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Texts -- Amos 5:16 (NET)

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5:16 Because of Israel’s sins this is what the Lord , the God who commands armies , the sovereign One , says: “In all the squares there will be wailing , in all the streets they will mourn the dead . They will tell the field workers to lament and the professional mourners to wail .

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  • I. Prologue 1:1-2A. Introduction 1:1B. Theme 1:2II. Prophetic messages that Amos delivered 1:3-6:14A. Oracles against nations 1:3-2:51. An oracle against Aram 1:3-52. An oracle against Philistia 1:6-83. An oracle against Phoe...
  • The Book of Amos consists of words (oracles, 1:3-6:14) and visions (chs. 7-9), though these sections also contain short sub-sections of other types of material....
  • An oracle is a message of judgment. Amos proceeded to deliver eight of these, seven against Israel's neighbors including Judah (1:3-2:5) and one against Israel (2:6-6:14).12The order is significant. The nations mentioned firs...
  • The structure of this message is chiastic, which focuses attention and emphasis on the middle part.AA description of certain judgment vv. 1-3BA call for individual repentance vv. 4-6CAn accusation of legal injustice v. 7DA po...
  • This is one of the sections of Mark's Gospel that has a chiastic structure (cf. 3:22-30; 6:14-29; 11:15-19).A The appeal of Jairus for his daughter 5:21-24B The healing of the woman with the hemorrhage 5:25-34A' The raising o...
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