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God's Judgment and Salvation in the Book of Amos - A Re-interpretation in Amos 9:1-15

  • Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
  • Abbr : KJOTS
  • 2022, 28(3), pp.102-128
  • DOI : 10.24333/jkots.2022.28.3.102
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : July 23, 2022
  • Accepted : August 24, 2022

Zion Park 1

1한신대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

God’s grace and salvation appear only marginally in the book of Amos. Except for the passage Amos 9:11-15, which is mostly classified as secondary, the main part of the Book of Amos proclaims God's judgment against Israel and the foreign peoples. Do we only encounter such dark images of God in the Book of Amos? In particular, do the five visions of Amos only show the judgment of God? Or are not only the judgment but also the salvific nature of God reflected in the vision reports? This study focuses on Am 9 and asks whether a positive God is also depicted here. In Am 9, a re-interpretation is possible. In Am 9:1-6, the omnipresence of YHWH is made explicit. In particular, the doxology can be interpreted as YHWH's readiness for salvation. In Am 9:8-10, YHWH clearly proclaims his calamity. However, with the new perspective in v.7 and the restrictive judgment of YHWH, a suggestive salvation is to be expected. Am 9:11-15 form the conclusion, whereby a view of a time of blessing and salvation created by YHWH is described. However, the time of salvation begins with the setting up of destruction (v.11). In the actions of YHWH in Am 9, there is a clear logic of the sequence: “After judgment comes the salvation of God.”

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