Sunday 27 October

Amos: Seek God & Live. Amos 7 Words of Justice

Alan Aitken

Alan walks us through Amos 7 highlighting from the text that God is a discerning and thorough judge that He opposes the unjust and calls ordinary people to serve His justice. Alan challenges us to consider where God is calling us to stand for His justice.

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Amos: Seek God & Live. Amos 7 Words of Justice

Amos: Seek God & Live. Amos 7 – Words of Justice

Read Amos 7

  • What stands out to you in this passage?

God’s interaction with Amos:

Take a closer look at verses 1-9.

  • What do you think the point of this interaction is?

A plumb line is used to check if a wall is straight, and the implied result of God setting a (metaphorical) plumb line next to Israel is that they are shown to be crooked.

  • Working through the preceding chapters, what are the crimes that Amos has identified?

Amaziah’s interaction with Amos:

Now focus on verses 10-17.

  • Why might a priest want to intervene at this point?
  • Looking at verse 13, what is it that Amaziah is trying to protect?
  • What do you think of Amos’ testimony in verses 14 and 15?

Your interaction with the world:

  • Where do you see suffering and injustice in your context?
  • Where do you sense God moving your heart?
  • How can you help?

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