2. Amos was not a “prophet,” 7:14, 15 Amos
Ordinary
Extraordinary
Amos

3. God calls on us to rebuke the world, Eph. 5:11 Amos
Ordinary, Jn. 12:37
Extraordinary, 1 Pt. 4:4
Amos

4. Historical Context
Amos
Message
Lessons

5. Uzziah reigned in Judah, 2 Kgs. 15:1-7; 2 Chron. 26
Historical Context
Amos
Uzziah reigned in Judah,
2 Kgs. 15:1-7; 2 Chron. 26
Mostly good
Built kingdom
Military
Prosperity
Trespassed in arrogance

6. Jeroboam II reigned in Israel, 2 Kgs. 14:23-28
Historical Context
Amos
Jeroboam II reigned in Israel,
2 Kgs. 14:23-28
Sins of Jeroboam
Built kingdom
Military
Prosperity

7. Message
Judgment
From
Zion,
1:2-:2:16
Damascus
Amos
Edom
Israel
Moab
Ammon
Judah
Gaza
Tyre

8. Israel committed many crimes, 3-6
Message
Amos
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

9. Israel committed many crimes, 3-6
Message
Amos
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

10. Amos received five visions, 7-9
Message
Amos
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

11. God speaks for a reason, 3:4-8
Lessons
Amos
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

12. those who tell the truth, 5:10
Lessons
Amos
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

13. those who tell the truth, 5:10
Lessons
Amos
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?

14. Vain worship is not accepted, 5:21-24
Lessons
Amos
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

15. Spiritual matters must be placed above material ones, 6:1-7
Lessons
Amos
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

16. There is a plumb line of the Lord, 7:7-9
Lessons
Amos
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

17. Historical Context
Amos
Message
Lessons

18. Amos was not a “prophet,” 7:14, 15 Amos
Ordinary
Extraordinary
Amos

19. God calls on us to rebuke the world, Eph. 5:11 Amos
Ordinary, Jn. 12:37
Extraordinary, 1 Pt. 4:4
Amos