|
Amos
Introduction
1 2
3 4
5
6 7
8 9
Injustice
Cruelty and Violence
Absurdities
Intolerance
Contradictions
Prophecy
Science and History
Women
Family Values
Language
Sex
Good Stuff
Encyclopedia Articles
-Wikipedia
-Columbia Encyclopedia
-Catholic Encyclopedia
Other Versions
-Nevi'im
-NWT
-JST
-NRSV
-NIV
-Douay-Rheims
-NAB
Get the SAB on CD
|
Intolerance in Amos
- The divine pyromaniac threatens to "send fire unto" Hazael, Gaza, Tyrus, Teman,
Rabbah, Moab, and Judah. 1:4, 7, 10,
12, 14; 2:2,
5
- God says there are three or four reasons for him to punish Moab. But he only
mentions one: "because he burned the bones of the king of Edom." So God burned Moab because
they burned some bones. 2:1
- God will "slay all the princes" of Moab. 2:3
- God destroyed the Amorites who were a race of giants as tall
as cedars and as strong as oaks. 2:9
- God tells the Israelites to seek him or he'll kill 90% of them. 5:3-4
- Seek God or he'll burn you to death. 5:6
- God promises to destroy those who worship other gods. 7:9
- God tells Amos that the end has come for the people of Israel. He won't wait any longer
to kill them all. 8:2
- God will kill so many people that dead bodies will lay everywhere. 8:3-14
- God will destroy the "the sinful kingdom" and "all the sinners" among
his people. 9:8-10
|