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Amos 1 — Sermon Preparation
God pronounces judgment on Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon for their repeated atrocities against neighboring peoples. Below is a research summary for Amos 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Amos 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַרְמוֹן | ʼarmôwn | H759 | 5 | citadel, height |
| פֶּשַׁע | peshaʻ | H6588 | 5 | revolt |
| אַרְבַּע | ʼarbaʻ | H702 | 5 | four |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 6 | turn, return |
| אֵשׁ | ʼêsh | H784 | 5 | fire |
| שָׁלוֹשׁ | shâlôwsh | H7969 | 5 | three, third |
| אָכַל | ʼâkal | H398 | 5 | eat |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Amos 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“13. Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: 13. Sic dicit Jehova, Super tribus sceleribus filiorum Ammon, et super quatuor non ero ei propitius; quia secuerunt gravidas (praegnantes) Gilead, ut propagarent suum terminum: 14. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Joel, Amos, Obadiah, on Amos 1:13–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Tekoa— Amos 1:1
- Tyre— Amos 1:10
- Edom— Amos 1:11
- Bozrah 1— Amos 1:12
- Teman— Amos 1:12
- Ammon— Amos 1:13
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