Session 4 Amos 9:5-15

THE INTRODUCTION (AMOS 9:5-6)

Amos presented a hymn about God who reigns supremely over His creation.
God is portrayed as having authority over both heaven and earth;
therefore, no one can escape His judgment.

how God is portrayed.

5 The Lord, the GOD of Armies — he touches the earth;
it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;
all of it rises like the Nile and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.

6 He builds his upper chambers in the heavens
and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth.
He summons the water of the sea and pours it out over the surface of the earth.
The LORD is his name.

SUMMARIZE:

Read Isaiah 55:8-9.
Emphasize that God is not of this earth.

Isaiah 55

8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

• His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts.

Lead the group to consider how the Isaiah passage compares to how Amos portrayed God.

DISCUSS:

• What characteristics of God cause the greatest amount of awe and wonder? (p. 39).
• As the group answers, record their responses on the board and invite them to explain their thoughts.

TRANSITION:

Amos announced the coming judgment on Israel,
comparing them to overthrown kings and kingdoms.
The prophet warned of a shaking that would take place of which the people of Israel would not be excused.