The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

numinous worship, and orgiastic worship rituals. Their worship went through Jezebel, Jeroboam, and the most infamous, Manesseh. Today we see their resurgence in New Age religion, which promulgates the broad spectrum of rituals and beliefs that flourished in ancient Amori. Refer to Manasseh in 2 Kings 21. See Mari. The Bible’s Hivites are Amorites, as are the Amalekites. See Genesis 15:21 and 48:22; Numbers 14:45. They are also, from Deuteronomy 3:9, the people of Senir. The early Judean hills once served as the Mount of the Amorites. 50. Amos—The earliest of the Old Testament’s prophetic books, Amos was a prophet of northern Israel around 750 B.C. for a short ten years. He begins the line of eighth century prophets. Amos’ name means “burden bearer,” and he came from Judah; called as a herdsman to abruptly leave his secular career to enter prophetic ministry. As a totally God-trained prophet, Amos was summoned and used by God outside the nation’s accepted nabiim and was sent to persuade his countrymen to repent and avert the disaster God planned in response to their transgressions. He was taught to deliver prophecy by translating agricultural imagery to prophetic utterance. His messages were met with censure and punishment as he called for repentance, predicted disaster, and denounced his nation’s hedonistic luxuriance from the king down. Designated as a minor prophet, he ministered at the same time as Hosea, Micah, Isaiah, and Jonah. 51. Amulets—Engraved objects, often metal and gold in particular, worn to supposedly transform their wearers into divine beings with powers to alter fates and destinies. Wearing amulets is practiced today among Wiccan and New Agers employing a renaissance of ancient religions. They revived these practices in their pursuit of power, prominence, and prosperity. This knowledge is useful for mature prophets in detecting occult infiltrations in the church and explaining to seduced Christians the root origins of modern fads and fetishes. The power believed to be contained within the amulet is derived from rituals and meditation in which yoga plays a great part. See Yoga. 52. Amuse—A) Activities or strategies designed to divert the attention of their observers for deceptive purposes. B) To occupy the attention of another by deception or playfulness. C) To absorb, distract, or bewilder with games. D) To appeal to the sense of humor of another with jokes. E) To muse. F) Prophetically the word appears as a strategy to accomplish these ends—that is, to subvert the destiny of the Lord in their lives. Judges 16:25 (nas).