The Fruit Basket and the Finale (Amos 8:1-9:15)
The final session talks about the four visions in the Book of Amos and the destruction and restoration of Israel.
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The Fruit Basket and the Finale (Amos 8:1-9:15)
The Fourth Vision (Amos 8)
- Ripe summer fruit
- There will be a famine, not from bread or water but a famine of the Word of God.
- Immediate context: People will long for a word from the Lord but will not find it.
- Future Context: Through silence, God creates a yearning to hear from him again.
Destruction and Restoration of Israel (Amos 9)
- More Doom
- God will bring the temple crashing down.
- The pillars of the temple were called Boaz (means strength) and Jakin (means security).
- “I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.”
- Hope
- The closing prophecy in Amos 9:11-15 starts with “In that day” referencing the Day of the Lord we talked about. Through the book of Amos, we see this wrathful God disciplining his wicked and unfaithful children that have violated their part of the covenant.
- We see a graceful God who remembers his part of the covenant. He restores, bringing goodness and abundance back to the nation of Israel.
- Amos closes with a glimpse of how this is fulfilled through the Messiah, Jesus.
Session 6 Discussion Questions
- How does it feel when God says he will keep his eye on Israel for harm, not good (Amos 9:4)? Do you think he would say that to anyone today?
- Amos shifts to a positive view of the Day of the Lord in 9:11-15? Detail how this provides hope and links to the Messiah?
- As we close, ask yourself a few questions. First, do I look like Amos, the prophet with a plumb line? A. Do I stand true to God’s Word? Do hunger and thirst for the Word of God daily? Or, does my day-to-day indicate that I bow down to modern gods? B. Am I obedient to my calling to speak the truth to people who may not want to hear it? Or, do I pretend like everything is spiritually OK with the people around me? C. Do I place my hope in the Messiah who will right all wrongs in this messed up world we live in? Or, do I conform to culture and hurt others in the process?
The Fruit Basket and the Finale (Amos 8:1-9:15) Instructions
Lesson
The Fruit Basket and the Finale (Amos 8:1-9:15)
The Fourth Vision (Amos 8)
- Ripe summer fruit
- There will be a famine, not from bread or water but a famine of the Word of God.
- Immediate context: People will long for a word from the Lord but will not find it.
- Future Context: Through silence, God creates a yearning to hear from him again.
Destruction and Restoration of Israel (Amos 9)
- More Doom
- God will bring the temple crashing down.
- The pillars of the temple were called Boaz (means strength) and Jakin (means security).
- “I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.”
- Hope
- The closing prophecy in Amos 9:11-15 starts with “In that day” referencing the Day of the Lord we talked about. Through the book of Amos, we see this wrathful God disciplining his wicked and unfaithful children that have violated their part of the covenant.
- We see a graceful God who remembers his part of the covenant. He restores, bringing goodness and abundance back to the nation of Israel.
- Amos closes with a glimpse of how this is fulfilled through the Messiah, Jesus.
Session 6 Discussion Questions
- How does it feel when God says he will keep his eye on Israel for harm, not good (Amos 9:4)? Do you think he would say that to anyone today?
- Amos shifts to a positive view of the Day of the Lord in 9:11-15? Detail how this provides hope and links to the Messiah?
- As we close, ask yourself a few questions. First, do I look like Amos, the prophet with a plumb line? A. Do I stand true to God’s Word? Do hunger and thirst for the Word of God daily? Or, does my day-to-day indicate that I bow down to modern gods? B. Am I obedient to my calling to speak the truth to people who may not want to hear it? Or, do I pretend like everything is spiritually OK with the people around me? C. Do I place my hope in the Messiah who will right all wrongs in this messed up world we live in? Or, do I conform to culture and hurt others in the process?