Amos

PRESENTED BY: JOHN ERIC PALARCA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

• Who is the author of the book?

AMOS
• When and where does the book written?
The Book of Amos was likely written between 760 and 753 B.C. in the
Northern Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II of Samaria (aka. Northern
Israel), making Amos the first prophetic book of the Bible to be written.
Amos lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom
of Israel.
SUMMARY
Amos can see that beneath Israel’s external prosperity and power, internally
the nation is corrupt to the core. The sins for which Amos chastens the
people are extensive: neglect of God’s Word, idolatry, pagan worship, greed,
corrupted leadership, and oppression of the poor. Amos begins by
pronouncing a judgment upon all the surrounding nations, then upon his own
nation of Judah, and finally the harshest judgment is given to Israel. His
visions from God reveal the same emphatic message: judgment is near. The
book ends with God’s promise to remnant future restoration of the remnant.
THREE IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF THE BOOK

1. God Calls and Commissions Ordinary Individuals.

2. The Burden of a Divine Calling Cannot Be Easily Ignored.
3. Worship Must Be on God’s Terms, Not Ours.
Reflection

• We must not forget and disrespect the lord because he is the one
who saved us and we can also ask him a favor by praying, and if
you don’t respect the lord, you will receive consequences from
him because that’s all he asks of us in return and that is to respect
and not forget him.