The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7

Amos, who addressed his prophecy to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II, is widely seen as a prophet of social injustice, since the minority wealthy elite groups in Israel were living a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of the poor. However, a close examination of the pro...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sigho, Tarsisius, SVD
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/apms/vol2/iss2/5
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/apms/article/1058/viewcontent/APMS_202.2_206_20Article_20__20Sigho.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
id ph-ateneo-arc.apms-1058
record_format eprints
spelling ph-ateneo-arc.apms-10582024-10-24T06:06:03Z The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7 Sigho, Tarsisius, SVD Amos, who addressed his prophecy to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II, is widely seen as a prophet of social injustice, since the minority wealthy elite groups in Israel were living a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of the poor. However, a close examination of the prophet's words will show that the worship of other gods was also one among other reasons of Israel's judgment by God. This is clear from the passage taken from Amos 6:4–7 that the cultic festival of Marzeah (Amos 6:7) was a direct reason for Israel to be taken exile. 2020-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/apms/vol2/iss2/5 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/apms/article/1058/viewcontent/APMS_202.2_206_20Article_20__20Sigho.pdf Asia Pacific Mission Studies Archīum Ateneo
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
collection archium.Ateneo Institutional Repository
description Amos, who addressed his prophecy to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II, is widely seen as a prophet of social injustice, since the minority wealthy elite groups in Israel were living a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of the poor. However, a close examination of the prophet's words will show that the worship of other gods was also one among other reasons of Israel's judgment by God. This is clear from the passage taken from Amos 6:4–7 that the cultic festival of Marzeah (Amos 6:7) was a direct reason for Israel to be taken exile.
format text
author Sigho, Tarsisius, SVD
spellingShingle Sigho, Tarsisius, SVD
The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7
author_facet Sigho, Tarsisius, SVD
author_sort Sigho, Tarsisius, SVD
title The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7
title_short The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7
title_full The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7
title_fullStr The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7
title_full_unstemmed The Marzeah Festival and the Judgment of Israel in Amos 6:4–7
title_sort marzeah festival and the judgment of israel in amos 6:4–7
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/apms/vol2/iss2/5
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/apms/article/1058/viewcontent/APMS_202.2_206_20Article_20__20Sigho.pdf
_version_ 1814056042426793984