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The book of Amos is full of wordplays, double entendres, pictorial visions, and direct statements of fact and judgment. Smith’s job is to address the historical, stylistic and interpretative aspects of Amos: not just what is written, but also how and why the prophecies are recorded. To do this, Smith divides each of his chapters as follows: • Important textual and philological questions •...

of grace no longer apply to the sinful nation of Israel. Amos attributes no activity to the false gods mentioned in the book, but if the people were swearing by them (8:14), this implies that the people believed that these gods might be able to save them from destruction by Yahweh. The theology of the book is heavily centered around the sovereign rule of God.38 He acts as creator, a revealer of these acts, a lawgiver, judge, divine warrior, gracious deliverer, and protector of his own people. No
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