Amos - Free sermon outlines, Bible study and
Amos - Free sermon outlines, Bible study and
Amos - Free sermon outlines, Bible study and
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‘When the plowman will overtake the reaperAnd the treader of grapes him who sows seed;When the mountains will drip sweet wineAnd all the hills will be dissolved.’”Constable: In contrast to the images of judgment that <strong>Amos</strong> had painted throughoutthis book, days were coming when these terrible conditions would be reversed. The l<strong>and</strong> wouldbecome so productive that farmers planting seed for the next harvest would push reapers of thesame fields to finish their work so they could plant the next crop. Normally the Israelites plowedtheir fields in October <strong>and</strong> the reaping ended in May, but in the future reaping would still begoing on in October because of the huge harvests. Wine-makers would similarly push thefarmers to plant more vines. The grape harvest took place in August, <strong>and</strong> farmers planted newvines in November. Harvests would be so abundant that the gathering of one crop would not endbefore it was time to begin the new crop.The mountains would be so full of fruitful grapevines that they could be described as drippingwith sweet (the best) wine. All the hills would be dissolved in the sense of flowing down withproduce, perhaps even washing the soil away with grape juice. This verse pictures the reversingof the curse that God pronounced on the earth at the Fall (Gen. 3:17-19). Instead of drought <strong>and</strong>famine (1:2; 4:6-8) there would be abundant harvests (cf. Lev. 26:3-5; Deut. 28:4-5, 8, 11-12).Even though these may be hyperbolic images, the point is clear.C. (:14) Time of Rebuilding, Growth <strong>and</strong> Productivity in the L<strong>and</strong>“Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel,And they will rebuild the ruined cities <strong>and</strong> live in them;They will also plant vineyards <strong>and</strong> drink their wine,And make gardens <strong>and</strong> eat their fruit.”D. (:15) Permanent Possession of the Promised L<strong>and</strong>“’I will also plant them on their l<strong>and</strong>,And they will not again be rooted out from their l<strong>and</strong>Which I have given them,’Says the Lord your God.”Wiersbe: In contrast to God’s destroying the Israelite house of false worship, God will raise upthe “hut” of David, thereby assuring a bright future for the people of Israel <strong>and</strong> Judah. Like arickety shack, David’s dynasty was about to collapse. From the Babylonian Captivity to thispresent hour, there has been no Davidic king ruling over the Jews; <strong>and</strong> though a Jewish nationhas been restored, they have no king, priest, temple, or sacrifice. But one day, the Lord willrestore, repair, <strong>and</strong> rebuild the dynasty of David <strong>and</strong> establish the kingdom He promised. WhenJesus Christ comes again, the breach between Israel <strong>and</strong> Judah will be healed, <strong>and</strong> there will beone nation submitted to one King. God will bless the l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the people, <strong>and</strong> His people shalllive in peace <strong>and</strong> security.6-4 It will be a time of peace <strong>and</strong> prosperity to the glory of the Lord.<strong>Amos</strong> ends his prophecy with the wonderful promise that Israel shall be planted, protected, <strong>and</strong>never again pulled up from her l<strong>and</strong> “says the Lord your God.” Your God! What a greatencouragement for the Jews to know that, in spite of their unbelief, their God will be faithful tokeep His covenant promises.* * * * * * * * * *