TY - BOOK AU - Ward,James Merrill TI - Amos, Hosea T2 - Knox preaching guides SN - 9780804232258 AV - BS1585 PY - 1981/// CY - Atlanta PB - J. Knox Press KW - Bible KW - Amos KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Hosea KW - Homiletical use N1 - Bibliography: pages 102; Amos. Many nations, one justice (1:1-2:16) ; Religious knowledge and moral accountability (3:1-2; 9:7-10) ; Action and reaction (3:3-8) ; Precarious privilege (3:9-4:3) ; Missed opportunities (4:4-13) ; The unexpected day of the Lord (5:1-20) ; Piety versus social action (5:21-25) ; Power and pride (6:1-14) ; Vision and inspiration (7:1-9; 8:1-3) ; Confrontation in Bethel (7:10-17) ; The end of a nation (8:4-14; 9:1-6) ; A distant hope (9:11-15) --; Hosea. Covenant as marriage (1:1-3:5) ; The knowledge of God (4:1-19) ; The absent God (5:1-15) ; Revival on the third day (6:1-6) ; Faith and/or politics (6:7-7:16) ; A king for the people (8:1-14) ; Perversity of root and branch (9:1-17) ; Ruined fortresses, deserted temples (10:1-15) ; God's parental love (11:1-11) ; The patriarch as archetype (12:1-15) ; The death of a kingdom (13:1-16) ; New life for a people (14:1-9); 2 ER -