Passage Research
Amos 7 — Sermon Preparation
Three visions — locusts, fire, and a plumb line — reveal God's judgment, and Amos stands firm in his calling when ordered away by the priest Amaziah. Below is a research summary for Amos 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 255 / 108
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Amos 7 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָמוֹס | ʻÂmôwç | H5986 | 5 | Amos |
| אֲדֹנָי | ʼĂdônây | H136 | 8 | Lord |
| אֲנָךְ | ʼănâk | H594 | 4 | plumb-line, hook |
| יְהֹוִה | Yᵉhôvih | H3069 | 6 | |
| נָבָא | nâbâʼ | H5012 | 4 | prophesy, speak |
| גָּלָה | gâlâh | H1540 | 4 | denude, exile |
| אֲדָמָה | ʼădâmâh | H127 | 4 | soil |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Amos 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best friends to both. Those who make gain their godliness, and are governed by the hopes of wealth and preferment, are ready to think these the most powerful motives with others also. But those who have a warrant from God, like Amos, ought not to fear the face of man. If God, that sent him, had not strengthened him, he could not thus have set his face as a flint. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Amos 7:10–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bethel 1— Amos 7:10
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