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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15469" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15469" /> == | ||
<p> 1. The fourth of the minor prophets, was a herdsman of Tekoah, a small town of Judah, about twelve miles south of Jerusalem. [[He]] prophesied, however, concerning Israel, at Bethel, in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and [[Jeroboam]] II, king of Israel, about B. C. 787, and was thus a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, and Isaiah. The first two chapters contain predictions against the surrounding nations, enemies of the people of God. But the ten tribes of [[Israel]] were the chief subjects of his prophecies. Their temporary prosperity under Jeroboam led to gross idolatry, injustice, and corruption; for which sins he denounces the judgments of [[God]] upon them: but he closes with cheering words of consolation. [[His]] holy boldness in reproving sin drew on him the wrath of the priests, who labored to procure his banishment, [[Amos]] 7:10-17 . [[In]] regard to style, Amos takes a high rank among the prophets. He is full of imagery, concise, and yet simple and perspicuous. </p> <p> 2. [[One]] of the ancestors of our Lord, [[Luke]] 3:25 . </p> | <p> 1. The fourth of the minor prophets, was a herdsman of Tekoah, a small town of Judah, about twelve miles south of Jerusalem. [[He]] prophesied, however, concerning Israel, at Bethel, in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and [[Jeroboam]] II, king of Israel, about B. C. 787, and was thus a contemporary of Hosea, Joel, and Isaiah. The first two chapters contain predictions against the surrounding nations, enemies of the people of God. But the ten tribes of [[Israel]] were the chief subjects of his prophecies. Their temporary prosperity under Jeroboam led to gross idolatry, injustice, and corruption; for which sins he denounces the judgments of [[God]] upon them: but he closes with cheering words of consolation. [[His]] holy boldness in reproving sin drew on him the wrath of the priests, who labored to procure his banishment, [[Amos]] 7:10-17 . [[In]] regard to style, Amos takes a high rank among the prophets. He is full of imagery, concise, and yet simple and perspicuous. </p> <p> 2. [[One]] of the ancestors of our Lord, [[Luke]] 3:25 . </p> | ||
