Amos was not a “prophet, ” 7: 14, 15 *Ordinary *Extraordinary
God calls on us to rebuke the world, Eph. 5: 11 *Ordinary, Jn. 12: 37 *Extraordinary, 1 Pt. 4: 4
Uzziah reigned in Judah, 2 Kgs. 15: 1 -7; 2 Chron. 26 *Mostly good *Built kingdom ·Military ·Prosperity *Trespassed in arrogance
Jeroboam II reigned in Israel, 2 Kgs. 14: 23 -28 *Sins of Jeroboam *Built kingdom ·Military ·Prosperity
Judgment From Zion, 1: 2 -: 2: 16
Israel committed many crimes, 3 -6 *Punishment, 3: 2 *Israel conquered, 3: 11 *Severe punishment, 3: 12 -15 *Moral corruption, 4: 1 -3 *Unheeded warnings, 4: 6 -13 *Seek the Lord, 5: 2, 4 -6
Israel committed many crimes, 3 -6 *Injustice, 5: 7 *Captivity, 5: 11 *Seek the Lord, 5: 14, 15 *No escape, 5: 18, 19 *Vain worship, 5: 21 *Captivity, 5: 27 *Materialistic, 6: 1, 4 -7 *Complete destruction, 6: 14
Amos received five visions, 7 -9 *Locust: spared, 7: 1 -3 *Fire: spared, 7: 4 -6 *Plumb line, 7: 7 -9 ·Resistance, 7: 10 -13 ·Rebuttal, 7: 14 -17 *Ripe fruit, 8: 1, 2 *Altar, 9: 1 ·No escape, 9: 2 -4 ·Total destruction, 9: 8 -10
God speaks for a reason, 3: 4 -8 *His will, Eph. 1: 11; Heb. 6: 18 *Live wrong: hell, 1 Cor. 6: 9, 10 *Life right: heaven, Rom. 6: 23
Wicked men hate those who tell the truth, 5: 10 *Enemy, Gal. 4: 16 *Some give in, Lk. 22: 54 -62 *Some stand up, Acts 4: 18 -21, 31
Wicked men hate those who tell the truth, 5: 10 *What do we hate? ·Truth on baptism? ·Truth on anger? ·Truth on immodesty? ·Truth on attendance?
Vain worship is not accepted, 5: 21 -24 *Sincere & dedicated, but vain, Mt. 15: 7 -9 *Spirit & truth, Jn. 4: 24 *Modern examples ·Instrumental music ·Plays ·Mechanical
Spiritual matters must be placed above material ones, 6: 1 -7 *Material blessings, Acts 14: 17 *Different men, Gen. 13: 2; Lk. 12: 16 -21 *Priorities, Mt. 6: 19 -21, 33 ·Work over church ·Recreation over study ·Television over prayer
There is a plumb line of the Lord, 7: 7 -9 *Standard, Eph. 4: 5; Jn. 8: 32 *Out of line, 2 Jn. 9 *Measured, Jn. 12: 48
Amos was not a “prophet, ” 7: 14, 15 *Ordinary *Extraordinary
God calls on us to rebuke the world, Eph. 5: 11 *Ordinary, Jn. 12: 37 *Extraordinary, 1 Pt. 4: 4