amos | "what does the lord require of us? a minor prophets series
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A sermon serieson the
Minor Prophets
What Does the LordRequire of Us?
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The Minor Prophets inChronological Order
Obadiah840 BC
Joel835 BC
Jonah760 BC
Amos755 BC
Hosea740 BC
Micah730 BC
Nahum660 BC
Zephaniah625 BC
Habakkuk607 BC
Haggai520 BC
Zechariah515 BC
Malachi430 BC
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6 With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil?Shall I give my first born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Theme: Micah 6:6-8
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Injustice flourishes where indifference prevails (Obadiah)
Injustice flows from a low regard for human worth (Joel)
Injustice finds a home where the heart does not feel what the eye sees (Jonah)
Lessons of Social Justice:What We Have Learned
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Messages of the Minor Prophets:Amos
Let Justice RollLike a River
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Meaning of the name: “Burden”Amos 1:1-2, 7:10-17
Home town: Tekoa in JudahOccupation: Shepherd, but also growing
figsTenure
Uzziah reigned in JudahJeroboam II reigned in Israel
Overlap – 791-753 BCTwo year before the earthquake
Date uncertainMost likely between 767 and 753 BC
Unpopular
Who Is Amos?
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The nation of Israel (Northern Kingdom) during the reign of Jeroboam IIWorld power Great wealthLuxurious livingArrogancePhysical securityFormal worshipMoral decayOppression of the poor
Who Are His Audience?
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OutlineIntroduction (1:1-2, 7:10-17)
Amos the prophetBurden of the nations (1:3-2:16)
General statements of judgment of Israel and surrounding nations
Burden of Israel (3:1-6:14)Specific statements of judgment of Israel
Visions (7:1-9; 8:1-9:10)Symbols of the impending judgment of Israel
Conclusion (9:11-15)Promise of renewal and restoration
What Is His Message?
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Burden of the Nations:Not One Nation Was Innocent
Israel 2:6-16
Damascus (1:3-5)
Gaza (1:3-6)
Tyre (1:9-10)
Edom (1:11-12)
Ammon (1:11-12)Moab (2:1-3)
Judah (2:4-5)
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“X and X+1”1, 2 (Job 33:14, Psalm 62:11)2, 3 (Job 33:29)3, 4 (Proverbs 30:15, 18, 21, 29)6, 7 (Job 5:19, Proverbs 6:16)7, 8 (Micah 5:5)
Also used in other ancient Near Eastern cultures
Items enumeratedOften the second number
Convey the concept of “enough, more than enough”
“For three . . . and for four”
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Message One (3:1-15)Excessive luxury
Message Two (4:1-13)Economic exploitation and religious hypocrisy
Message Three (5:1-17)Legal injustice
Message Four (5:18-27)Religious hypocrisy
Message Five (6:1-14)Complacency and self-indulgence
Burden of Israel
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Locust PlagueJudgment averted (7:1-3)
Devouring FireJudgment delayed (7:4-6)
Plumb LineJudgment determined (7:7-9)
Basket of Summer FruitJudgment imminent (8:1-14)
Striking of the DoorpostsJudgment executed (9:1-10)
Visions of Judgment
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Renewal of the Davidic kingdom (9:11-12)Salvation will continue to be extended to
Gentiles as is in the Church ageActs 15Romans 11
Restoration of the blessings of the kingdom (9:13-15)Complete restoration Complete security
Promise of Renewal and Restoration
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Message One (3:1-15)Excessive luxury
Message Two (4:1-13)Economic exploitation and religious hypocrisy
Message Three (5:1-17)Legal injustice
Message Four (5:18-27)Religious hypocrisy
Message Five (6:1-14)Complacency and self-indulgence
Burden of Israel
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Prophet AmosAnnouncing judgment (1-3)
Beseeching repentance (4-6)Charging injustice (7)
Describing God (8-9)Charging injustice (10-13)
Beseeching repentance (14-15)Announcing judgment (16-17)
Legal Injustice in Israel
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Turn justice to wormwood (5:7)Judicial system meant for healingTurned into bitter poisonous weedTurning aside the needy in the gate (5:12)Closing the courthouse to the poor
Cast righteousness to the ground (5:7)Parallel in 6:12Tossed away as a useless weedAfflicting the righteous or innocent (5:12)Accepting bribe to pervert justice
Practices of Legal Injustice
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Structure of Message 3 (5:1-15)A – B – C – D – C – B – AEmphasis on D (5:8-9)Description of God
God controls the universe (5:8)Creation of the constellationsControl of timeConsignment of the seasons
God controls the nations (5:9)Human strength cannot thwart God’s purpose
Message: Injustice is contrary to God’s order and will result in judgment
What Is Wrong with Injustice?
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Don’t Be Like This
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Amos 5:24Message 4 (5:18-27)
A – C – B – C – AEmphasis on repentance
Chiastic arrangement of the verse
Roll down - like waters - justicerighteousness – like stream –
flowJustice/righteousness
Related to social orderRoll/flow
Bubbling and pervasive
Change Your Way
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ObadiahInjustice flourishes where indifference
prevailsJoel
Injustice flows from a low regard for human worth
JonahInjustice finds a home where the heart
does not feel what the eye sees.
Provenance of Social Justice
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AmosIt is an injustice when the access to
redress for the oppressed is cut off or perverted by people who claimed to be religious.
RemedyJames 1:27“Religion that is pure and undefiled
before God, the Father, is this: to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”
Practices of Injustice