Amos 7:1-8:3 Dear RTB’ers, In contrast to previous days’ readings about judgments against Israel and Judah and their neighbors, today chapter 7 is relatively straightforward – visions of locusts (as happened to the Egyptians), fire, and a plumb line. (Of particular interest to me…) He was forming locusts when the latter growth was just beginning …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
July 3 / Amos 5-6
Amos 5-6 Dear RTB’ers, The Lord continues to rail against Israel and Judah – Israel in chapter 5 and Judah in chapter 6. Actually in chapter 6 it’s difficult to see whether the Lord is speaking to Judah alone or to the combined twelve tribes of Israel. When I think of Amos, it’s 5:21-24 that …
July 2 / Amos 3-4
Amos 3-4 Dear RTB’ers, I hope you all read John’s comment yesterday pointing to a post from last year. He provides good background for our reading of the prophets, even clarifying some of what I wrote yesterday. Also, in reading his post I was reminded that Amos was the first of the prophets that we …
July 1 / Amos 1-2
Amos 1-2 Dear RTB’ers, Thus far in RTB 2024 we’ve been fairly “linear” in our readings – Genesis and Exodus in the Old Testament and a gospel (Luke) and Acts in the New Testament. Now the STS authors have us jumping around a bit, dropping us into the middle of the Old Testament with Amos …