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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
Amos is a
prophet before the captivity. He is a
prophet who brings warnings of approaching judgment. His message is often stern and strict and
dark.
In this
chapter it is no different. Amos begins
the chapter with a reminder that God is the one who is in charge. But even more importantly, the Hebrew people
are special to God. He has known no
other people like the Hebrew people. They
are special to Him. However, it also
means that the wounds that the Hebrew people open up are deeper when they
disobey Him.
So what
is Amos’ point in this chapter. God is
King. God is in control. But when we disobey Him, it is God who brings
the judgment. It is God who brings the
snare. It is God who finds us
punished. When we disobey the King, He
has the power to bring us under correction in the hope that we will come back
to Him.
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