AMOS

AMOS INDUCTIVE BIBLE OVERVIEW

By Dennis Schmidt 12/2014

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This paper discusses the book of Amos. Amos spoke for God's justice and righteousness to the evils of the day. The Lord had a glorious ending for Israel returning to her land and being blessed by God. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

AMOS THEME:

GOD’S JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL, JUDAH, & SURROUNDING NATIONS WHICH ENDS WITH ISRAEL'S RESTORATION. - Amos 3:2, Amos 5:4, Amos 5:15, Amos 9:14

AUTHOR: Prophet Amos DATE: 753-760 BC FROM: Judah TO: Israel & Judah

PURPOSE:

- JUDGMENT TO NORTHERN KINGDOM OF ISRAEL BECAUSE OF SOCIAL INJUSTICES, MORAL SINS, & HER APOSTASY. - Amos 4:12

- JUDGMENT UPON JUDAH AND SURROUNDING NATIONS. - Amos 2:4, Amos 5:21, Amos 8:11

- ISRAEL'S RESTORATION. - Amos 3:2, Amos 5:4, Amos 5:15, Amos 9:14

KEY VERSE: Amos 3:7

KEYWORDS:

Day (12) {2:16=, 2-6, 8-9} ; [ day of the Lord ] (2) {5:18=, 5} ; [ judgment ] (4) {5:7=, 5 , 6} ; [ righteousness ] (4) {5:7=, 2, 5, 6} ; [ hate ] (4) {5:10=, 5, 6} ;

OUTLINE FOR AMOS

I) JUDGMENT AGAINST NATIONS: {AMOS 1:1 – 2:16}

A) SURROUNDING NATIONS: {AMOS 1:1 – 2:3}

B) JUDAH & ISRAEL: {AMOS 2:4 – 2:16}

II) JUDGMENT AGAINST ISRAEL: {AMOS 3:1 – 6:14}

A) PRESUMPTION SINS: {AMOS 3:1 – 3:15}

B) RELIGIOUS ORTHODOXY: {AMOS 4:1 – 4:13}

C) MORAL & ETHICAL SINS: {AMOS 5:1 – 6:14}

III) FIVE VISIONS END ISRAEL RESTORATION PROMISE: {AMOS 7:1 – 9:10}

A) VISION 1 - PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS: {AMOS 7:1 – 7:3}

B) VISION 2 - DEVOURING FIRE: {AMOS 7:4 – 7:6}

C) VISION 3 - PLUMB LINE: {AMOS 7:7 – 7:9}

D) PRIEST INTERRUPTION: {AMOS 7:10 – 7:14}

E) VISION 4 - SUMMER FRUIT BASKET: {AMOS 8:1 – 8:14}

F) VISION 5 - ALTAR: {AMOS 9:1 – 9:10}

IV) ISRAEL RESTORATION PROMISE: {AMOS 9:11 – 9:15}

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MISC: AMOS PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN NEW TESTAMENT {AMOS 1:17 – 1:21}

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{Amos 9:11} In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

{Acts 15:15-17} And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, {16} After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: {17} That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

{Revelation 21:3} And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. God Himself – Jesus will be with them and be their God.

{Amos 9:13} Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

{Isaiah 65:21-23} And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. {22} They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. {23} They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

{Amos 9:14} And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

{Jeremiah 29:14} And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

{Isaiah 32:18} And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

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See my paper: "Deeper Bible Topical Papers" WITHOUT COMMENTS & REFERENCE SCRIPTURES for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Salvation Biblical Word Glossary" SALVATION WORD DEFINITIONS ARE SHOWN INCLUDING THEIR HEBREW & GREEK MEANINGS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "My Doctrine Beliefs" ALL KEY THEOLOGICAL AREAS WITH MY PAPERS ON EACH SUBJECT for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Bible Books & Topics - Subject Cross Index" SHOWS REFERENCES IN BOTH MY BIBLE & TOPIC PAPERS WHERE A TOPIC SUBJECT INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND. for more information on this subject.

I) JUDGMENT AGAINST NATIONS: {AMOS 1:1 – 2:16}

A) SURROUNDING NATIONS: {AMOS 1:1 – 2:3}

The words of Amos: Amos: 7:1, 7:8, 7:10, 7:11, 7:12, 7:14 & 8:2. In Amos 7:14-15 Amos, means Lord carry, load, or burden, from Tekos (about 5 miles from Bethleham) work was herdsmen of sheep and dresser of sycomore trees.

See my paper: "God's Word/Bible/Scriptures" HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF; WRITTEN AND ORAL; SAFE GUARDS ON HIS WORD. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Bible Study & Interpretation Guideline" PRESENTED IS HOW TO STUDY SCRIPTURE SYSTEMATICALLY. for more information on this subject.

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MISC: AMOS BACKGROUND / MINISTRY {AMOS 1:1 – 7:15}

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(1) The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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. {Amos 1:1} (Amos history)

(2) But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. {Amos 2:5} (prophesied to Judah)

(3) Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. {Amos 7:10} (His ministry was to religious sanctuary of Israel at Bethel)

(4) Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. {Amos 7:14-15} (prophesied to Israel)

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B) JUDAH & ISRAEL: {AMOS 2:4 – 2:16}

3 or 4 sins, Judah shall be punished because she despised God's law:

Moab, Judah & Israel all three are to be punished for 3 - 4 sins.

See my paper: "What Does God Really Want?" WHAT LAWS OF GOD ARE CHRISTIANS TO FOLLOW. SHOWN ARE STEPS TO RECEIVE GOD FORGIVENESS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Questions & Answers on Law, Faith & Liberty" THE PURPOSE OF LAW, FAITH BEFORE THE LAW, FAITH IS GOD'S PLAN & LIBERTY FROM THE LAW. for more information on this subject.

For three transgressions of Israel .. sold the righteous:

I brought you up from Egypt & led you 40 years through wilderness:

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

I raised up your sons for prophets: See Amos 3:7 for more details.

Prophets receive both direct revelation and inspiration, from God, on behalf of the body. They were preachers of righteousness that foretell the future, edified, encouraged, and strengthen.

See my paper: "Jesus as Prophet, Priest, & King" SCRIPTURES SHOWS JESUS AS A PROPHET, MELCHISEDEC PRIEST & ETERNAL KING for more information on this subject.

Your young men for Nazarites: Nazarities means separated or dedicated (See Numbers 6). Examples are as follows: Elijah, Samson (Judges 13:5-7), Samuel (1 Samuel 1:11), John - Baptist (Luke1:15)

Ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink:

Day:

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KEYWORD: DAY {AMOS 2:16 – 9:13}

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(1) And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. {Amos 2:16}

(2) That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. {Amos 3:14}

(3) The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. {Amos 4:2}

(4) Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: {Amos 5:8}

(5) Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. {Amos 5:18}

(6) Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; {Amos 6:3}

(7) And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence. {Amos 8:3}

(8) And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: {Amos 8:9}

(9) Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: {Amos 8:11}

(10) In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. {Amos 8:13}

(11) In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: Amos 9:11}

(12) Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. {Amos 9:13}

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II) JUDGMENT AGAINST ISRAEL: {AMOS 3:1 – 6:14}

A) PRESUMPTION SINS: {AMOS 3:1 – 3:15}

You only have I known of all the families of the earth, therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities: God chosen Jewish people

See my paper: "Preservation and Perseverance of the Elect" ELECT HAVE ETERNAL SECURITY BEING KEPT BY GOD UNTO ETERNAL LIFE. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Is Free Will Biblical?" MANY SCRIPTURES ARE SHOWN FOR PREDESTINATED. OPPOSING FREEWILL VIEWS ARE DISCUSSED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Some Saved and Some Lost - God's Sovereignty" GOD'S PLAN FOR BOTH PEOPLE THAT ARE LOST & SAVE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God Plans for His Purpose. Who Harden Pharaoh's Heart?" GOD'S USE OF SINNERS TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Plan of God" DISCUSSED ARE PREDESTINATION AND RELATED TOPICS WITH THEIR GREEK AND HEBREW DEFINITIONS, SCRIPTURES, AND COMMENTS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God Will Receive All the Glory" DISCUSSED IS PREDESTINATION PLAN OF GOD FOR SALVATION, SANCTIFICATION, PERFECTION, AND GLORIFICATION. for more information on this subject.

AMOS THEME:

GOD’S JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL, JUDAH, AND SURROUNDING NATIONS WHICH ENDS WITH ISRAEL'S RESTORATION. - Amos 3:2, 5:4, 5:15, 9:14

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

See my paper: "Walk as Jesus Walked" PRESENTED ARE THE WALKS OF THE CHRISTIAN DISCIPLE. for more information on this subject.

Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth unto his prophets:

See my paper: "Prayer" PRESENTS PRAYER STEPS. THE LORD'S PRAYER AND OTHER NEW TESTAMENT PRAYER EXAMPLES SHOWN. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus as Prophet, Priest, & King" SCRIPTURES SHOWS JESUS AS A PROPHET, MELCHISEDEC PRIEST & ETERNAL KING for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH MANIFESTATION OF THE GODHEAD FOR FULFILLMENT, NOT ONLY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

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MISC: YOUR GOD {AMOS 3:7}

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(1) Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. {Joel 1:13}

(2) Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD. {Joel 1:14}

(3) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. {Joel 2:13}

(4) Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? {Joel 2:14}

(5) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. {Joel 2:23}

(6) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:26}

(7) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:27}

(8) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. {Joel 3:17}

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MISC: GOD RELATIONSHIP {AMOS 3:7}

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(2) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:26}

(3) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:27}

(4) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. {Joel 3:17}

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MISC: LORD YOUR GOD {AMOS 3:7}

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(1) Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD. {Joel 1:14}

(2) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. {Joel 2:13}

(3) Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? {Joel 2:14}

(4) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. {Joel 2:23}

(5) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:26}

(6) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. {Joel 2:27}

(7) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. {Joel 3:17}

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Prophet: A spokesman for another, as for God. Other names/titles in the Bible are as follows: Man of God; Servant of the Lord; Messenger of the Lord; & Seer. Jesus was God's (Father) spokesman.

See my paper: "Church Officers and Their Qualifications" THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRIES & THE DEACON MINISTRY ARE PRESENTED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Apostle" SHOWN ARE THE NEW TESTAMENT APOSTLES & THEIR MINISTRIES for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus as Prophet, Priest, & King" SCRIPTURES SHOWS JESUS AS A PROPHET, MELCHISEDEC PRIEST & ETERNAL KING for more information on this subject.

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MISC: TRUE & FALSE PROPHETS TEST {AMOS 3:7}

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Prophet: A spokesman for another, as for God. Other names/titles in the Bible are as follows: Man of God; Servant of the Lord; Messenger of the Lord; and Seer (to see).

Exodus 7:1-2 "And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. {2} Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."

Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, <and> that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I <am> a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak."

Amos 3:7-8 "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. {8} The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"

1 Samuel 9:9 "(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for <he that is> now <called> a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)"

John 15:15 "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."

1 Corinthians 12:28 "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues."

Prophet would meet the following:

- Spoke only in the name of the Lord (Yahweh).

- God had a special calling for him to by a prophet.

- His life matches his position. He did not practice divination.

- Do not assume signs and wonders prove his position.

- His God given prophecies came to pass.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, {2} And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; {3} Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."

2 Thessalonians 2:9 "<Even him>, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"

- His message was in harmony with previous revelation. History will confirms his authenticity.

Deuteronomy 18:21-22 "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? {22} When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that <is> the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, <but> the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."

- Moral quality and spiritual essence of the message.

- Inner witness to the Holy Spirit believer.

- Test the prophets revelation against what the Bible states.

1 Corinthians 14:29 "Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge."

Holy Scriptures:

God's word is above that of His name:

Psalms 138:2 "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." God's words is most important.

Word of God is Jesus (God's name) who is in every Scriptures:

Isaiah 55:11 "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." The Bible, scriptures, are God's words.

Psalms 40:7 "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book <it is> written of me," (fulfilled see Hebrews 10:7) The Bible is centered on Jesus (God) before & after He is manifested in flesh.

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Jesus is God & the Word of God.

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Who can but prophesy:

For they know not to do right:

Bethel: Bethel means House of God. This is were Jacob's ladder occurred. After the split between Israel and Judah. The northern ten tribes set up Bethel where they sacrificed.Horns are powers of alter. Bethel is Israel's equal to Judah's Jeresalem temple.

B) RELIGIOUS ORTHODOXY: {AMOS 4:1 – 4:13}

Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes after 3 years:

The tithe is strongly suggested my many churches as a minimum for each person to give. This is law. Giving to get is works. We give out of love and guidance from God. God wants our all. He is Lord of our life & will direct his church. The New Testament does not teach tithe. See my paper: "What does God Really Want?" for more information.

The tithe & sacrifice was before Moses.

Liberty from the law & love above all other things.

See my paper: "What Does God Really Want?" WHAT LAWS OF GOD ARE CHRISTIANS TO FOLLOW. SHOWN ARE STEPS TO RECEIVE GOD FORGIVENESS for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Questions & Answers on Law, Faith & Liberty" THE PURPOSE OF LAW, FAITH BEFORE THE LAW, FAITH IS GOD'S PLAN & LIBERTY FROM THE LAW. for more information on this subject.

Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven:

Israel, because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God:

See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "The One God - The Shama" THE KEY BIBLE SCRIPTURE FOR ONE GOD IS DEUTERONOMY 6:4. THE WORD FOR GOD IS A PLURALITY, & THE WORD FOR ONE IS A COMPOUND UNITY. THIS IS THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE FOR GOD WHO IS A TRIUNITY PLURALITY ONE UNITY. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" SCRIPTURES & NOTES THAT SHOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD & A MANIFESTATION OF THE TRIUNITY GODHEAD for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH MANIFESTATION OF THE GODHEAD FOR FULFILLMENT, NOT ONLY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

C) MORAL & ETHICAL SINS: {AMOS 5:1 – 6:14}

Saith the Lord to house of Israel, seek ye me & ye shall live:

See my paper: "Triunity: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT TRIUNE: THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

Judgment:

See my paper: "Judgments of Believer & Unbeliever" PRESENTED ARE SEVERAL JUDGMENTS FOR THE SAVED AND UN-SAVED for more information on this subject.

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KEYWORD: [ JUDGMENT ] {AMOS 5:7 – 6:12}

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(1) Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, {Amos 5:7}

(2) Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. {Amos 5:15}

(3) But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. {Amos 5:24}

(4) Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: {Amos 6:12}

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Leave off righteousness in the earth:

Ezra 33:18 "When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby."

See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" GOSPEL SHOWN IN SCRIPTURES MUST INCLUDE THE REVELATION OF THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" TRANSFER OR THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS TO THE CHRISTIAN & CHRISTIAN'S SINS TO JESUS. for more information on this subject.

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KEYWORD: RIGHTEOUSNESS {AMOS 2:6 – 6:12}

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(1) Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; {Amos 2:6}

(2) Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, {Amos 5:7}

(3) But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. {Amos 5:24}

(4) Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: {Amos 6:12}

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KEYWORD: [ HATE ] {AMOS 5:10 – 6:8}

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(1) They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. {Amos 5:10}

(2) Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. {Amos 5:15}

(3) I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. {Amos 5:21}

(4) The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. {Amos 6:8}

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Hate the evil, love the good, establish judgment in the gate:

Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord:

See my paper: "End Times Events - Day of the Lord" ESCHATOLOGY. GOD'S PLAN FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS END DAYS, INCLUDING MANY RAPTURES, & JESUS 2ND COMING for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Day of the Lord” DAY OF THE LORD EVENTS for more information on this subject.

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KEYWORD: [ DAY OF THE LORD ] {AMOS 5:18 – 5:20}

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(1) Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. {Amos 5:18}

(2) Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? {Amos 5:20}

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MISC: NATURE OF THE DAY OF THE LORD {AMOS 5:18 , 5:20}

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NATURE OF THE DAY IS: - Imminent: 1:14

One prophesy divided - Filled with wrath, trouble, terror: 1:15 into three parts: - Judgment for sin: 1:17

universal judgment, - Universal - Jew Gentile man animal: 2:4-15

exhortation to repent, - A remnant will survive: 2:3, 3:9-13

and salvation promised.

Day of the Lord: Refers to consummation of history and divine judgments. Two aspects: triumph over evil & restoring kingdom.

Mention 5 times in Joel 1:15, 2:1, 2:11, 2:31 and 3:14.

It is called gloominess (2:2), destruction (1:15), wrath

(Zephaniah 1:15, 18), and punishment (Isaiah 24:20-21).

Joel 1:15 "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD <is> at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come."

Other references: Isaiah 13:6,9; Ezekiel 13:5,30:3; Amos 5:18,20; Obadiah 15; Zephaniah 1:7,14 (Almost the entire book); Malachi 4:5

Isaiah 13:9 "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." Sinners in general.

Jeremiah 30:7 "Alas! for that day <is> great, so that none <is> like it: it <is> even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it." Other scriptures to all people and people of that date. The final destruction will be by fire (2 Peter 3:10-12). 2 Peter 3:10 "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." The end day itself.

Location Joel 3:2 Valley of Jehoshaphat (means Yahweh judges).

Joel 3:2 "I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and <for> my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land."

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I despise your feast days, solemn assemblies, burnt & meat offering

See my paper: "Feasts of the Lord" GOD'S ORDAINED HOLIDAYS FOR ISRAEL TO KEEP FOREVER. THEIR SPIRITUAL MEANINGS ARE SHOWN for more information on this subject.

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MISC: WORSHIP & CONDUCT {AMOS 5:21 – 5:25}

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(1) I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. {Amos 5:21}

(2) Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. {Amos 5:22}

(3) Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. {Amos 5:23}

(4) But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. {Amos 5:24}

(5) Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? Amos {5:25}

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MISC: FASTING FOR OTHERS {AMOS 5:21}

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Nineveh people believed God, proclaimed a fast, put on sackcloth:

Matthew 12:41 "The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas <is> here."

Fasting:

Isaiah 58:3-7 "Wherefore have we fasted, <say they>, and thou seest not? <wherefore> have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. {4} Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as <ye do this> day, to make your voice to be heard on high. {5} Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? <is it> to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes <under him>? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? {6} <Is> not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {7} <Is it> not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"

Examples of fasting:

To stand in gap for people:

Deuteronomy 9:18 "And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."

To learn God's will:

Ezra 8:21 "Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance."

To stand in gap for healing country:

2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

To heal child for parents sin:

2 Samuel 12:16 "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."

To heal someone:

Matthew 17:21 "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

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MISC: FASTING FOR ONESELVE {AMOS 5:21}

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FASTING: Prayer and fasting are together in many scriptures.

- To restore dstroyed items

Joel 2:25 "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you."

- Standing in Gap:

Ezekiel 22:30 "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none."

- Moses stood in Breach:

Psalms 106:23 "Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them."

Exodus 32:32 "Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."

Deut 9:26 "I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand."

- To humble one's soul.

Psalms 35:13 "But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing <was> sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom."

- To chastened one soul.

Daniel 10:12 "Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words."

Psalms 69:10-11 "When I wept, <and chastened> my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. {11} I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them."

- To rend ones heart to repent of evil.

Deuteronomy 9:18 "And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."

2 Samuel 12:16 "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."

- To seek the Lord's will.

Daniel 9:3 "And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:"

Fasting key scriptures:

Isaiah 58:4-8 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as <ye do this> day, to make your voice to be heard on high. {5} Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? <is it> to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes <under him>? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? {6} <Is> not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {7} <Is it> not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? {8} Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward."

Matthew 17:19-21 "Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? {20} And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. {21} Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

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Let judgment run down as waters & righteousness as a mighty stream:

See my paper: "Judgments of Believer & Unbeliever" PRESENTED ARE SEVERAL JUDGMENTS FOR THE SAVED AND UN-SAVED for more information on this subject.

Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years:

The LORD, whose name is The God of hosts:

See my paper: "Triunity: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT TRIUNE: THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.

SSee my paper: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" SCRIPTURES & NOTES THAT SHOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD & A MANIFESTATION OF THE TRIUNITY GODHEAD for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH MANIFESTATION OF THE GODHEAD FOR FULFILLMENT, NOT ONLY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Entry into the Holy of Holies" 3RD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FATHER, 1ST BORN-AGAIN WITH JESUS & 2ND WITH HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Names of God" OLD TESTAMENT & NEW TESTAMENT TITLES FOR GOD WITH MEANINGS. for more information on this subject.

III) FIVE VISIONS END ISRAEL RESTORATION PROMISE: {AMOS 7:1 – 9:10}

A) VISION 1 - PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS: {AMOS 7:1 – 7:3}

See my paper: "Prayer" PRESENTS PRAYER STEPS. THE LORD'S PRAYER AND OTHER NEW TESTAMENT PRAYER EXAMPLES SHOWN. for more information on this subject.

The LORD repented:

See my paper: "Forgiveness of Sins" GOD FORGIVES OUR SINS THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.

B) VISION 2 - DEVOURING FIRE: {AMOS 7:4 – 7:6}

The LORD repented:

C) VISION 3 - PLUMB LINE: {AMOS 7:7 – 7:9}

The sanctuaries of Israel:

See my paper: "Entry into the Holy of Holies" 3RD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FATHER, 1ST BORN-AGAIN WITH JESUS & 2ND WITH HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM for more information on this subject.

D) PRIEST INTERRUPTION: {AMOS 7:10 – 7:14}

Amos was a herdman, a gatherer of sycamore fruit and not a prophet's son:

E) VISION 4 - SUMMER FRUIT BASKET: {AMOS 8:1 – 8:14}

Songs of the temple:

See my paper: "Entry into the Holy of Holies" 3RD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FATHER, 1ST BORN-AGAIN WITH JESUS & 2ND WITH HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM for more information on this subject.

I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

Lord saith, I'll send a famine in the land, not of bread, but word:

See my paper: "God's Word/Bible/Scriptures" HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF; WRITTEN AND ORAL; SAFE GUARDS ON HIS WORD. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Bible Study & Interpretation Guideline" PRESENTED IS HOW TO STUDY SCRIPTURE SYSTEMATICALLY. for more information on this subject.

They shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it:

F) VISION 5 - ALTAR: {AMOS 9:1 – 9:10}

Though they dig into hell, they climb up to heaven:

See my paper: "Born With Sin/Father Is Devil (Prior to Re-Birth)" PEOPLE ARE BORN IN SIN WITH SATAN AS THEIR SPIRITUAL FATHER for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jewish Bible Teachings on Heaven, Hell & Spirit Beings" OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES SHOW SUBJECTS. for more information on this subject.

The eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom:

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel" ISRAEL IS GODS CALENDAR TO EVENTS. JEWS WILL BE RESTORED & SAVED for more information on this subject.

House of Jacob:

See my paper: "Gospel in the Genealogy of Adam" PRESENTED IS GOSPEL IN GENESIS 5 BY THE MEANINGS OF THE PEOPLES NAMES for more information on this subject.

IV) ISRAEL RESTORATION PROMISE: {AMOS 9:11 – 9:15}

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen:

God Himself – Jesus will be with them and be their God.

See my paper: "Forgiveness of Sins" GOD FORGIVES OUR SINS THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus in the Old Testament" MANY OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES SHOWN THAT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD IS PRE-INCARNATE JESUS CHRIST. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Messianic Prophecies That Jesus Fulfilled" OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES PROPHECIES & THEIR NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT BY JESUS. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Jesus Life, Events & Identity" JESUS KEY EVENTS SHOW HIS LIFE & IDENTIFY WHO HE IS. for more information on this subject.

The remnant .. which are called by my name:

See my paper: "Preservation and Perseverance of the Elect" ELECT HAVE ETERNAL SECURITY BEING KEPT BY GOD UNTO ETERNAL LIFE. for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Is Free Will Biblical?" MANY SCRIPTURES ARE SHOWN FOR PREDESTINATED. OPPOSING FREEWILL VIEWS ARE DISCUSSED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Some Saved and Some Lost - God's Sovereignty" GOD'S PLAN FOR BOTH PEOPLE THAT ARE LOST & SAVE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "God Plans for His Purpose. Who Harden Pharaoh's Heart?" GOD'S USE OF SINNERS TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Plan of God" DISCUSSED ARE PREDESTINATION AND RELATED TOPICS WITH THEIR GREEK AND HEBREW DEFINITIONS, SCRIPTURES, AND COMMENTS for more information on this subject.

The days come, Lord saith, that the plowman overtake the reaper:

I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, build city

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel" ISRAEL IS GODS CALENDAR TO EVENTS. JEWS WILL BE RESTORED & SAVED for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "The Jewish Messiah Must Fulfill Scriptures" THE JEWISH MESSIAH MUST FULFILL A NUMBER OF END TIME EVENTS. SOME OF THE EVENTS JESUS FULFILLED ON HIS 1ST COMING & THE REMAINING EVENTS JESUS IS PROPHESIED TO FULFILL ON HIS 2ND COMING for more information on this subject.

AMOS THEME:

GOD’S JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL, JUDAH, AND SURROUNDING NATIONS WHICH ENDS WITH ISRAEL'S RESTORATION.

Amos 3:2, 5:4, 5:15, 9:14

PURPOSE:

ISRAEL'S RESTORATION. - Amos 3:2, Amos 5:4, Amos 5:15, Amos 9:14

I will plant them upon their land, no more to be pulled up:

See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Israel Trip to the Holy Land Israel" TRIP IN 5/97 TO VISIT ISRAEL WHERE MY DAUGHTER, TOUR, & A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EXPERIENCES OCCURRED. for more information on this subject.

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