Hosea, Joel, and Amos

by Birch, Bruce C.

• ISBN13: 9780664252717
• ISBN10: 0664252710
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-07-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Often called "minor prophets," these first great classical prophets spoke to issues that dominated their times--love, redemption, fidelity, renewal, authority, justice, righteousness, and inclusivity--and that continue to have great relevance today.Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	vii
Introduction	1	(4)
HOSEA	5	(118)
Introduction	7	(9)
Hosea Among the Prophets	7	(1)
Hosea's Historical Context	8	(2)
Hosea and His Family	10	(1)
The Book of Hosea	11	(1)
The Message of Hosea	12	(3)
The Influence of Hosea	15	(1)
Commentary	16	(107)
Go, Take for Yourself a Wife (Hosea 1:1-2:1)	17	(8)
She Is Not My Wife (Hosea 2:2-23)	25	(14)
Go, Love a Woman (Hosea 3:1-5)	39	(6)
My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge (Hosea 4:1-11a)	45	(9)
Though You Play the Whore, O Israel (Hosea 4:11b-19)	54	(4)
Hear This, O Priests! (Hosea 5:1-7)	58	(4)
I Desire Steadfast Love and Not Sacrifice (Hosea 5:8-6:6)	62	(8)
They Call upon Egypt, They Go to Assyria (Hosea 6:7-7:16)	70	(7)
They Have Broken My Covenant (Hosea 8:1-14)	77	(5)
The Prophet Is a Sentinel (Hosea 9:1-17)	82	(7)
Israel Is a Luxuriant Vine (Hosea 10:1-8)	89	(4)
Since the Days of Gibeah You Have Sinned (Hosea 10:9-15)	93	(3)
When Israel Was a Child, I Loved Him (Hosea 11:1-11)	96	(6)
The Lord Will Punish Jacob (Hosea 11:12-12:14)	102	(7)
I Will Destroy You, O Israel (Hosea 13:1-16)	109	(7)
I Will Love Them Freely (Hosea 14:1-9)	116	(7)
JOEL	123	(40)
Introduction	125	(7)
Joel's Historical Context	125	(1)
The Book of Joel	126	(1)
The Message of Joel	127	(5)
Commentary	132	(31)
Tell Your Children of It (Joel 1:1-4)	133	(2)
Cry Out to the Lord (Joel 1:5-14)	135	(3)
The Day of the Lord Is Near (Joel 1:15-20)	138	(2)
The Day of the Lord...Who Can Endure It? (Joel 2:1-11)	140	(3)
Rend Your Hearts and Not Your Garments (Joel 2:12-17)	143	(4)
The Lord...Had Pity on His People (Joel 2:18-27)	147	(5)
Afterward I Will Pour Out My Spirit (Joel 2:28-32)	152	(3)
I Will Restore the Fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem (Joel 3:1-21)	155	(8)
AMOS	163	(98)
Introduction	165	(8)
Amos Among the Prophets	165	(1)
Amos's Historical Context	166	(1)
Amos, the Man	167	(1)
The Book of Amos	168	(1)
The Message of Amos	169	(3)
The Influence of Amos	172	(1)
Commentary	173	(88)
The Lord Roars from Zion (Amos 1:1-2)	173	(4)
I Will Not Revoke the Punishment (Amos 1:3-2:16)	177	(11)
Hear This Word (Amos 3:1-5:27)	188	(36)
Alas, for Those at Ease in Zion (Amos 6:1-14)	224	(6)
This Is What the Lord Showed Me (Amos 7:1-9; 8:1-3)	230	(7)
I Am No Prophet (Amos 7:10-17)	237	(5)
You That Trample on the Needy (Amos 8:4-14)	242	(6)
Are You Not Like the Ethiopians? (Amos 9:1-10)	248	(7)
I Will Restore the Fortunes of My People Israel (Amos 9:11-15)	255	(6)
For Further Reading	261