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does this truth apply to Amos? See 1:1; 3:8;
7:14-15. Does it apply to Christian workers
today?
6. Is there hope for a people when their
religious leader is a false shepherd? Recall
the story of Amaziah, the priest of Bethel
(7:10-17).
7. Evaluate this statement: “Every
prophecy of judgment is an invitation to
repentance.”11 What do you think is meant
by the words, “Prepare to meet your God, O
Israel” (4:126)? Are they a warning; a call to
repentance; or both?
8. Write a list of various spiritual lessons
taught by 3:1—9:10.


IV. SELECTED READING
GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Archer, Gleason L. A Survey of Old Testament
Introduction, pp. 304-8.
Ellison, H. L. The Prophets of Israel, pp. 6269.


Freeman, Hobart E. An Introduction to the Old
Testament Prophets, pp. 184-90.
Gaebelein, Frank E. Four Minor Prophets.
Howard, J. K. Amos Among the Prophets, pp.
1-38.
Motyer, J. A. “Amos.” In The New Bible

Commentary, pp. 726-41.
Scroggie, W. Graham. Know Your Bible,
1:162-65.
COMMENTARIES

Driver, S. R. The Books of Joel and Amos.
Cambridge Bible for Schools and
Colleges.
Schultz, Arnold C. “Amos.” In The Wycliffe
Bible Commentary.
Watts, John D. W. Vision and Prophecy in
Amos.
Wolfe, Rolland E. Meet Amos and Hosea.


HOSEA: GOD’S LOVE FOR BACKSLIDERS
Hosea was the last writing prophet to
minister to Israel before they fell to the
Assyrians in 722 B.C. He has been called the
prophet of “Israel’s zero hour,” because “the
nation had sunk to a point of such
corruption that a major stroke of divine
judgment could no longer be staved o .”12
But even though judgment is a main subject
of Hosea’s message, the book is remembered
mostly for its vivid pictures of God’s love
and grace. Someone has well remarked,
“There is nothing of divine grace that is not
found in the book of Hosea.” Your study of
this inspired Scripture should lead you into

a deeper knowledge of who God is and how
He deals with sinners.
I. BACKGROUND
A. THE MAN HOSEA