1 / 7

The Minor Prophets “The Twelve”

Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah. Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi. The Minor Prophets “The Twelve”. Prophetic Ministry: 850 – 430 B.C. Amos. “Prepare to Meet Your God”. Message: Impending judgment of God upon Israel. Cause: Israel’s Sin

mitchellrobert
Download Presentation

The Minor Prophets “The Twelve”

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi The Minor Prophets“The Twelve” Prophetic Ministry: 850 – 430 B.C.

  2. Amos “Prepare to Meet Your God” Message: Impending judgment of God upon Israel • Cause: Israel’s Sin • Root: Forsaken the Lord (hard-hearted) • Manifestations: • Detestable Worship • Social Injustice

  3. Social Injustice God’s Indictment • Amos 2:6-7– unjust practice of “debt-slavery” • Amos 3:13-4:1– oppress the poor while living in luxury • Amos 5:10-12– love dishonest gain and hate integrity • Amos 6:1-6– false security in their material wealth • Amos 8:4-6– all sins rolled into one

  4. Social Injustice God’s Desire • Establish and practice social justice • Amos 5:14-15 • Amos 5:23-24 (cf. Micah 6:6-8) Why is this so essential? 1. Reflects the character of God 2. A barometer of one’s heart

  5. James 1:27 “This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” 1 Samuel 15:22 “…has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams.”

  6. Principle: The reality of our religion is seen in our love for and practice of justice • Application: • 1. Personal Affairs • Doing what is right regardless of the benefit to us • Includes compassion to those in need • 2. Social Affairs • We are responsible to establish social justice in our society—God is concerned with this!

  7. How shall we “establish justice in the gate?” 1. Influence social policy • In a fallen society, we need restrictive laws that will guard against injustice and oppression • Includes protection of the poor and disadvantaged 2. Proclamation of the Gospel • Injustice is a heart issue that can only be changed through conversion • This is Ultimate!

More Related