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Book of Amos.
There are seventeen prophetic
books in our Bible, but only sixteen
authors. The first four are called
major" prophets and the last twelve
"minor." These books are arranged
moro according to length than the
order Of time in which they were writ
ten. Isaiah IL first in our Bible, but
it 10 about sixty years later than the
prophecy Of Jonah. It appears that
five Of the prophets preceded Isaiah
Amos 10 selected for our present lesson,
but, from chronological table, We see
he was probably proceeded by both
Jonah and Joel. Amos means bur-
den. He was what medical men
might call a quack prophet, for he
was not graduated from the high
school, Oh. Z: IA and 1st Cor. l: 81.
The first chapter, and part of the Sec
Ond, are devoted to thu surrounding
nations, but the rest of the book was
proclaimed for Israel's instruction.
"For three transgressions and
for four" is Amos popularity. In
studying prophecy we should remem-
Der that God is interchangeable, and
that like causes produce similar If
fects," and therefore the prophecy is
applicable to all who are in similar
state. First Kings, chs. 1915, will
throw light on our lesson. Notice,
that after SolOmon's death ten tribes
seceeded and elected Jer0boam king,
who, to prevent his subjects from go
Ing up to jerusalem to worship. built
two affairs, one at Bethel. the other
at Gilgal of Dan. Now, Amos like
the unknown imam OF God" lat
Kings, ch. Is, was sent to prophecy
against this people ind these affairs.
Notice how God Was burdensd with
their sins, Amos 2: Is, why He could
not walk with them, 3: 8, and WHY
they did not know how to do right,
B: 10, and their punishment, 3: Is,
and A: Z, God withheld the rain. then,
Why do we have drouths now? '.Seek
the Lord, and We shall live," 5: 6, is
what might he called the crisis in Is |
-ael's bad case. This implies: 1st-
iOd is all life. 2d-God cannot live in |
sinful man. 3d-Man IL free, and can |
'epent and come to God IL he will. 4th |
II he does not ''seek the Lord" by |
repentance and reformat ton be will be |
Ost, national life will be DESTROYED. |
plaques and curses will fall upon him,
md finally everlasting destruction
rom the presence OF the Lord" will be
lis doom, I'd Thes. /: 8. We are not
that Israel Needed the warm
ny voice Of the prophet Amos, but,
ike many Of the present day, they
eemed to desire the day of the Lord"
'hich, when it came. was darkness,
lot light, 5: 1927. They were carried
ntO captivity and lost, but will some
lay be found and restored, 8: Ia, Is.
'ome think al the Caucasian race re
of the lost tribes. The
6: 1, against all who ''are
t ease IN Zion" should be duly con-
idered. Note well, 8: 8, thy sun
night go down at noon, and you be
vt in darkness. Notice especially
he only prophecy OF Christ found in
his book, 8: II, "Ths tabernacle
house or dynasty "of David" will
e reestabIished when Christ sits upon
he throne of the coming universal
ingdom, which will be better under
TODD after studying the other proph-
tn. Acts Is: 16 and Rom. 2: 1929.
sem to indicate that all this should
e understood spiritually, and is al
sady partially fulfilled. Read and
link for yourself.
Next lesson, Book of Hosea. II