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V. Foretelling and manifestation of Amos

>1. Amos foretelling of the experience or promise of the messiah in his messages. >>A. Amos really didn't foretell anything about the messiah, but he did foretell other things such as: >>>1) Assyria marching onto Israel >>>2) God providing the Israelites with a forty year period in which there would be trial and testing. >2. Amos being referenced back to in the New testament. >>A. There is a small reference in Acts 7:42 to Amos 5:25 >>>1) It is an exact quotation talking about talking about sacrafices and offerings.

VI. Application of Amos

>1. What can believers and nonbelievers learn from reading Amos today. >>A. We can learn that bad things that happen to us might be from something else we did bad. >>>1) This theory is related to the beginning of Amos when he prophecied that destruction would come upon the countries that had messed with Israel. >2. What injustices in our countries mirror the situation of Amos. >>A. The terrorist attacks might mirror the situation of Amos. >>>1. The terroris attacks may have happened because it might be warning of our sins.

Used sources http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/CGG/ID/1131/Amos-Prophet.htm (same as Dare) http://waysidegospelchapel.blogspot.com/2007/02/amos-study-guide-part-two.html http://www.cameronlaw.com/bible/17.php http://www.thisischurch.com/sermon/amos.htm http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-9007229?query=the%20book%20of%20Amos&ct=null