Hosea, Amos (Believers Church Bible Commentary)

890 Pages·1997·2.36 MB·English

by  Allen R. Guenther

Hosea, Amos Believers Church Bible
title:
Commentary
author: Guenther, Allen R.
publisher: Herald Press
isbn10 | asin: 0836190726
print isbn13: 9780836190724
ebook isbn13: 9780585270999
language: English
Bible.--O.T.--Hosea--Commentaries, Bible.-
subject
-O.T.--Amos--Commentaries.
publication date: 1998
lcc: BS1565.3.G84 1998eb
ddc: 224/.607
Bible.--O.T.--Hosea--Commentaries, Bible.-
subject:
-O.T.--Amos--Commentaries.
Page 1
Elmer A. Martens and Willard M. Swartley, Editors
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EDITORIAL COUNCIL
David Baker
Brethren Church
Estella B. Horning
Church of the Brethren
Robert B. Ives
Brethren in Christ Church
Lydia Harder
General Conference Mennonite Church
Gordon H. Matties
Mennonite Brethren Church
Paul M. Zehr
Mennonite Church
OLD TESTAMENT EDITOR
Elmer A. Martens
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
Fresno, California
Allen R. Guenther (for Jeremiah)
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
Fresno, California
NEW TESTAMENT EDITORS
Willard M. Swartley
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Elkhart, Indiana
Howard H. Charles (for Matthew)
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Elkhart, Indiana
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Hosea, Amos
Allen R. Guenther
Page 4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Guenther, Allen R., 1938-
Hosea, Amos / Allen R. Guenther.
p. cm.(Believers church Bible commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8361-9072-6 (alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. HoseaCommentaries. 2. Bible. O.T. Amos
Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series.
BS1565.3.G84 1997
224'.607dc21 97-37901
Canadian Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Guenther, Allen Robert, 1938-
Hosea, Amos
(Believers church Bible commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8361-9072-6
1. Bible. O.T. HoseaCommentaries. 2. Bible. O.T. Amos
Commentaries. 1. Title. II. Title: Amos. III. Series.
BS1563.3.G83 1997 224'.607 C97-
932020-8
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum
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Z39.48-1984. Bible quotations are used by permission, all rights
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Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian
Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the
USA. Other versions are used briefly in making comparisons: NIV:
New International Version; NEB, New English Bible; RSV: Revised
Standard Version.
BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY: HOSEA, AMOS
Copyright © 1998 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683
Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press,
Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 97-37901
Canadiana Entry Number: C97-932020-8
International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-9072-6
Printed in the United States of America
Charts by Robert C. Tylka
Cover by Merrill R. Miller
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To Anne, Ron,
Barry, and Michael
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BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY
Old Testament
Genesis, by Eugene F. Roop
Jeremiah, by Elmer A. Martens
Ezekiel, by Millard C. Lind
Daniel, by Paul M. Lederach
Hosea, Amos, by Allen R. Guenther
New Testament
Matthew, by Richard B. Gardner
Acts, by Chalmer E. Faw
2 Corinthians, by V. George Shillington
Colossians, Philemon, by Ernest D. Martin
1 and 2 Thessalonians, by Jacob W. Elias
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CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Cross-References 12
Series Foreword 13
Author's Preface 15
Hosea
Introduction to Hosea
Hosea, the Man 18
The Times 18
Hosea as Literature 19
Its Source 19
Its Beauty and Power 19
Its Design 19
The Story 21
The Story Around the Story 22
Chart of the Parts of Hosea 24
Chart of Hosea 1-3: Gomer and Her Children 25
Character and Emphases of This Commentary 26
Heading, 1:1 30