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