amos 1 - change - sis donna tarun - 630pm evening service
TRANSCRIPT
1 The words of Amos , who wasamong the shepherds of Tekoa,which he saw concerning Israel in thedays of Uzziah king of Judah and inthe days of Jeroboam the son ofJoash, king of Israel, two yearsbefore the earthquake.
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.”
16 “and he who is stout of heart
among the mighty shall flee away
naked in that day,” declares the
Lord.
• His name means “Burden-bearer”
• He lives in the village of Tekoa, a very rugged area near the wilderness of Judea
• He is a sheep-breeder and a tender of sycamore fruit
• He is not known for his sympathy or warmth, but for his for his sense of justice and right
• He prophesied in the days of Uzziah, king of Judahand Jeroboam II of Israeltwo years before an earthquake
• His audience is primarily the northern kingdom of Israel
• Conditions which characterized them at this time:
- Wealthy, enjoying great luxury- Morally, religiously, and politically corrupt
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.”
This describes what God is
doing through Amos---
proclaiming a fiery message
of condemnation and
judgment against Israel and
the surrounding nations.
A. DAMASCUS - Am 1:3-5
1. SIN - cruelty toward the
inhabitants of Gilead
(the tribes of Gad and Reuben)
2. JUDGMENT - destruction and
captivity
3. FULFILLMENT - by the
Assyrians - 2Ki 16:1-9
B. GAZA (PHILISTIA) - Am 1:6-8
1. SIN - engaging in slave traffic
2. JUDGMENT - total devastation
3. FULFILLMENT - by the
Assyrians
C. TYRE - Am 1:9-10
1. SIN - slave traffic; did not
remember the covenant of
"brotherhood" (between Solomon
and Hiram)-1Ki 5:12)
2. JUDGMENT - destruction
3. FULFILLMENT - started by
Nebuchadnezzar;
finished by Alexander the Great
D. EDOM - Am 1:11-12
1. SIN - cruelty to brethren
- Ob 1:10-12
2. JUDGMENT - destruction upon
Teman (capital) and Bozrah
(another chief city)
3. FULFILLMENT - by the
Nabateans, ca 400 B.C.
E. AMMON - Am 1:13-15
1. SIN - murder of pregnant
women in Gilead (the tribes of
Gad and Reuben)
2.JUDGMENT - destruction of
Rabbah (capital) and captivity
3. FULFILLMENT – by
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon
F. MOAB - Am 2:1-3
1. SIN - burned the king of Edom's
bones to lime
2. JUDGMENT - destruction of the
chief city of Kerioth
3. FULFILLMENT - by the
Babylonians
G. JUDAH - Am 2:4-5
1. SIN - apostasy from the Law
2. JUDGMENT - Jerusalem (the
capital) to be destroyed
3. FULFILLMENT - by
Nebuchadnezzar, 586 B.C.
H. ISRAEL - Am 2:6-16
1. SIN - several sins are listed...• Social injustice (slave trade
and abuse of the poor)• Immorality (prostitution)• Idolatry (worshipping other
gods)
• Rebellion against God, who...Cast out the Amorites before themDelivered them from the land of EgyptGave them prophets and Nazirites, whom they corrupted
H. ISRAEL - Am 2:6-16
-- The effect of which, God
weighed them down like a
cart full of sheaves - Am 2:13
H. ISRAEL - Am 2:6-16
2. JUDGMENT - their inability to
flee when destruction comes upon
them
3. FULFILLMENT - by the
Assyrians in 722-721 B.C. – 2Ki 17:5-23
Are you ready for
that great Day of
judgment in which
you will one day be
held accountable for
your actions?
10 “For we must all appear beforethe judgment seat of Christ, thateach one may receive the thingsdone in the body, according to whathe has done, whether good or bad.11Knowing, therefore, the terror ofthe Lord, we persuade men...”