Summary Of Amos, Amos And Haggai

The Oracles Against the Nations are prophecies of which God had given the prophets to warn the nations (Tullock & McEntire, 2006). The prophet, Amos, wrote all of his prophecies with the same beginning of “Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of…” to emphasize as to where the aim was directed. The prophet, Amos, was not educated in religion, wealthy, or well known, for that matter, he was a sheep breeder, but nevertheless he was called to send a message. The description that Amos gave of himself was that of a “dresser of sycamore trees,” which meant he was very poor. The prophecies that he gave were set against each nation in turn, with his final warnings aimed at people of Judah and Israel. When Amos received his calling he

The Book of Ezekiel is and the man himself is in the midst of historical event associated with the demise of Judah and the destruction of Jerusalem (587 B.C.E) Ezekiel, along with other Judahites were taken into exile in Babylon in 597. In effect there were two Judahs one in the land of Judah and one in exile. One king, Jehoiachin was in exile and Zedekiah in Jerusalem. Under Babylonian bonds and rejecting prophetic advice, they refused to pay their tribute. Within a few years, the temple, city walls, and homes of Jerusalem were burned and leveled. More citizens were carried away to Babylon, and those who remained soon fled to Egypt for security. Ezekiel was told to warn God’s people that there were consequences to their lack of fidelity. God cautioned them that refusal to live by the covenant would bring its own discipline. The people did not listen to the Prophet Ezekiel: he was disliked for his words, and alienated for his message. He told the people that God would allow them to live as orphans if they chose to be orphans—to live outside of God’s covenant. After the fall of Jerusalem, the Babylonian general Nebuzaraddan was sent to complete its destruction. Solomon 's Temple was destroyed. Most of the elite were taken into captivity in Babylon. Jerusalem was razed to the ground.

both saw it as a holy land for their religions. These bloody wars impacted the society at that time

First, what must be looked at is who is a prophet and what is a prophet’s message. A prophet is an Israelite called on by God to express in poetic form the vision of God, His kingdom, the messianic age of peace, the work of the Holy Spirit, a new community of people, and the transformation of creation and humanity (VanGemeren 16). One example of a prophet is Amos, where the feeling of prophetic sense of an inner compulsion, “Surly the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets. A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?” (Amos 3:7-8).

REPORTER: The reporter/ Social Worker (Crystal) called with concerns for the victim, Ezekiel. Ezekiel has suffered from a stroke, encephalopathy, and his new baseline is that he’s alert but oriented to self only. The reporter said Ezekiel knows who he is, but he gets confused. Ezekiel can perform his daily ADL’s. Mr. Tuders came into the hospital for alter mental status, and he was found to have encephalopathy as well as having a stroke. The victim has a history of alcohol abuse. On 02/03/2016, the reporter had a meeting with the family (Shane and Ali), and they said that it wouldn’t be safe for the victim to come back to the home. The reporter said Shane (victim’s son) and Ali (victim’s daughter in-law) were afraid that they wouldn’t be able

While cities along the coast prospered, those inland were living in fear of tyrannical overseers, who raped and pillaged lands they believed were free for the taking. As the wealth obtained from crusader states intensified, so did the the importance of wealth and commerce. Land ownership was no longer the sole basis for prosperity in Europe. Growing agricultural cultivation techniques allowed peasants to begin to work for themselves, and rise above subsistence farming. They were able to afford trinkets and finer goods, which in turn, benefited the tradespeople of the area. Trade fairs were developed, and merchants began saving larger sums of money due to

The Syro-Ephraimite War that occurred in 736 BCE -732 BCE included kings, Philistines, Edomite’s and people taken away as slaves. One of the major prophets Isaiah began to challenge the policies that were instituted by the Judahite King Ahaz. Yahweh chose Isaiah to give advice to the King Ahaz of Judah and instruct him to put all his trust in Yahweh. The king was young and fearful of Yahweh. He was also afraid to ask for a sign from Yahweh, as instructed by Isaiah. Ahaz stated that he will not ask for a sign nor will he test Yahweh (Isaiah 7:11-13).

The economy of both the bronze and iron age populations was dependent on the harvest and the production of valuable trade goods such as metals worked into jewelry or weapons, and ceramics. It was important to be able to trade. Israel was a great trade center with much diverse trading. Since Israel had such good trading, they were able to keep a stable economy. Israel’s openness to global commerce is an important factor in promoting innovation and productivity growth. Benefitting from an increasingly diversified productive base and ongoing structural reforms, the economy has grown almost 4 percent annually over the 5 years. The government has revitalized privatization programs covering all key state-owned entities, but progress remains to be

The Jewish merchants brought treasures from far and wide and the honesty of the Muslims helped to regulate the market. This example demonstrates how coexistence lead to extremely notable achievements. Within 1 century, the Muslims and Jews built a civilization that exceeded every other European country. By the 8th century’s end, the land was the most productive, populated and diverse in all of Europe, staying so for many centuries. During this prosperous period, Al-Andalus was exporting and importing more than double the amount of goods than its neighbors.

1. The description of Acts 7 paints a clear and accurate picture of what is being described inside Sanhedrin, the highest court in Jerusalem. Stephen had been arrested and brought before the court where the high priest asks Stephen if the charges of blasphemy an alleged attack against the law are true. Instead of defending himself, Stephen addresses the court with a formal charge against the Jews. In addition, Stephen delivers his sermon by chronologically walking the court through a geographical narrative starting with God's covenant with Abraham. Stephen reminded the Jewish leaders about Mesopotamia the origin of their ancestor Abraham and his journey with God. Abraham received instructions from God to leave his country and everyone behind

Herod strengthened Israel's position in the ancient world by increasing its commerce and trading links for Arabia and the East.

The oracle in this passage is a clear message that God has spoken to his servant Amos about Israel’s wrong way of living. Amos announces Israel’s punishment and the purpose of his speech is clear: the Yahweh has spoken and the people must listen.

Their message of repentance unto the Lord or face destruction was received as well as the same message is today. Though foreign armies were conquering lands around Judea, the Israelites did not perceive their need for salvation, and did not fear God. In fact in light of the pluralistic culture of Jeremiah and Uriah’s day, many prophets were preaching good news in the name of god’s but only these two men are recorded as speaking for the Lord. I am not applying this to this week’s coursework to say that in a pluralistic culture we should all take the same approach as these men did in proclaiming damnation to all who will hear.

Israel’s Golden Age was during the reign of Solomon. As king, he had many different accomplishments that many other kings did not have. Solomon three sources of national income were, taxation that provided the main part of his support for his family as well as furnished his court. Second was tribute and gifts that were received from different nations. Lastly was the trade relationships that were developed in many areas. Solomon grew his kingdom through building temples and palaces alongside developing alliances with Egypt and other nations. But after Solomon’s death, his empire crumbled and division occurred. There are four main reasons why this division happened.

The book of Amos contained oracles that addressed to the ruling Northern Kingdom, formally known as the ancient Jewish Kingdom of Israel. Around mid-eighth century BCE Israel, the Northern Kingdom had split off from Judea, especially those from Samaria. It had reached its largest geographical size during the reign of King Jeroboam II, between 788-747 BCE2. During this period, it was a time of peace and prosperity for the northern kingdom. It was also a time of political stability and economic growth. However, as the northern kingdom became more urbanized, this prosperity led to gross inequities between the wealthy and the poor (5). The wealthy in Israel did not use their wealth to help the poor.