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| "WHEN GOD SPEAKS, DO PEOPLE LISTEN?" by Kaely Miller | ||||||||||||
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BIBLE STUDY SESSION 105
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| FAITH STORY Amos 3 FAITH FOCUS God calls the entire nation of Israel to hear his declaration of punishment for all of their iniquities. Israel is the only family, out of all the other families on earth, that God has known. Amos then begins to prophesy to the people. Using different illustrations, he says that just as one thing is dependent upon another (for example, a trap doesn’t spring if nothing is in it), in the same way, the prophet’s speaking is based on God speaking to him first. Amos calls Ashdod and Egypt to be witnesses of Israel’s injustices. He points to Samaria and to the oppressions within. God declares that the people do not know how to do right, that they store up material wealth through violence and robbery. Therefore, God announces that an enemy will surround the land, strip it of the Israelites’ defense, and all the strongholds will be plundered. In the same way that a shepherd rescues from the lion’s mouth two legs or an ear of a sheep, so will the Israelites who live in Samaria be rescued, with a corner of a couch and part of a bed. On the day that God punishes Israel for its transgressions, he will also punish the altars of Bethel. Its horns will be cut off and they will fall to the ground. He will tear down the winter and summer houses, along with the houses of ivory and the great houses. SESSION GOAL To help the students recognize a God of love in all forms, even a God who judges and punishes; and to aid the students in discovering what it looks like to hear God as they are. Continued... |
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