AMOS LESSON 9


     We will begin this lesson in Amos 9:1 "I saw the Lord standing
upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the
posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will
slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not
flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered."

     Now, Amos sees the destruction coming on Israel. The altar had
been a place of forgiveness. The standing on the altar, here, shows He
has risen in judgement against these people. This striking of the
lentel is as if God has smitten the temple, so that it did shake. God
has broken off fellowship with these people. Cutting them in the head
shows they are no longer in communion with their God. God will slay
them with the sword. Someone else may strike the blow, but it is truly
from God. They can run, if they want to, but they will not escape the
judgement of God.

     Amos 9:2 "Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take
them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:"

     This just goes to the extreme, showing there is no place far
enough away that they can be delivered from the wrath of God. Luke
10:15 "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be
thrust down to hell." Luke 10:18 "And he said unto them, I beheld
Satan as lightning fall from heaven."

     Amos 9:3 "And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I
will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my
sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and
he shall bite them:"

     Even the serpent is at the command of God. When God commands him
to bite someone, he is compelled to do it. There were woods and
thickets on Carmel, but they could not go deep enough into the woods
to get away from God. Be sure, He will find you.

     Amos 9:4 "And though they go into captivity before their enemies,
thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will
set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good."

     Their captivity is not a safe haven either. God will see that the
sword of the enemy comes and brings judgement upon them. God is, now,
not looking for good in them. Their sin blots out any good they might
do.

     Amos 9:5 "And the Lord GOD of hosts [is] he that toucheth the
land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and
it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as [by]
the flood of Egypt."

     God is all powerful. He can send fire so hot it would actually
melt the earth. He can, also, send a flood that would drown everyone.
God is in control of all of nature. The earth shakes at His command.
The wind blows at His command. God is omnipotent. He is all power.

     Amos 9:6 "[It is] he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and
hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of
the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD
[is] his name."

     We know that Paul went to the third heaven. This indicates there
are stories, like in a hotel, in the heavens. We read in an earlier
Prophetic book of the holy place having chambers. We do not know what
heaven is really like, because we have not been there. Look, with me,
at the following Scripture about heaven. John 14:2 "In my Father's
house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you."  It was God who created the heavens
and the earth. During the Noah flood, not only did it rain from above,
but the water came up from beneath, as well. God can do with His
creation whatever He chooses. He is God.

     Amos 9:7 "[Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O
children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out
of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the
Syrians from Kir?"

     Ethiopians are mentioned, here, in connection with them being a
heathen nation. The disobedient children {Israel} were no better off,
than the heathen. God would punish them, as if they were not His own.
God had brought Israel out of Egypt, and made covenant with them, but
they did not keep the covenant. The Syrians were saved from the ditch
{Kir}. The Philistines from Caphtor are, probably, speaking of the
Phoenicians. The important lesson in this, is God's children would be
punished the same as the heathen world, if they broke covenant with
God.

     Amos 9:8 "Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful
kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving
that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD."

     After the Assyrians took them, the ten tribes of Israel were
never a kingdom as such, even unto this day. God kept a remnant of the
people, however. He would never utterly destroy His family. They have
been scattered among the other nations, but they are still His. The
house of Jacob includes the two tribes of Benjamin and Judah, as well.

     Amos 9:9 "For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of
Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet
shall not the least grain fall upon the earth."

     Now, we see they were dispersed into many nations. They have
really never come back together even yet. They will be persecuted, but
will live. Some will cling to the Lord, no matter how many trials they
face. My personal belief is, that many of them receive the Lord Jesus
Christ as Saviour.

     Amos 9:10 "All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us."

     Those who do not repent and renounce their false gods will die.

     Amos 9:11  "In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David
that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up
his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:"

     The church of the living God is open to Jew and Gentile. All who
accept Jesus as their Saviour, shall be saved. The tabernacle of David
that is raised, is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, who will reign
as King forever. God brings their redemption through the shed blood of
Jesus Christ. God provides their redemption. It is a free gift of
grace offered to all. All who will accept it, shall be saved. A gift
becomes real to us, when we accept it. God restores His kingdom. Jesus
gave His body on the cross at Calvary for whosoever will receive Him.

     Amos 9:12 "That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all
the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth
this."

     The heathen that are called by His name are the Christians. Luke
1:32 "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest:
and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:"
Colossians 3:11 "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision
nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ
[is] all, and in all."

     Amos 9:13 "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the
plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that
soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the
hills shall melt."

     This speaks of a time when the curse is off of the land, and one
crop is not fully eaten, until another crop is ready to be picked.
There will be an abundance of food in that day. No one will be in
want.  When Jesus sets up His kingdom here on this earth, there will
be no need at all. Everyone will have all their needs taken care of.
This will be that sabbath of rest for the believers in Christ.

     Amos 9:14 "And I will bring again the captivity of my people of
Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit [them]; and
they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall
also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them."

     This is actually taking place in the land of Israel today on a
small scale. This will become more and more productive, when the Lord
Jesus comes back and reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords. Old
Satan, and all of his problems, will be locked away for a thousand
years. There will be no negative influence in the earth during that
time.

     Amos 9:15 "And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall
no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith
the LORD thy God."

     Their promise of eternal inheritance of the promised land will be
fulfilled. God will not allow them to ever be overrun again. This was
never true of the literal Israel, but it will be true of spiritual
Israel. All of those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ make up
spiritual Israel. God said it, it is so. Romans 11:26 "And so all
Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion
the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:" Romans
11:27 "For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away
their sins."  Galatians 3:29 "And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye
Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."









































                          Amos 9 Questions


1.  I saw the Lord __________ upon the altar.
2.  What causes the posts to shake?
3.  What is He showing Amos in verse 1?
4.  How can they escape the judgement of God?
5.  What does verse 2 mean about heaven and hell?
6.  Quote Luke chapter 10 verse 15.
7.  Quote Luke chapter 10 verse 18.
8.  What unusual thing does God punish those in the sea with?
9.  There were ________ and _______ on Carmel.
10. Their captivity is not a safe _________ either.
11. When God touches the land, it ________.
12. God is omnipotent, all ____________.
13. We know that Paul went to the _________ heaven.
14. Quote John chapter 14 verse 2.
15. Where did the water come from in the flood of Noah?
16. Why are the Ethiopians specifically mentioned?
17. The disobedient children {Israel} were no better off than the
    ____________.
18. What is the important lesson in verse 7?
19. What will happen to the sinful kingdom?
20. Does this mean that every Israelite will die?
21. Where have they been?
22. Who does the house of Jacob include?
23. They were _____________ into many nations.
24. All the sinners of my people shall die by the _________.
25. The church of the living God is open to ______ and ___________.
26. What saves everyone who will accept it?
27. The heathen that are called by His name are ____________.
28. Quote Luke chapter 1 verse 32.
29. Quote Colossians chapter 3 verse 11. What is meant in verse 13?
30. Where will Satan be during the reign of Jesus?
31. Quote Romans chapter 11 verse 26.
32. If ye be Christ's, then are ye ______________ seed, and heirs
    according to the promise.