Hosea 1:1-9 — Story of the Prophet Who Married the Prostitute
ISRAEL’S CORRUPTION AS PICTURED IN HOSEA’S MARRIAGE TO THE PROSTITUTE AND HER CHILDREN OF HARLOTRY PROVIDES THE BACKDROP FOR GOD’S AMAZING UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Amos 9:11-15 — Conclusion: Promise of Millennial Restoration and Blessing
RESTORATION TO THE PROMISED LAND AND REVERSAL OF FORTUNES CHARACTERIZE FUTURE MILLENNIAL BLESSING
Amos 9:1-10 — Vision of the Lord Beside the Altar — Israel Doomed with No Escape
THE AWESOME ALL-POWERFUL GOD JUDGES WITH THOROUGHNESS AND FINALITY REGARDLESS OF CLAIMS OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
Amos 8:1-14 — Vision of the Perishing Summer Fruit — Israel Destined for Imminent Judgment
THE ROTTEN NATION OF ISRAEL CONDEMNED TO ITS DESERVED JUDGMENT WITH NO MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECOVERY
Amos 7:10-17 — Historical Interlude — Confrontation at Bethel: Dealing with Opposition
GOD’S MESSENGER MUST STAND UP TO OPPOSITION BY RELYING ON DIVINE AUTHORITY
Amos 7:7-9 — Vision of the Plumb Line — Israel Measured and Found Crooked
FAILURE TO CONFORM TO GOD’S STANDARD (RIGHTEOUSNESS) CONDEMNS ISRAEL TO CERTAIN JUDGMENT WITH NO MORE DELAY
Amos 6:1-14 — Third Message of Condemnation Against Israel — Part 3 — Rebuking the False Security of the Leaders
PROSPERITY MUST NOT PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR PRIDEFUL FALSE SECURITY ON THE PART OF LEADERS WHO FAIL TO PURSUE JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Amos 5:18-27 — Third Message of Condemnation Against Israel — Part 2 — The Day of the Lord Will Be Darkness not Light
RIGHTEOUSNESS BEFORE RITUAL -- GOD DESIRES JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS RATHER THAN VAIN RELIGIOUS SHOW
Amos 5:1-17 — Third Message of Condemnation Against Israel — Judgment Will Be Severe — Part 1
FUNERAL LAMENT: JUDGMENT DESERVED FOR FAILING TO SEEK AFTER GOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
Amos 4:1-13 — Second Message of Condemnation Against Israel — Judgment Could Have Been Avoided by Repentance
JUDGMENT MUST FOLLOW WHEN GOD’S PATIENCE AND FORBEARANCE WITH HIS STUBBORNLY REBELLIOUS PEOPLE HAVE REACHED THEIR LIMIT
Amos 3:1-15 — First Message of Condemnation Against Israel — Judgment Should Be No Surprise
THE FACT OF ISRAEL’S GUILT IN THE PRESENT – ISRAEL STANDS GUILTY OF IDOLATRY, VIOLENCE AND MATERIALISM