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Yahweh shall roar from Zion

Yahweh shall roar from Zion. The Prophecy of Amos. Class 1: A Faulty Foundation. Layers of Bible prophecy. Timeline. 763 – Solar eclipse --- Earthquake. Amos. Overview of Amos. Introduction 1:1–2 Eight Pronouncements of Judgment 1:3–2:5 on Damascus 1:3–5 on Gaza 1:6–8

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Yahweh shall roar from Zion

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  1. Yahweh shall roar from Zion The Prophecy of Amos Class 1: A Faulty Foundation

  2. Layers of Bible prophecy

  3. Timeline 763 – Solar eclipse --- Earthquake Amos

  4. Overview of Amos • Introduction 1:1–2 • Eight Pronouncements of Judgment 1:3–2:5 • on Damascus 1:3–5 • on Gaza 1:6–8 • on Tyre 1:9, 10 • on Edom 1:11, 12 • on Ammon 1:13–15 • on Moab 2:1–3 • on Judah 2:4, 5 • on Israel 2:6-16

  5. Overview of Amos • Three Summons 3:1–5:17 • Two Woes 5:18–6:14 • Five Visions of Judgment 7:1–9:10 • the Locusts 7:1–3 • the Fire 7:4–6 • the Plumb Line 7:7–9 • the Summer Fruit 8:1–14 • the Altar 9:1-10 • Promise of Restoration 9:11–15

  6. Breakdown of Classes • Class 1: A Faulty Foundation • Class 2: Rejecting God’s Providence • Class 3: A Byway to Bitterness • Class 4: Prayer of the Remnant • Class 5: Judging all Nations • Class 6: The tabernacle of David

  7. Religious and political context

  8. Jeroboam I’s New Religion Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  9. Parable of I Kings 13

  10. Religious and political context

  11. Syrian Oppression • II Kings 8:11-12 • “And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.”

  12. Syrian Oppression • II Kings 10:32-33 • “In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; from Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.”

  13. “the LORD began to cut Israel short” • Amos 1:3 – 2:2 • “because {the Syrians} have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:” • “because {the Philistines} carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom” • “because {Tyre} delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant”

  14. “the LORD began to cut Israel short” • Amos 1:3 – 2:2 • “because {Edom} did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever” • “because {the Ammonites} have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border” • “because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime”

  15. Yahweh shall roar from Zion The Prophecy of Amos Class 2: Rejecting God’s Providence

  16. Religious and political context

  17. “the LORD gave Israel a saviour” • “In the days of Uzziah king of Judah” • Uzziah and Azariah are one and the same individual – a relatively good king of Judah – but took it upon himself to be priest • History recorded in II Kng 14:21-22; II Kng 15:1-7; II Chr. 26; Isa. 1:1 & 6:1; Zec. 14:5 • II Chr. 26 particularly details the strength of his armies and how he extended the kingdom of Judah

  18. “the LORD gave Israel a saviour” • “And in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash” • History recorded in II Kng. 14:23-29 – (parenthetical to the reign of Uzziah – demonstrates parallels in Judah and Israel) • Expanded borders like not since the days of Solomon • Created a wealthy class – Hosea spoke at same time to Israel in the north.

  19. Amos • “the burden bearer” • “From among the herdmen of Tekoa” Amos 1:1 • “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdmen, and a gatherer of the sycamore fruit” Amos 7:14

  20. Tekoa • “From among the herdmen of Tekoa” Amos 1:1 • Tekoa – a town in Judah six miles south of Bethlehem • Means trumpet – to blast a wind instrument • Jehoshophat declared “Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” – II Chr. 20:20 • Tekoa was a place that one would sound the alarm from when there were invading armies – Jer. 6:1

  21. Judgment against the Haters of Israel • Damascus • Threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron • With Roman-Gogian confederacy • Interesting reference – Laban the Syrian overtakes Jacob in Gilead – Gen. 31:25-29 • I will not turn away the punishments • I will send a fire

  22. Judgment against the Haters of Israel • Gaza • Carried away the whole captivity delivering them to Edom • Participate in the captivity of Jerusalem – Zech. 14:2 • Tyrus • Shut up the captivity to Edom and remember not from whence they came – allied with Israel

  23. Judgment against the Haters of Israel • Edom • Insatiable Anti-Semitism – “pursued his brother with the sword” “did cast off all pity” • Attitude displayed with Gog and in Europe • Ammon • Violence and cruelty in the pursuit of self interest – “casualties of war” • Moab • “Burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime” • Context: II Kings 3 – same motivation

  24. Poor of the Land • Exo. 22:23-27 • first occurrence of “poor” • not to exact usury • not to keep their coat through the night

  25. Poor of the Land • Deu. 15:9-11 • Beware lest you have an evil thought • the poor will never cease from the land • the Sabbath principle “the year of release” • Deu. 24:18-22 • Remember that you were bondmen • Spirit of the law – Boaz (Ruth 2:15-16)

  26. Family History

  27. “Them that are at ease” • Business Life • Sold the righteous for silver 2:6 • Sold the poor for a pair of shoes 2:6; 8:6 • Pant after the dust on the head of the poor 2:7 • Oppress the poor 4:1 • Crush the needy 4:1 • Tread upon the poor and take from him burdens of wheat 5:11 • Falsify balances - dishonest & lack integrity in business 8:5

  28. “Them that are at ease” • Daily Living • Winter and summer homes 3:15 • Houses of ivory - great houses 3:16 • Bring and let us drink 4:1 • Lie upon beds of ivory and stretch out upon couches 6:4

  29. “Them that are at ease” • Daily Living • That eat lambs out of the flock and calves of the stall - decadence in eating 6:4 • Pop music 6:5 • Drink wine in bowls 6:6 • Anoint themselves with chief ointments 6:6 • Desired that the feasts and Sabbath end to continue their work 8:5

  30. “Them that are at ease” • Religious Life • Man and his father go in to the same maid 2:7 • Lay down upon pledged clothing - no mercy in business dealings 2:8 • Drink the wine of the condemned 2:8 • Gave Nazarites wine to drink 2:12

  31. “Them that are at ease” • Religious Life • Commanded the prophets to stop prophesying 2:12 • Turned judgment into wormwood (bitter) 5:7 • Hate rebuke and him that speaketh uprightly 5:10 • Put far away the evil day 6:3 • Are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph 6:6

  32. The Earthquake • Amos 1:2 – The habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, the top of Carmel shall wither • Amos 3:15 – will smite their houses • Amos 4:3 – ye shall go out at the breaches • Amos 6:11 – smite the great house with breaches • fragments – literally fall in pieces • the little houses with clefts = fissures or cracks

  33. The Earthquake • Amos 8:8 – shall not the land tremble – rise up wholly as the flood of Egypt • drowned = to sink • Amos 9:1 – posts may shake, cut {the lintel} in the head • lintel – safest place to stand in an earthquake • Amos 9:5 – LORD God of hosts – touch the land – melt • melt = dissolve (liquefaction)

  34. “Yet have you not returned unto me” • 4V6 “And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places” • 4V7-8 “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied”

  35. “Yet have you not returned unto me” • 4V9 “I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them” • 4V10 “I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils” • 4V11 “I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning”

  36. Contempt of God’s Law • Lev. 26:14-20 • Degrees of trial • v14 – not hearken – punishment in the land (7 X more) • v18 – not yet hearken – severe drought • v21 – walk contrary – reduce their population • v23 – still not reformed – take away into captivity • v27 – still not hearken and walk contrary – eat your children – land desolate • Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbaths

  37. Ye Have not returned • Isa. 9:13-14 “For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.” • Jer. 5:3 “O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.” • Hag. 2:17 “I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.”

  38. Yahweh shall roar from Zion The Prophecy of Amos Class 3: A Byway to Bitterness

  39. The Creator • Formed the mountains • Formed first used in Gen. 2:7 – “formed man” • Created the wind • Knows the thoughts of man • Created cycle of day and night • Above the earth • Created the stars

  40. Bible Search=“people” in I KIngs18

  41. Remnant language in Amos

  42. “I am pressed Under You” • “Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.” 2:13 • “I hate, I despise your feasts” 5:21 • “I abhor the Excellency of Jacob” 6:8 • “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:” 8:11

  43. Yahweh shall roar from Zion The Prophecy of Amos Class 4: Prayer of the Remnant

  44. Pass Through

  45. A people for his name • “I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” Exodus 33:19 • “then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.” and “then began men to call themselves by the name of the LORD.” Genesis 4:26

  46. God would that all men be saved • However: • “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live:” Ezekiel 33:11 • “{God, our Saviour} will have all men to be saved, and come unto the knowledge of the truth.” I Timothy 2:4

  47. Abram & Sarai יהוה אֱלֹהִים Israel Jacob

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