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Amos 5:6-15
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | VI.15, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| XII.13, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| An Address
to Demetrianus -- Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 252) |
| John Calvin's Commentary on Amos:
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| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Instead of judgment and
fairness they execute cruelty and oppression." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "The same almighty power can,
for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into
prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring
sinners into utter darkness." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "The seven stars - A
constellation, whose rising about September was usually accompanied
with sweet showers. Orion - Which arising about November
brings usually cold, rains and frosts intermixt very seasonable for
the earth. The shadow of the earth - The greatest adversity
into as great prosperity." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "As justice is sweet, so
injustice is bitter to the injured. "Wormwood" is from a Hebrew
root, to "execrate," on account of its noxious and bitter
qualities" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Amos 5:6-7, 10-15, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph
W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence," Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2006. |
| Amos
5:6-15 in Tim Bulkeley's Postmodern Bible. Text (printed
& spoken in English and Hebrew), detailed commentary and discussion. |
| "Pentecost
21B - Exegetical Notes on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15," Douglas MacCallum
Lindsay Judisch, Concordia Theological Seminary (LCMS - Indiana).
| "To call the divine
word mitzwah, then, is to summon its hearers and readers to faith in all
its statements and life in accord with all its injunctions in force at
any given time." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"We
Believe in Divine Judgment," Georgia Harkness, Chapter 10 in Beliefs
That Count, 1961. At Religion Online.
| "God is not only the Creator
but he is also the Judge of all the earth. All men and nations stand
before His judgment bar. The moral law and the Christian ethic judge
both sinner and saint. Beyond all human laws, customs, and opinions
there is one divine Law which remains absolute and unchanging. Men
may break themselves and their civilizations upon that Law but the
Law itself stands forever. The judgments of the Almighty are true
and everlasting." |
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| "The
Best for Our Family," by Desmond M. Tutu
at The Living Pulpit.
| "We are active participants
with God in the struggle for justice." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| du Preeze, J.,
"Social Justice: Motive for the Mission of the Church," Journal of
Theology for Southern Africa, 1985. |
| O'Connor, Kathleen M., "Repentance in
First-Person Plural," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
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| Smith, Gary V.,
"Amos 5:13: The Deadly Silence of the Prosperous," Journal of
Biblical Literature, 1988. |
| Wicke, Donald W.,
"Two Perspectives (Amos 5:1-17)," Currents in Theology and Mission,
1986. |
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