Amos Flashcards
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר ה עַל־שְׁלשָׁה֙ פִּשְׁעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעַל־אַרְבָּעָ֖ה לֹ֣א אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־מִכְרָ֤ם בַּכֶּ֨סֶף֙ צַדִּ֔יק וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּֽעֲב֥וּר נַֽעֲלָֽיִם
Amos 2:6 For three transgressions of Israel, yeah upon 4, I will not return them. For selling an innocent man for money and a poor man for sandals. אשיב - i will return אביון - poor person
Ethical critique of the people. 3/4 sins are oppressing the poor
רַ֚ק אֶתְכֶ֣ם יָדַ֔עְתִּי מִכֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה עַל־כֵּן֙ אֶפְקֹ֣ד עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת כָּל־עֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם
Amos 3:2 I (God) have a special relationship with you, that’s why I punish
you
ה֥וֹי הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים אֶת־י֣וֹם ה לָֽמָּה־זֶּ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם י֥וֹם ה הֽוּא־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹֽא־אֽוֹר
Amos 5:18
Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord. Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light..
The idea that there will be a day of reckoning/day of the Lord. Amos is saying, you really don’t want this…this is not going to be a good thing. Don’t be so eager for the Day of YKVK–it won’t be pretty!
שָׂנֵ֥אתִי מָאַ֖סְתִּי חַגֵּיכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א אָרִ֖יחַ בְּעַצְּרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם: כבכִּ֣י אִם־תַּֽעֲלוּ־לִ֥י] עֹל֛וֹת וּמִנְחֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֣א אֶרְצֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥לֶם מְרִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א אַבִּֽיט: כגהָסֵ֥ר מֵעָלַ֖י הֲמ֣וֹן שִׁרֶ֑יךָ וְזִמְרַ֥ת נְבָלֶ֖יךָ לֹ֥א אֶשְׁמָֽע:] וְיִגַּ֥ל כַּמַּ֖יִם מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה כְּנַ֥חַל אֵיתָֽן: כההַזְּבָחִ֨ים וּמִנְחָ֜ה הִגַּשְׁתֶּם־לִ֧י בַמִּדְבָּ֛ר אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Amos 5:21-25
I hate/reject your festivals, and I will not smell (the sacrifices) of your assemblies. For if you offer up to Me burnt- offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept [them], and the peace offerings of your fattened cattle I will not regard. Take away from Me the din of your songs, and the music of your lutes I will not hear. And justice shall be revealed like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream. Did you offer Me sacrifices and meal-offerings in the desert forty years, O house of Israel?
This reveals that Amos thinks there were no sacrifices during the desert wandering years.
Core of Amos’ philosophy - Denying the system of sacrifice because of all the sin and injustice. יגל - roll away (like a Torah scroll)
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲמַצְיָה֙ אֶל־עָמ֔וֹס חֹזֶ֕ה לֵ֥ךְ בְּרַח־לְךָ֖ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וֶאֱכָל־שָׁ֣ם לֶ֔חֶם וְשָׁ֖ם תִּנָּבֵֽא: יגוּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל לֹֽא־תוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד לְהִנָּבֵ֑א כִּ֤י מִקְדַּשׁ־מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ ה֔וּא וּבֵ֥ית מַמְלָכָ֖ה הֽוּא: ידוַיַּ֤עַן עָמוֹס֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֔ה לֹֽא־נָבִ֣יא אָנֹ֔כִי וְלֹ֥א בֶן־נָבִ֖יא אָנֹ֑כִי כִּֽי־בוֹקֵ֥ר אָנֹ֖כִי וּבוֹלֵ֥ס שִׁקְמִֽים
Amos 7:12-14
And Amaziah said to Amos, “Seer, go, run away to the land of Judah and eat bread there; and prophesy there. But do not continue to prophesy in Bethel for it is the sanctuary of a king and the capital of the kingdom. And Amos replied and said to Amaziah, “I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I am a cattle herder and an inspector of sycamores.
Showdown: Priest of Beit El warns king about Amos speaking badly about Israel. Amos says that he is not a professional prophet. אמציה - name of the priest of Beth El חזה - seer
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה־אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ עָמ֔וֹס וָֽאֹמַ֖ר כְּל֣וּב קָ֑יִץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ה אֵלַ֗י בָּ֤א הַקֵּץ֙ אֶל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־אוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד עֲב֥וֹר לֽוֹ
Amos 8:2
And He said: What do you see, Amos? And I said, “A basket of late figs.” And the Lord said to me: The end has come to My people Israel. I will no longer pardon them. Basket of figs (KYTz=Ktz) כלוב - cage קיץ - end or, apparently fig.
Vision signifying that the end is near.
רָאִ֨יתִי אֶת־אֲ נִצָּ֣ב עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הַ֨ךְ הַכַּפְתּ֜וֹר וְיִרְֽעֲשׁ֣וּ הַסִּפִּ֗ים וּבְצָ֨עַם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְאַֽחֲרִיתָ֖ם בַּחֶ֣רֶב אֶהֱרֹ֑ג לֹֽא־יָנ֤וּס לָהֶם֙ נָ֔ס וְלֹֽא־יִמָּלֵ֥ט לָהֶ֖ם פָּלִֽיט
Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: Strike the lintel, and the sideposts shall quake, and break to pieces those who are at the head of all of them, and their remnant I will slay by the sword; no one of them shall flee, and no one of them shall escape.
Vision of God - God tells him to destroy the temple. A sign that destruction is coming. נצב - to be placed,positioned הך - imperitive hit, strike ירעשו - shake ספים - doorpost אחריתם - their end בראש - their head ינוס - to flee
הֲל֣וֹא כִבְנֵי֩ כֻשִׁיִּ֨ים אַתֶּ֥ם לִ֛י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם־ה הֲל֣וֹא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֶעֱלֵ֨יתִי֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר וַֽאֲרָ֥ם מִקִּֽיר
Amos 9:7
Are you not like the children of the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel? says the Lord. Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and Aram from Kir?
Amos saying to Israel “If you think you’re so special, you are not nearly as special as you think. Just because you are Israel, its not enough to get you off the hook.”
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אָקִ֛ים אֶת־סֻכַּ֥ת דָּוִ֖יד הַנֹּפֶ֑לֶת
Amos 9:11
On that day, I will raise up the fallen Tabernacle of David.
Full restoration of Davidic Power* In the “Ha Rakhaman” section of Birkat HaMazon for Sukkot.
