A Walk with AMOS
AMOS
The month of September, we will be walking through the book of Amos and understanding how his message then to Israel, still applies to us today.
A simple sheepherder and sycamore fig tree dresser called to deliver a powerful message to God's chosen people.
"The Root of Wrath"
09.07.2025
AM Service
Amos 4:6-11
In Amos 4:6-11, the prophet Amos delivers a powerful and somber message from the Lord to the people of Israel. This passage is a series of five distinct "I... yet you have not returned to Me" statements, each detailing a different judgment God sent upon His people. The central theme is God's attempt to use physical hardship to turn their hearts back to Him, and the people's persistent failure to repent.
In this passage, God is portrayed not as a vindictive tyrant but as a parent using increasingly severe discipline to get the attention of a disobedient child. The repeated phrase "yet you have not returned to Me" underscores the people's stubborn rebellion and spiritual deafness. The judgments were not ends in themselves; they were loving, albeit painful, attempts to restore a relationship. The passage culminates with a warning that if they do not repent, an even more terrifying judgment is on the horizon.
"The Lion"
09.07.2025
PM Service
Amos 3:4
Amos 3:4 uses two rhetorical questions to make a powerful point about cause and effect. The prophet asks if a lion roars without having prey or if a young lion growls from its den without having caught something.