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Amos: An Ordinary Man with an Extraordinary Message (Focus on the Bible)
T. J. Betts
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Description for Amos: An Ordinary Man with an Extraordinary Message (Focus on the Bible)
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Amos had no claim to fame. He was not even a son of a prophet. Neither had he had any formal training to be a prophet. Yet God called him out from a career of overseeing Herdsman. He was sent out from the south to bring the Lord’s message to Samaria in the Northern Kingdom. Amos called to speak at the time of national disunity; military superiority; economic prosperity and religious activity. Amos brings home the idea of a famine. However it is not food the people lack like we might expect but there is a famine of ... Read more
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Publisher
Christian Focus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tain, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845507275
SKU
V9781845507275
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Ref
99-42
About T. J. Betts
T. J. Betts serves as an Associate Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.
Reviews for Amos: An Ordinary Man with an Extraordinary Message (Focus on the Bible)
"Books on the Old Testament tend to be either technical and tedious or superficial and moralistic. Once in a while we discover one that breaks the mould. T. J. Betts has done it! He tells us not only what Amos means but also why it matters. He proves again that the expositor's task is not to ... Read more