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Revision as of 01:24, 20 May 2012
| The Old Testament > Amos > Chapters 5b-6 |
| Previous page: Verses 5:1-17 | Next page: Verses 5:18-27 |
Contents
Outline and brief summary
The relationship of chapters 5b-6 to the rest of the book is discussed at Amos. Chapters 5b-6 can be outlined as follows:
- III. Woes pronounced upon Israel (Amos 5b-6)
- a. woe to those who seek Day of Lord, they will be hurt by it (18-20)
- b. the Lord despises empty religious ceremony (21-23)
- b. the Lord seeks righteousness but finds idolatry (24-26)
- a. therefore you will go into captivity beyond Syria (27)
- a. woe to those who seek Day of Lord, they will be hurt by it (18-20)
- a. woe to those who trust in the strength of Samaria (1-2)
- b. who enjoy plenty but do not see Israel’s sickness (3-6a)
- b. but do not recognize Israel’s moral sickness (6b)
- a. therefore you will be among the first to go captive (7)
- a. woe to those who trust in the strength of Samaria (1-2)
- a. the Lord hates and will deliver up the proud and their spoil (8)
- a. Israel shall be destroyed (9-11)
- b. Israel has become a rocky, fruitless field (12-13)
- a. the Lord will raise up a nation against Israel (14)
There is general scholarly consensus that chapters 1-2 and 7-9 each constitute a major division in Amos. There is not much consensus, however, about the organization or structure of the chapters in between, chapters 3-6. The three speeches in chapters 3-5a appear to constitute another major division. By process of elimination, this leaves Amos 5b-6 as the other major division in Amos.
In this major division, the first and second sections each begin with “Woe to ....” (5:18; 6:1). In addition, the first section begins with the Lord despising empty religious ceremony (5:21-23), while the third begins with the Lord abhorring concentrated wealth (6:8). All three of these sections generally follow a common pattern:
- a. what the Lord will do
- b. how Israel got it wrong
- b. what the Lord wanted instead
- a. therefore Israel will go into captivity
Each of these sections are discussed separately on the following subpages • Amos 5:18-27 • Amos 6:1-7 • Amos 6:8-14
Detailed discussion
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Questions for further thought and study
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Footnotes
Addiitional sources and links
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