Amos, Hosea, and Micah

Hebrew Prophets of the Eighth Century

Jack R. Lundbom

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781532656354, 9781532656361
• eBook ISBN: 9781532656378
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

This book introduces readers to three Hebrew prophets of the eighth century BCE, Amos, Hosea, and Micah. After a survey of the historical background for these prophets, and a brief introduction to each, five selected prophecies of Amos, Hosea, and Micah are discussed in detail. At the conclusion of each passage questions are provided for reflection, making the book suitable for Bible study and small group discussions.

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“Yahweh Roars from Zion” (Amos 1:2—3:8)11

1 2And he said:

Yahweh from Zion roars

and from Jerusalem he utters his voice

And the pastures of the shepherds mourn

and the top of Carmel withers.

3Thus said Yahweh:

For three transgressions of Damascus

and for four, I will not revoke it

For with threshing sleds of iron

they threshed Gilead

4So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael

and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad

5And I will break the gate bars of Damascus

and cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven

And the one who holds the scepter from Beth-eden

and the people of Aram shall be exiled to Kir

said Yahweh.

6Thus said Yahweh:

For three transgressions of Gaza

and for four, I will not revoke it

For they took into exile an entire people

to deliver up to Edom

7So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza

and it shall devour her strongholds

8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod

and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon

And I will turn my hand against Ekron

and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish

said Lord Yahweh

9Thus said Yahweh:

For three transgressions of Tyre

and for four, I will not revoke it

Because they delivered up an entire people to Edom

and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood

10So I will send a fire against the wall of Tyre

and it shall devour her strongholds.

11Thus said Yahweh

For three transgressions of Edom

and for four, I will not revoke it

For he pursued his brother with the sword

and abandoned his compassion

Yes, his anger tore perpetually

and his rage he kept forever

12So I will send a fire against Teman

and it shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.

13Thus said Yahweh

For three transgressions of the Ammonites

and for four, I will not revoke it

For they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead

in order to enlarge their border

14So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah

and it shall devour her strongholds

With shouting on the day of battle

with a storm on the day of the whirlwind

15And their king shall go into exile

he and his princes together

said Yahweh.

2 1Thus said Yahweh:

For three transgressions of Moab

and for four, I will not revoke it

For he burned the bones

of the king of Edom to lime

2So I will send a fire against Moab

and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth

And Moab shall die in uproar

in shouting with the sound of the trumpet

3And I will cut off the ruler from its midst

and all her officials I will kill with him

said Yahweh.

4Thus said Yahweh:

For three transgressions of Judah

and for four, I will not revoke it

For they have rejected the law of Yahweh

and its statutes they have not kept

And their lies have led them astray

after which their ancestors walked

5So I will send a fire against Judah

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Table of contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Israel and Judah in the Eighth Century
• Amos, Hosea, and Micah
• Amos
• “Yahweh Roars from Zion” (Amos 1:2—3:8)11
• “Prepare to Meet Your God” (Amos 4:1–13)
• “Seek Yahweh and Live” (Amos 5:1–15)
• “Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters” (Amos 5:18–24)
• “I Saw the Lord Stationed Upon the Altar” (Amos 9:1–6)
• HOSEA
• “I Will Bring Her into the Wilderness”(Hos 2:2–15)
• “No Faithfulness, Steadfast Love, Or Knowledge Of God In The Land” (Hos 4:1–19)
• “YOUR STEADFAST LOVE IS LIKE MORNING MIST” (Hos 6:4–11a)
• “When Israel Was a Boy I Loved Him” (Hos 11:1–11)
• “Return, Israel, to Yahweh Your God” (Hos 14:1–7)
• MICAH
• “Woe for Those Who Devise Wickedness” (Mic 2:1–11)
• “Zion Shall Be Plowed as a Field” (Mic 3:1–12)
• “But You, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah” (Mic 5:2–9)
• “What Does Yahweh Require of You?”(Mic 6:1–8)
• “The Voice of Yahweh Calls to the City” (Mic 6:9–16)
• Bibliography