The vision of the fruit basket that the prophet saw meant that a period was approaching when the people’s time of probation would be over; and...
Amos
Amos 7: Danger for the Peasant-Prophet!
This chapter is an important one because of the insight which it gives into the character of the prophet, and also because of its mention of an...
Amos 6: Woe to Those Who Are at Ease!
The change of style in this chapter is remarkable. The preceding chapter commences with the solemn plaintive notes of a funeral dirge, but this...
Amos 5: Seek the Lord and Live!
The opening of this chapter portrays the prophet in that condition of mind which, at some time or another, is the experience of every faithful...
Hosea 4: Prepare to Meet Your God!
The first five verses of this chapter are an example of plain dealing and sharp rebuke. Sometimes occasions arise when such sharp rebuke...
Hosea 3: A Preserved Remnant and General Tumults
Having uttered the declarations of Jehovah’s judgment upon all the nations, the prophet next proceeded to deliver his particular message to the...
Amos 2: Pressed Down Like a Loaded Cart!
This chapter begins with the judgment of Moab – another of the heathen nations that bordered upon the land of Israel. The particular crime that...
Amos 1: The Peasant-Prophet Speaks
The ministry of the prophet Amos was the earliest of the minor prophets, except for that of Jonah. Amos lived in the latter portion of the...