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| Preface |
vii |
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| Chronological Table |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| I. |
THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE |
3 |
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| II. |
THE PROPHET IN EARLY ISRAEL |
11 |
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1. From the Earliest Times till Samuel. |
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2. From Samuel to Elisha. |
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| III. |
THE EIGHTH CENTURY IN ISRAEL |
31 |
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| IV. |
THE INFLUENCE OF ASSYRIA UPON PROPHECY |
44 |
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| AMOS |
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| V. |
THE BOOK OF AMOS |
61 |
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| VI. |
THE MAN AND THE PROPHET |
73 |
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1. The Man and His Discipline (i. 1; iii. 3-8; vii. 14, 15). |
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2. The Word and its Origins (i. 2; iii. 3-8; and passim). |
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3. The Prophet and His Ministry (vii.; viii. 1-4). |
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| VII. |
ATROCITIES AND ATROCITIES |
121 |
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Amos i. 3-ii.[Pg xvi] |
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| VIII. |
CIVILISATION AND JUDGMENT |
141 |
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Amos iii.-iv. 3. |
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| IX. |
THE FALSE PEACE OF RITUAL |
156 |
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Amos iv. 4-vi. |
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1. For Worship, Chastisement (iv. 4-13). |
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2. For Worship, Justice (v.). |
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3. “At Ease in Zion” (vi.). |
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4. A Fragment from the Plague (vi. 9, 10). |
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| X. |
DOOM OR DISCIPLINE? |
181 |
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Amos viii. 4-ix. |
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1. Earthquake, Eclipse and Famine (viii. 4-14). |
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2. Nemesis (ix. 1-6). |
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3. The Voices of Another Dawn (ix. 7-15). |
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| XI. |
COMMON-SENSE AND THE REIGN OF LAW |
196 |
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Amos iii. 3-8; iv. 6-13; v. 8, 9; vi. 12; viii. 8; ix. 5, 6. |
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| HOSEA |
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| XII. |
THE BOOK OF HOSEA |
211 |
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| XIII. |
THE PROBLEM THAT AMOS LEFT |
227 |
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| XIV. |
THE STORY OF THE PRODIGAL WIFE |
232 |
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Hosea i.-iii. |
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| XV. |
THE THICK NIGHT OF ISRAEL |
253 |
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Hosea iv.-xiv. |
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| XVI. |
A PEOPLE IN DECAY: I. MORALLY |
255 |
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Hosea iv.-vii. 7. |
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1. The Lord’s quarrel with Israel (iv.). |
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2. Priests and Princes Fail (v. 1-14). |
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3. Repentance Fails (v. 15-vii. 2). |
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[Pg xvii]4. Wickedness in High Places (vii. 3-7). |
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| XVII. |
A PEOPLE IN DECAY: II. POLITICALLY |
269 |
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Hosea vii. 8-x. |
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1. The Confusion of the nation (vii. 8-viii. 3). |
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2. Artificial Kings and Artificial Gods (viii. 4-13). |
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3. The Effects of Exile (ix. 1-9). |
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4. “The Corruption that is through Lust” (ix. 10-17). |
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5. Once More: Puppet-Kings and Puppet-Gods (x.). |
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| XVIII. |
THE FATHERHOOD AND HUMANITY OF GOD |
290 |
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Hosea xi. |
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| XIX. |
THE FINAL ARGUMENT |
299 |
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Hosea xii.-xiv. 1. |
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1. The People and Their Father Jacob (xii.). |
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2. The Last Judgment (xiii.-xiv. 1). |
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| XX. |
“I WILL BE AS THE DEW” |
308 |
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Hosea xiv. 2-10. |
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| XXI. |
THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD |
318 |
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Hosea passim. |
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| XXII. |
REPENTANCE |
333 |
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Hosea passim. |
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| XXIII. |
THE SIN AGAINST LOVE |
346 |
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Hosea i.-iii.; iv. 11 ff.; ix. 10 ff.; xi. 8 f. |
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| MICAH |
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| XXIV. |
THE BOOK OF MICAH |
357 |
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| XXV. |
MICAH THE MORASTHITE |
375 |
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[Pg xviii]Micah i. |
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| XXVI. |
THE PROPHET OF THE POOR |
386 |
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Micah ii., iii. |
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| XXVII. |
ON TIME’S HORIZON |
400 |
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Micah iv. 1-7. |
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| XXVIII. |
THE KING TO COME |
408 |
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Micah iv. 8-v. |
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| XXIX. |
THE REASONABLENESS OF TRUE RELIGION |
419 |
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Micah vi. 1-8. |
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| XXX. |
THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASURE |
426 |
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Micah vi. 9-vii. 6. |
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| XXXI. |
OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS |
435 |
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Micah vii. 7-20. |
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Index of Passages and Texts |
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