November 9, 2022
Texts: Genesis 12:1-3, 7a; Exodus 6:2-8; Exodus 19:3-6. Days 14-16 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days. Who is Israel, and what is her purpose? It is a new humanity in a new Eden to continue and further the mission of God in the world. Following the collapse of the world into violent imperialism and […]
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Biblical Texts, Theodrama | Tagged: Abrahamic Promise, Church, Covenant, Creation, Exodus, Exodus 19:3-8, Exodus 6:3-8, Genesis 12:1-3, Israel, Promise, Sinai |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 6, 2013
As the last in the list of nations and the major focus of Amos’s ministry, Israel receives the most attention. In Amos 2:6-8 the prophet identified the reasons why Israel (the northern kingdom) will go into exile. They will suffer for their sins. They abused the innocent and poor, pursued sexual immorality, and approached God […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Amos, Amos 2:9-16, Conquest, Exodus, Judgment, Nazirite, Prophets, Wilderness |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks