JUDGMENT UPON JUDAH (2:4, 5), for Rejecting the Word of God and not keeping His commandments. John 14:15; Matt. 22:29; Romans 2:17-29;
JUDGMENT UPON ISRAEL for: Oppressing the poor Corruption and bribery Immorality Stealing from the poor Idolatry and drinking Proverbs 14:31; and
FORGETTING WHAT GOD HAD DONE FOR THEM Joshua 24:8; Genesis 15:16; Isaiah 30:9,10; Amos 7:10-13; Jeremiah 11:21.
God's judgment was inevitable and inescapable (2:14-16).
Amos' message was not a popular message, but it was one he had to deliver. Fifteen times in the book of Amos we read these words, “Thus saith the LORD.”
G. Campbell Morgan once heard someone say, “The preacher must catch the spirit of the age.” Morgan replied, “God forgive him if he does. The preacher's business is to correct the spirit of the age.”
SERMON ACTIVITY
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James J. Barker is a graduate of Tabernacle Baptist Bible College, Virginia Beach, Virginia. He started Bible Baptist Church, May 1990, in Queens, NY. The LORD commissioned him to minister in the new location of Elmont, NY in 1998. The church has moved from storefront to tent...