Are we so materialistic and so demanding that our spouse has to work overtime to make enough money to satisfy our demands? Do we have to cheat other people in our business in order to make the most money we can?
See Ryrie's note. So, economic exploitation was one problem, now, he describes another. Religious Hypocrisy continues the sarcasm. Bethel and Gilgal were important sites in Israel's salvation history. Gen ; Josh Normally the priest would call people to come worship, but here we see Amos calling the people to come to Bethel and Gilgal to sin. The sacrifices and tithes that they were bringing to God had become a sham.
They did everything to impress other people vs 5 , not to worship God. They were actually going to church to sin. They were doing things to be seen. We might ask ourselves if we are guilty of this. The punishments mentioned in the next few verses are an allusion to the promised curses of Deuteronomy I think this shows God's patience - that He tried so many times, and it shows His mercy because we see that He started out with less severe measures and then increased the severity.
Famine, drought, crop failure, disease and war. The Third Message Chiastic structure Chapter 5 is divided into two sections using a favorite literary device called a Chiasm.
Explain: Draw X and show abcba Sometimes a Chiasm was just used as an outline and sometimes it really points us to the key idea of main point of the section. So not only is it fun to look for these, but it usually helps us understand the main idea of the author. If we outline these two messages, it points to the overall truth that: the nation would be judged by its mighty Sovereign God, but individuals could yet repent and live.
The Third Message 1. Description of certain judgment 2. Call for individual repentance 3. Accusation of legal injustice 4.
Portrayal of a sovereign God 5. Accusation of legal injustice 6. Call for individual repentance 7. Description of certain judgment D.
The Fourth Message 1. Accusation of religious hypocrisy 3. Call for individual repentance 4. Accusation of religious hypocrisy 5. Description of certain judgment Remember Isa 6: When Isaiah saw the glory of God on his throne, it caused him to repent and make himself available to serve God.
That is the point of the third and fourth messages. The Chiastic structure points us to that. The sovereignty of God in message three should cause the repentance in message four. There are a few things I'd like to point out about these messages. In Amos summons the people to hear his lament over Israel. Israel's demise was so certain that Amos lamented her fall as though it had already happened. This should have been as shocking to the Israelites as it would to one of us to read our own obituary in the newspaper.
Israel could have and should have had a long prosperous life. Actually, God's plan was for an eternal kingdom for them. Doesn't that sound like America. One example that comes to mind is the abortion issue. The Pro-life people are abused and beaten and thrown in jail when they try to protest point out or reprove those having and performing abortions.
People don't want to be told that they are sinning. Darkness hates the light. Ex Pictures a man fleeing from one thing after another with no escape to be found.
How you treat your fellow man is what is important to God and that is what shows that you love God. Over and over again we see the theme repeated that we are to love God and show it by our love for our neighbor. This reminds me of the parable of the Good Smaritan. In the story, the priest and levite are on their way from Jerusalem. Their worship was also merely external. The Fifth Message 6: 1. Their Boastful Complacency This message addresses the problem in Israel in which everyone felt they were better because they were the chosen people.
Their Luxurious Indulgence I think this section speaks for itself: 4 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves. The Complete Devastation We've already mentioned the aberrant doctrine of eternal security going around in that day.
They thought they were invincible - partly because they were God's people, and because of their own strength. The rest of this chapter shows how wrong they were. This sounds exactly like America with all the lawsuits that are going on and the lack of punishment for crimes. Hamath was a city in the north. Mentioning these two cities shows how complete will be the destruction. Well, I did so because it illustrates what goes on in oral literature.
They become totally caught up in the story and the author sets them up for the unexpected conclusion. That is what Amos does to his audience with the next three visions. He uses the same literary technique. The first two visions are similar but the third one is different and catches the listener or reader's attention. The Vision of the Locust Swarm 1.
The vision of destruction - a 2. The plea for mercy b 3. The suspension of judgment B. The Vision of the Fire 1. The vision of the all consuming fire 2. The plea for mercy 3. The suspension of judgment C. The Vision of the Plumb Line 1. The vision of the Plumb Line 2. The promise of Judgment The third vision does not begin with judgment nor have a plea for mercy and the subsequent cancellation of judgment.
The rhetorical purpose of this trilogy of visions is to set the audience up for the message of the third vision. The prophet had asked for mercy in the first two visions, but when he was shown just how bad the people were with the plumb line , he didn't ask for mercy because he could see that the judgment was deserved.
What is the main point of these visions? First we notice that the first two visions are like motion pictures. Amos responds to them emotionally and is overwhelmed by the destruction and effect on the nation.
The third vision is like a snapshot. It invites reflection from the one seeing it. Amos sees the nation as God sees it.
He looks at the situation theologically the plumb line and from reality Amaziah's response and sees that the judgment is deserved. Too often we respond to bad things emotionally and blame God or think that it isn't fair, but we don't see what is going on from God's perspective. The Reaction The biographical account in seems out of place but really isn't. It shows the reaction of the leaders of Israel especially the priest to the message of Amos.
They rejected his warning and this proves that the visions are correct. The nation is corrupt all the way up to the priests and the king. Amaziah's report is not accurate. He accuses Amos of conspiring to kill Jeroboam with the sword but Amos' prophecy and reference to the sword was figurative language metonomy of adjunct referring to God's judgment on Jeroboam or perhaps it was picturing the severing of the king's line. Amaziah also says that the Israelites will go into exile.
Amos responded to Amaziah's accusation by describing in more detail what God's judgment would bring. It is ironic that the details of Amaziah's saying would indeed come true. Many would fall by the sword and the rest would be hauled away into exile. The Vision of Ripe Fruit 8: The vision in fits in nicely with the preceding section. The three visions, culminating with the vision of the plumb line, showed that judgment was very much deserved.
The response of Amaziah, the priest, showed the corruption of the nation, even up through the leadership. It also showed that the warning was rejected. Finally, the vision of the basket of ripe fruit showed the time was ripe for executing the judgment. The time was now. They both sound the same. I believe this figure of speech is called paronomasia.
When Amos said he saw a basket of Jy! It is not the same type of figure of speech, but the idea is similar. If the law can be summed up by loving God and loving your neighbor, the Israelites showed that they did neither.
The Avenging Lord shows that God will shake the nation to separate the wheat from the chaff. And when God shakes, no chaff will remain. Time and again, we see God will sort everyone out in the end and He will determine who will be saved and who will not. Restoration The ultimate purpose for God's judgment is not revenge, it is restoration.
God punishes us to bring us back to Him. This is always the purpose for discipline. You see it in Mat 18 when Jesus talks about reproving your brother. The goal is to bring him to the point where he sees his sin and repents.
Peter understands this and so he asks the question in Mat about how many times we must forgive. Political Renewal There will come a time when God will restore Israel. National Purpose shows that it will be time when godly people from other nations will be included.
That was Israel's purpose all along -- to be a testimony to the world of how great God is and lead the nations to Him. Application: It is the church's and the individual believer's role to attract the nations to God and bring them into the kingdom. Prosperity, Peace and Permanence Verse 15 says they will not again be rooted out from their land.
This has to be a reference to the millennium and eternity. The many references to the land promise made to Abraham are one reason I believe there is still a future for Israel and they haven't been replaced by the Church. Chapters Just like the Israelites looked down on her neighbor's for the atrocities they committed, I think we look down on those that commit gross sins and think that we are better than they, not realizing that God hates our sins of hypocrisy and idolatry more.
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