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Amos 7 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 6 Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 1

“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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