The Message of Amos

The Bible Speaks Today Series

By J. Alec Motyer

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 208 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: August 1984

ISBN-10: 0-87784-283-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-87784-283-5
IVP Order Code: 283

Related Subjects

Commentaries--Old Testament

General Preface

Author's Preface

Chief Abbreviations

Introduction

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

Part Two: 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

Part Three: 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