Week 1 - Amos and His Message
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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DECLARATION:
Ephesians 2:20–22 (ESV)
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
SVCC is built by God, upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone.
We are joined together by union with Christ, we are growing, and we are a dwelling place of God by his Spirit.
Prayer for...
INTRODUCTION:
Review:
WHY?…
Have you ever interpreted wealth as God’s blessing despite living in disobedience?
TODAY: Amos & His Roaring Message - Seek Yahweh & Live
Who is Amos?
Who is Amos?
1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
His name means “Burden-Bearer”
He is a Shepherd
From a small town in Judah that comprised merging people from clans of Ephram and Caleb.
Prophesied to the northern Kingdom of Israel
When and Where did The book of Amos occur (i.e. Historical Background)?
When and Where did The book of Amos occur (i.e. Historical Background)?
Divided Nation: Kingdom of Israel (N.) & Kingdom of Judah (S.)
Time of Great prosperity for North & South while the poor were greatly oppressed
People incorrectly saw prosperity as a sign of God’s blessing
“3 transgressions and 4”
This numerical method shows the sins were more than enough (cf. Prov. 6:16) or “rebellion after rebellion”
Judgement for 7 surrounding nations of Israel (N.): Damascus, Gaza/Philistines, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab/Kerioth, and Judah (vv. 1:3-2:16) ***See Map***
Judgement upon Kingdom of Israel in North (vv. 2:6-16)
Point: Yahweh is the universal King...All nations will answer to God while Judah and Israel answer to God for breaking their covenant with Him!
What was Amos’ Message?
What was Amos’ Message?
2 And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.”
Roars
Zion = Jerusalem in Kingdom of Judah (S.)
Mt. Carmel in Kingdom of Israel (N.)
4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live;
Their worship was to be more than observing special days and gathering together.
Their worship was to be a heart felt desire to seek Yahweh and His ways!
Why should you care about the Book of Amos?
Why should you care about the Book of Amos?
(What we see in the first few verses)
1. Reveals to us that the Word of God often comes through humble birth
1. Reveals to us that the Word of God often comes through humble birth
"Just a small town boy” from south of Jerusalem in Tekoa
2. Reveals to us that the call of God sometimes takes us into places of influence
2. Reveals to us that the call of God sometimes takes us into places of influence
Prophesying to the nations
Late, Addresses a priest in “the king’s sanctuary” (v. 7:13)
3. Reveals to us that the call of God sometimes comes at special times
3. Reveals to us that the call of God sometimes comes at special times
1) A Prosperous time
2) A Corrupt time
3) A Specific time (i.e. Earthquake)
4. Reveals to us that the call of God can include delivering an unpleasant message
4. Reveals to us that the call of God can include delivering an unpleasant message
Their worship was to be more than observing special days and gathering together.
Their worship was to be a heart felt desire to seek Yahweh and His ways!
Conclusion/Reflection:
Talk It Over:
Discuss:
Think back to some occasion or period in your life when you were faced with a dreadful incident which you consider may have been the Lord warning you to mend your ways. What have you learned from this experience? How have your thinking and behavior changed as a result?
When people fail to listen to the warnings of the gospel, how should we react? (See Exod. 32:32; 2 Tim. 4:2.)
Further Study:
Read the following verses: 1 Kings 19:11–12; Isaiah 29:6; Ezekiel 38:19; Matthew 27:54; 28:2; Acts 16:26; Revelation 6:12; 8:5; 11:13, 19; 16:18. What is the significance of the earthquake in each case?
Read the blessings of Jacob on his children in Genesis 49:1–27, noticing that he says that Judah is a ‘lion’s cub’ and that ‘the sceptre will not depart from Judah’ (Gen. 49:9–10). Look up the following verses: Numbers 24:9; Ezekiel 19:1–7; Micah 5:8. Note that Judah (or Israel) is often pictured as a lion. Then see how this figure of a lion is applied to the Lord Jesus Christ in Revelation 5:5.
Resources Used:
Bentley, Michael. Opening up Amos. Opening Up Commentary. Leominster: Day One Publications, 2006.
Goldingay, John. Hosea–Micah. Edited by Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville. Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Prophetic Books. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic: A division of Baker Publishing Group, 2021.
Matthews, Victor Harold, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. Electronic ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Wolfendale, James. Minor Prophets. The Preacher’s Complete Homiletic Commentary. New York; London; Toronto: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1892.