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Amos — Capítulo 7

“Prepare to meet your God,” Amos proclaimed to those who worshiped idols (4:12). Let there be “a mighty flood of justice,” Amos admonished the rich who oppressed the poor (5:24). What brought this shepherd from Tekoa to Bethel to pronounce such powerful judgments? Amos did not make his living as a professional prophet (7:14); the “roar” of God (1:2; 3:8) had moved him to make the journey. His m…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Así me ha mostrado Jehová el Señor: He aquí, él criaba langostas cuando comenzaba a crecer el heno tardío; y he aquí era el heno tardío después de las siegas del rey.

2Y aconteció que cuando acabó de comer la hierba de la tierra, yo dije: Señor Jehová, perdona ahora; ¿quién levantará a Jacob? porque es pequeño.

3Se arrepintió Jehová de esto: No será, dijo Jehová.

4Jehová el Señor me mostró así: He aquí, Jehová el Señor llamaba para juzgar con fuego; y consumió un gran abismo, y consumió una parte de la tierra.

5Y dije: Señor Jehová, cesa ahora; ¿quién levantará a Jacob? porque es pequeño.

6Se arrepintió Jehová de esto: No será esto tampoco, dijo Jehová el Señor.

7Me enseñó así: He aquí el Señor estaba sobre un muro hecho a plomo, y en su mano una plomada de albañil.

8Jehová entonces me dijo: ¿Qué ves, Amós? Y dije: Una plomada de albañil. Y el Señor dijo: He aquí, yo pongo plomada de albañil en medio de mi pueblo Israel; no lo toleraré más.

9Los lugares altos de Isaac serán destruidos, y los santuarios de Israel serán asolados, y me levantaré con espada sobre la casa de Jeroboam.

10Entonces el sacerdote Amasías de Bet-el envió a decir a Jeroboam rey de Israel: Amós se ha levantado contra ti en medio de la casa de Israel; la tierra no puede sufrir todas sus palabras.

11Porque así ha dicho Amós: Jeroboam morirá a espada, e Israel será llevado de su tierra en cautiverio.

12Y Amasías dijo a Amós: Vidente, vete, huye a tierra de Judá, y come allá tu pan, y profetiza allá;

13y no profetices más en Bet-el, porque es santuario del rey, y capital del reino.

14Entonces respondió Amós, y dijo a Amasías: No soy profeta, ni soy hijo de profeta, sino que soy boyero, y recojo higos silvestres.

15Y Jehová me tomó de detrás del ganado, y me dijo: Ve y profetiza a mi pueblo Israel.

16Ahora, pues, oye palabra de Jehová. Tú dices: No profetices contra Israel, ni hables contra la casa de Isaac.

17Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová: Tu mujer será ramera en medio de la ciudad, y tus hijos y tus hijas caerán a espada, y tu tierra será repartida por suertes; y tú morirás en tierra inmunda, e Israel será llevado cautivo lejos de su tierra.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

Versículo 1

I. 7:1–9:10 This section contains five visions. It is helpful to compare the progression of these fi…

7:1–9:10 This section contains five visions. It is helpful to compare the progression of these five visions with the judgments listed in 4:6-11 (famine, drought, crop devastation, plagues, destruction). 7:1-6 The first two visions set up a mood of hopeful expectancy. God calls for judgment but then revokes it at the prophet’s intercession. 7:1 Locusts (see 4:9) were one of the plagues brought upon Egypt (Exod 10:4). Great swarms of locusts periodically invaded these lands, typically in times of drought. • king’s share: The first harvest went to the king as taxes, whereas the later harvest of the main crop fed the farmer and his family. However, if locusts devoured this crop, starvation would follow.

Versículo 2

II. 7:2 Israel is so small: The population base of the kingdom was not large enough to survive such r…

7:2 Israel is so small: The population base of the kingdom was not large enough to survive such radical depletion.

Versículo 3

III. 7:3-6 The Lord relented twice in response to Amos’s intercession.

7:3-6 The Lord relented twice in response to Amos’s intercession.

Versículo 4

IV. 7:4 This fire symbolizes oppressive heat and drought. • depths of the sea: Although the Hebrew wo…

7:4 This fire symbolizes oppressive heat and drought. • depths of the sea: Although the Hebrew word properly indicates the sea, Amos probably did not suppose that the Mediterranean would disappear. More likely, this is a poetic reference to large bodies of fresh water (such as the Kinnereth Sea/Sea of Galilee) that Israel could use to irrigate its fields.

Versículo 7

V. 7:7-9 This vision begins like the previous two (7:2-3, 4-6), but this time the Lord allows no int…

7:7-9 This vision begins like the previous two (7:2-3, 4-6), but this time the Lord allows no intercession. The abrupt shift in outcome contributed to the power of Amos’s message.

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VI. 7:8 The Hebrew word translated plumb line (Hebrew ’anak) is similar to the word for groaning (’an…

7:8 The Hebrew word translated plumb line (Hebrew ’anak) is similar to the word for groaning (’anakhah, see Isa 35:10; Lam 1:22), alluding to great suffering when God would hold Israel accountable.

Versículo 9

VII. 7:9 pagan shrines . . . temples: Every vestige of the apostate Israelite religion, from the commo…

7:9 pagan shrines . . . temples: Every vestige of the apostate Israelite religion, from the common high places to the royal shrine at Bethel, would be destroyed. • of your ancestors (literally of Isaac): Isaac stands for Israel’s ancestors, the fathers of the nation. • dynasty of King Jeroboam: Jeroboam II died of natural causes (2 Kgs 14:29), but the murder of his son and successor, Zechariah, after a reign of less than a year (2 Kgs 15:8-10; see 2 Kgs 10:28-31), initiated instability in Israel’s government that it never overcame (2 Kgs 15:10-31).

Versículo 10

VIII. 7:10-17 This section graphically depicts the corruption of the priesthood, reinforcing the point …

7:10-17 This section graphically depicts the corruption of the priesthood, reinforcing the point of the visions on either side of it, that judgment is inescapable.

Versículo 11

IX. 7:11 Amaziah misinterpreted Amos’s words as a threat on Jeroboam’s life. Amos was calling the peo…

7:11 Amaziah misinterpreted Amos’s words as a threat on Jeroboam’s life. Amos was calling the people to repentance, not sedition.

Versículo 12

X. 7:12 Go on back to . . . Judah, and earn your living by prophesying: Amaziah assumed that the sup…

7:12 Go on back to . . . Judah, and earn your living by prophesying: Amaziah assumed that the supposedly backward people of Judah would appreciate Amos’s words, and that Amos was looking to be paid for his preaching.

Versículo 13

XI. 7:13 king’s sanctuary: According to Amaziah, the urbane and sophisticated Israelites did not appr…

7:13 king’s sanctuary: According to Amaziah, the urbane and sophisticated Israelites did not appreciate the prophet. Amaziah’s loyalties were clearly to the throne; he wanted to keep the king happy in order to keep his job.

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XII. 7:14 Amos was not a professional prophet or even a disciple in training. He had no financial ince…

7:14 Amos was not a professional prophet or even a disciple in training. He had no financial incentive to leave his livelihood in order to prophesy. • shepherd: The Hebrew word here is not the same as in 1:1 and is not found elsewhere in the Old Testament. It is related to a word for cattle, suggesting that Amos may have raised cattle as a breeder or herder (see Amos Book Introduction, “The Prophet Amos”). • The sycamore-fig was gathered for cattle feed.

Versículo 15

XIII. 7:15 Amos was not motivated by financial gain. Instead, the Lord’s voice (see 1:2; 3:8) moved Amo…

7:15 Amos was not motivated by financial gain. Instead, the Lord’s voice (see 1:2; 3:8) moved Amos to prophesy.

Versículo 16

XIV. 7:16 against my people (literally against the house of Isaac): Isaac represents all Israel (see a…

7:16 against my people (literally against the house of Isaac): Isaac represents all Israel (see also study note on 7:9; cp. 5:6, 15; 6:6).

Versículo 17

XV. 7:17 Because Amaziah had tried to silence Amos (7:12-13), the Lord confronted Amaziah with a grim…

7:17 Because Amaziah had tried to silence Amos (7:12-13), the Lord confronted Amaziah with a grim prophecy of what his life would be like after the Assyrian siege.

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Amos — Capítulo 7