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    Amos

    Where was Amos from?Amos

      Tekoa. Amos 1:1 "...words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake." The city name of Tekoa means "place of setting up a tent."

    Who does Amos 1:5 (King James Version) say will go into captivity?Amos

      the people of Syria. Amos 1:5 "I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD."

    Where does the Lord say there will be a fire in Amos 2:2?Amos

      Moab. Amos 2:2 "But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet." Moab was located east of the Dead Sea. The Moabite Stone gives us much of the information we know about Moab today. It was inscribed by King Mesha giving thanks to Chemosh for delivering Moab out of the hands of Israel (source: Holman, Christian Pocket Dictionary).

    What does it say the people of Israel sold for silver?Amos

      the righteous. Amos 2:6 "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes" Christians believe that this is a foretelling of when Judas sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

    What was stored up in their palaces in Amos 3:10 (King James Version)?Amos

      violence and robbery. Amos 3:10 "For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces." During the time that Amos wrote his book there was a lot of fighting going on in Israel, both with other nations and amongst themselves.

    What does the Lord say he has smitten the Israelites with in Amos 4:9 (King James Version)?Amos

      blasting and mildew. Amos 4:9 "I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD." To smite can mean both to attack and to deliver or deal.

    What does it say will happen if you seek the Lord in Amos 5:6 (King James Version)?Amos

      Ye shall live.. Amos 5:6 "Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel." Some of you may have thought the answer was "seek and ye shall find." That verse is not found in Amos -- it's in Matthew 7:7.

    In Amos 6:3 (King James Version) what type of day does it say to "put far away"?Amos

      evil. Amos 6:3 "Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near" According to biblenet.com, the people were more concerned with how and when God would help them than they were with returning to Him.

    In Amos 7:8 (King James Version) what did Amos say he saw?Amos

      plumbline. Amos 7:8 "And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more" A plumbline is a weighted cord. The weight is usually made of metal or stone. It was used in building to make sure the walls were straight. In Amos, the vision may have signaled that Israel was built straight but had turned from God (i.e. it was no longer straight) and therefore would be destroyed.

    What is the last word in Amos in the King James Version?Amos

      God. Amos 9:15 "And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God." Thank you for taking my quiz. The next quiz will be on the book of Obadiah.

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