

    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.’

13 This is what the Lord says:

‘For three sins of Ammon,

    even for four, I will not relent.

Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead

    in order to extend his borders,

14 

I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah

    that will consume her fortresses

amid war cries on the day of battle,

    amid violent winds on a stormy day.

15 

Her king will go into exile,

    he and his officials together,’

says the Lord.

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READINGS 

The Book of AMOS

Chapter One

Read by David Suchet 

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OVERVIEW

The Book of AMOS

Overview

(The Bible Project) 

https://youtu.be/mGgWaPGpGz4?si=Ye37FlNAMCBOUw6D

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STUDY - LINKS

 The Book of AMOS

(David Pawson) 

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