Passage
Amos 1:1-15 (ESV)
Peter Reports to the Church
Acts 11:1-18
Key Verse: 11:14
A Shepherd Speaks God's Message
Date: Aug. 16, 2019
Daily Bread
Introduction to Amos
Key Verse: 1:2
1. Amos' vision of the LORD (1-2)
Amos was a shepherd from Judah to whom God gave visions and prophecies of judgment. The surrounding nations committed terrible evils against people. Injustice was everywhere. But the LORD, the God of Israel, still ruled the world. He roared from Zion and thundered from Jerusalem. He would bring judgment against the nations.
2. Judgment on Israel's neighbors (3-15)
Amos' message was primarily for Israel but he began with prophecies against the surrounding nations. The king of Aram would be destroyed and the people sent into exile for their mistreatment of the people of Gilead. The Philistines and the people of Tyre sold whole communities to Edom. The Edomites pursued their own brothers, the Israelites. Both Edomites and Ammonites killed women in war. God would bring fire, war, and destruction upon all these nations.
Prayer: Prayer: Lord, though people are wicked, and the world is dark, you are sovereign and will bring judgment on all evil. Help me to pursue righteousness.
One Word: The LORD roars from Zion
