RLG313H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Amaziah Of Judah, Babylonian Captivity, Jerusalem Day
Document Summary
Amos: shepherd from tekoa, prophecy dated to the time of king jeroboam, prophesied at bethel. One of the royal sanctuaries of the northern kingdom: perhaps could have been promoting davidic rule, prophesied destruction of the northern kingdom. Amos never refers to assyria directly but references exile which was an. Assyrian policy: encounter between amos and priest of bethel. Amos preaching that divine punishment was about to befall the kingdom of. Amaziah was nervous about this, tells amos to return to judah. Amos says that he is not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet. Amos is not a member of a prophetic guild, he is a freelancer not beholden to the king: style of amos" prophecy is confrontational. The oracles of amos: divided into 3 parts. Series of oracles against various nations, concluding with israel. Israelite prophets were expected to denounce foreign nations. Father and son who sleep with the same girl.
