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Amos 1 — Sermon Preparation

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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 7 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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