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 the prophet the historical background a wandering people. Amos declaration marks a turningpoint in the development of old testament prophecy. Unlike most of the other writing prophets of the old testament, amos lifelong calling was not that of a prophet but involved agriculture. The message he is given is not the comfort ye of isaiah 40. Stream tracks and playlists from amos the ancient prophet on your desktop or mobile device. Amos 4 6 judgments from god with a brief call of repentance in chapter five. Amos the ancient prophet samples, covers and remixes. Amos begins his prophecy by articulating gods anger against syria, gaza, ammon and moabmideastern nations that anciently bordered israel and judahand whose descendants remain in that general area even today. The book of amos is a prophetic book in the old testament. Several times he uses the phraseology, for three sins transgressions of gods law, 1 john 3. Amos the ancient prophet discography rate your music. The prophet threatens damascus, gaza, tyre, edom, and ammon with the judgments of god, for their obstinacy in sin.
Get all the lyrics to songs by amos the ancient prophet and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Amos is identified as the prophet amos religion essay. Amos the ancient prophet is a polish beatmaker who represents the worldwide underground hiphop s. Discover all amos the ancient prophets music connections, watch videos, listen to. See more ideas about bible, old testament and amos bible. The period of the prophet s activity is the reign of jeroboam ii. Israel is under the kingship of jeroboam 11 who died 753 bc. His prior professions and his claim i am not a prophet nor a son of a prophet indicate that amos was not from the school of prophets, which amos claims makes him a true prophet. An 18tcentury roushie icon o the prophet amos iconostasis o transfeeguration kirk, kizhi monastery, karelie, roushie. The prophet amos is historically and socially situated in the eighth century b. Amos prior professions and his claim i am not a prophet nor a son of a prophet indicate that amos was not from the school of prophets, which amos claims makes him a true prophet. Kim myers, reflecting on amoss prophecy to ancient israel in amos 5.
Amos was apparently a peripatetic prophet who kept repeating a basic message, the summary for which is given by amaziah in 7. A nine person movement consisting of rasul allah, the breath of judah, richard raw, cosmic crusader, ancient kemite, amun sen hotep re, atum sen geb the eloheem, stretch the mad scientist and wazulu the ill dravidian. Amos, an older contemporary of hosea and isaiah, was active c. So begins the message delivered by the prophet amos.
His career started in 2005 and since then he worked with dozen of famous mcs like. Whereas other books of the hebrew bible such as samuel and kings contain numerous indirect prose reports of earlier prophets activities, the books of the classical prophets, beginning with amos, focus on the prophets words, usually recorded. Amos the ancient prophet the tomb of ligeia snippet by. Amos the ancient prophet listen and stream free music.
Rather, he was a grower of sycamore figs as well as a shepherd amos 7. Amos, a judaean prophet from the village of tekoa, was active in the northern kingdom of israel during the reign of jeroboam ii c. Before becoming a prophet, amos was a sheep herder and a sycamore fig farmer. Amos 3 god explains that he sends warning before judgment.
Perhaps no other prophet was as searing in his condemnation and as demanding in his call as was amos. Amos was the first prophet in the bible whose message was recorded at length. Amos the prophet the historical background a wandering. Although he hailed from judea, amos preached in the northern kingdom of the neighboring nation, israel. Amos meaning burden or burdenbearer was an inhabitant of the rugged region of tekoa, located in the territory of judah about 12 miles south of jerusalem. But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like. The message of this book is basically to declare the impartiality of god. The book of amos, written by the minor prophet amos, is found towards the end of the old testament of the bible. 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. The year given as the start of amos prophetic career 750bc is not consistent with either the best estimates for the earthquake c. Amos, the first hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. Explore releases from amos the ancient prophet at discogs. Amos the ancient prophet free listening on soundcloud. Amos a prophet of israel amazing bible timeline with world.
Jul 29, 2010 amos begins his prophecy by articulating gods anger against syria, gaza, ammon and moabmideastern nations that anciently bordered israel and judahand whose descendants remain in that general area even today. Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one. Kim myers, reflecting on amos s prophecy to ancient israel in amos 5. The words of amos, who was among the herdsmen of thecua. Produced entirely by amos the ancient prophet video produced by tcg. He is not mentioned in other biblical books and he does not yet appear in any nonbiblical text from that time, or in any inscription that archaeologists have uncovered. Jonahs preaching in nineveh must have been similar. Killah priest, timbo king, 9th prince, beretta 9, holocaust, solomon childs. The book of amos by the minor prophet amos 1 words 5 pages. Amos was born in the judean town of tekoa, near modern bethlehem, israel. Published audio, video, graphic and text materials are given on this blog only for acquaintance, all rights to them belong to their owners.
The message of amos, one of the minor prophets of the old testament, is somewhat different from that of the rest of the prophets, and has been singled out as unique. There was a bit of a hereditary sense of a son of a prophet, succeeded his father in that. Amos the ancient prophet samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. The period of the prophets activity is the reign of jeroboam ii. He spent most of his life as a herdsman shepherd and a dresser of sycamore figs 7. Amos is a contemporary of the prophet hosea and so the social and religious problems that hosea faced were the same.
He was a shepherd and tended to sycamore fig trees. His prophecies of doom largely came true in the form of a huge earthquake that struck the region in 760 b. Amos burden, native of tekoa in judah, about six miles south of bethlehem, originally a shepherd and dresser of sycamore trees, who was called by god s spirit to be a prophet, although not trained in any of the regular prophetic schools. His activities probably took place during the reign of uzziah, also called azariah, king of judah reigned 783742 b. The book of amos is gods message to his people to repent and reform, as he is angered by the israelites unfaithfulness, perversion and distortion of religion.
In amos case, the book begins with the words of amos, but he immediately writes, the lord roars from zion verse 2 and thus says the lord verse 3. He makes no allowances for one person that he will not make for others as well. A meditation on the richness of justice fred guyette the lord roareth from zion, and uttereth his voice from jerusalem. Amos the prophet the historical background a wandering people at the start of what is a series looking at some of the prophets of israel, it might be helpful to do a little history which gives us a feel of the background. All that we know about amos is found out from the book that bears his name.
Amos a prophet of israel amazing bible timeline with. Despite the fact that he lived in the southern kingdom of judah, god sent him as his prophet to the northern kingdom of. Amos the ancient prophet marcin czerechowicz is polish producer beatmaker and member of the lost children of babylon group. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from amos the ancient prophet at the discogs marketplace.
God inspires but does not dictate, as if the prophet were simply a tool like a typewriter or loud speaker. Book of amos, the third of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in one book under the jewish canon titled the twelve. The prophet amos all that we know about amos is found out from the book that bears his name. Amos the ancient prophet music, videos, stats, and photos. Amos active 8th century bc, the first of the literary prophets of ancient israel, was the author of the biblical book bearing his name. The author of the book of amos is identified as the prophet amos. The book identifies the author as the prophet amos, who wrote probably between 760 and 753 bc, during the reign of jeroboam ii in israel.
Although he came from a town in judah, he preached to the people of the northern kingdom of israel, about the middle of the eighth century b. The prophet amos lived among a group of shepherds in tekoa, a small town approximately ten miles south of jerusalem. Amos the ancient prophet is polish producer beatmaker and member of the lost children of babylon group. Leading up to this setting, israel and judah were two separate kingdoms.
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