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AMOS
Chapter 5
If you have not read Chapter 5, please do so««««.
Chapter 5
As discussed before, Israel had sinned against God and had done so for quite some time This resulted in the death of Israel (aka they were conquered) So, most of Amos Chapter 5 is a lament
Why did Israel die?
The poor were exploited They were heavily taxed and the tax revenue was used for the wealthy Judges were bribed and had hush money Rich profited from the poor They falsely worshipped other gods at holy places such as Bethel and Gilgal
Look at verse 17
³For I will pass through your midst´ A bit scary as it indicates that God will pass through bringing calamity This reminds us of Exodus where the last plague was when the angel of death passed through Egypt killing the 1st born. However, in this case there is no Passover
Is there no hope???????
YES
Notice in verse 3, God points out that a city that has 1000 will have a hundred left and a town that has 100 will have 10 left. So a remnant will remain (about 10% of the population)
So, how do I become part of the remnant?????
Seek God and Live
Look at verse 4 God says to the folks in Israel that they need to ³seek me and live´ So the remnant will be those who seek God and live What does this mean for us to seek God and live
Take a look with me at Ephesians 2.5
Notice that Paul mentions that God made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions So, like the Israelites, we have been spiritually dead We are called to seek Christ and live. We are to have abundant life with him and eternal life as well as to seek good Through Christ we are alive
Take a look at verses 21-25
Why in the world would God hate the religious feasts, and assemblies, and not accept the offerings made by the Israelites? Why would God hate the worship of the people of Israel? The reason is that when you do not have justice within the society (widows being taken advantage of, the poor being exploited, etc) you cannot have true worship of God In other words, before you worship me, says God, go take care of the injustices in your society otherwise you do not have true worship ³Let justice roll on like a river´
Here are 2 critical themes in Amos
Seek God and live The relationship between justice and worship AKA How can you have true worship of God without a just society? What does this say to us in 2010 How do we define society²Huntington or the world?????
Look at verse 19
What do you make of the bear,the lion, and the snake? As people try to escape these animals people cannot get away Likewise trying to escape from God is equally impossible When do we try to escape from God???
Seek God and live!!!!!
AMOS
Chapter 5
If you have not read Chapter 5, please do so««««.
Chapter 5
As discussed before, Israel had sinned against God and had done so for quite some time This resulted in the death of Israel (aka they were conquered) So, most of Amos Chapter 5 is a lament
Why did Israel die?
The poor were exploited They were heavily taxed and the tax revenue was used for the wealthy Judges were bribed and had hush money Rich profited from the poor They falsely worshipped other gods at holy places such as Bethel and Gilgal
Look at verse 17
³For I will pass through your midst´ A bit scary as it indicates that God will pass through bringing calamity This reminds us of Exodus where the last plague was when the angel of death passed through Egypt killing the 1st born. However, in this case there is no Passover
Is there no hope???????
YES
Notice in verse 3, God points out that a city that has 1000 will have a hundred left and a town that has 100 will have 10 left. So a remnant will remain (about 10% of the population)
So, how do I become part of the remnant?????
Seek God and Live
Look at verse 4 God says to the folks in Israel that they need to ³seek me and live´ So the remnant will be those who seek God and live What does this mean for us to seek God and live
Take a look with me at Ephesians 2.5
Notice that Paul mentions that God made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions So, like the Israelites, we have been spiritually dead We are called to seek Christ and live. We are to have abundant life with him and eternal life as well as to seek good Through Christ we are alive
Take a look at verses 21-25
Why in the world would God hate the religious feasts, and assemblies, and not accept the offerings made by the Israelites? Why would God hate the worship of the people of Israel? The reason is that when you do not have justice within the society (widows being taken advantage of, the poor being exploited, etc) you cannot have true worship of God In other words, before you worship me, says God, go take care of the injustices in your society otherwise you do not have true worship ³Let justice roll on like a river´
Here are 2 critical themes in Amos
Seek God and live The relationship between justice and worship AKA How can you have true worship of God without a just society? What does this say to us in 2010 How do we define society²Huntington or the world?????
Look at verse 19
What do you make of the bear,the lion, and the snake? As people try to escape these animals people cannot get away Likewise trying to escape from God is equally impossible When do we try to escape from God???
Seek God and live!!!!!
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