A Glimmer of Hope

In Chapter 6 Amos confronts the ​false security of a ​complacent​ Israel. Amos 6:1In Chapters 7-8 Amos shares his two visions of what ​could​ happen to Israel and his two visions of what ​would​ happen to Israel.Intercession ​spared​ Israel from being punished with locusts and fire. Amos 7:2-3, 5-6A ​fixed​ plumb line was used to measure Israel. Amos 7:7-8The vision of ripe fruit represented the ripening of Israel’s ​sin​. Amos 8:1-2“There is a ripening in ​holiness​ till we are gathered by the hand of Jesus for heaven and a ripening in ​sin​ till we are swept away with the rough hand of death and are cast away into the rottenness of destruction” (Spurgeon)Israel did ​not​ receive the word of God spoken by Amos. Amos 7:12-13, Jeremiah 8:20Sin must be purged from Israel ​before restoration to righteousness may take place.Amos 9:8-15By God’s grace ​Israel​ exists today.Will sin destroy the United States or will the church wake up?Romans 11:21-23