Message of Amos

Name: Message of Amos
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ISBN: 9780877842835

ISBN-10: 0877842833

ISBN-13: 9780877842835

Edition: 1974

Authors: J. Alec Motyer

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"Affluence, exploitation and the profit motive were the most notable features of the society which Amos observed and in which he worked . . ."Standards had gone to pot. Authority and the rule of law were despised, and national leadership, while reeling in the publicity and dignity of position . . . Seemed to be contributing to the complete breakdown of law and order."Thus J. A. Motyer exposes and explains the astonishingly relevant--but never popular--message of the prophet Amos. Michael Green says, "Alec Motyer has clearly got the spirit of Amos in his blood. He loves the prophet from Tekoa, and takes endless pains to give full weight to every syllable of the prophecy. He is, of course, a…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 8/10/1984
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.550



General Preface


Author's Preface


Chief Abbreviations


Introduction



The Roar of the Lion 1:2-3:8General


Introduction


In God's Name - 1:2


The Fourth Transgression - 1:3-2:3


The Peril of Uniqueness - 2:4-3:2


Appeal and Apologia - 3:3-8



The Encircling Foe 3:9-6:14


General Introduction'


He turned to be their enemy' - 3:9-15


Alternatives - 4:1-13


A Tale of Three Shrines - 5:1-5


God Makes a Difference - 5:6-13


Seeds of Uncertainty, Harvest of Assurance - 5:14-20


Religion in a Box - 5:21-27


The Enemy of the People - 6:1-14



The Sovereign Yahweh 7:1-9:15


General Introduction


The Repentant God - 7:1-6


Built to Specification - 7:7-9


The Man of God - 7:10-17


The Autumn of Opportunity - 8:1-10


The Day of the Cults - 8:11-14


The War on Pretence - 9:1-10


The End of the Long Night - 9:11-15