yahweh shall roar from zion

YAHWEH SHALL ROAR FROM ZION

The Prophecy of Amos

Class 1: A Faulty Foundation

HistoricalExhortation

Immediate FulfillmentFuture Fulfillment

LAYERS OF BIBLE PROPHECY

TIMELINE

820 – The Lord began to “cut off" Israel

767 – Uzziah begins his reign

734 – The captivity of Northern Israel by Tiglath-Pileser III

721 – 28,000 Israelites are deported

Amos

763 – Solar eclipse

---Earthquake

OVERVIEW OF AMOSo Introduction 1:1–2o Eight

Pronouncements of Judgment 1:3–2:5 on Damascus

1:3–5 on Gaza 1:6–8 on Tyre 1:9, 10

on Edom 1:11, 12 on Ammon 1:13–

15 on Moab 2:1–3 on Judah 2:4, 5 on Israel 2:6-16

OVERVIEW OF AMOSo Three Summons

3:1–5:17o Two Woes 5:18–6:14o Five Visions of

Judgment 7:1–9:10 the Locusts 7:1–3 the Fire 7:4–6

the Plumb Line 7:7–9

the Summer Fruit 8:1–14

the Altar 9:1-10o Promise of

Restoration 9:11–15

BREAKDOWN OF CLASSESo Class 1: A Faulty Foundationo Class 2: Rejecting God’s Providenceo Class 3: A Byway to Bitternesso Class 4: Prayer of the Remnanto Class 5: Judging all Nationso Class 6: The tabernacle of David

RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL CONTEXT

JEROBOAM I’S NEW RELIGION

New images of worship• Golden calves

New house of worship• Houses of High Places

New priesthood• Of the lowest of the people (II

Chr. 13:9)New times• 15th day of the 8th month

New Altar• “he offered (went up by steps)

upon the new altar”New High Priest• He offered – Jeroboam

Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who

made Israel to sin.

PARABLE OF I KINGS 13

Donkey • Israel (Jer. 2:24; Hos. 8:9)

Man of God • Rider of the donkey = King of Israel – Jeroboam I

Lion • God (Amos 3:8, Hos. 11:10)

“in the way” • The new way setup by Jeroboam I

Rider slain; donkey lives • God would cut the king of Israel short but not the nation at this time

SYRIAN OPPRESSIONo II Kings 8:11-12

“And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.”

SYRIAN OPPRESSIONo II Kings 10:32-33

“In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; from Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.”

“THE LORD BEGAN TO CUT ISRAEL SHORT”o Amos 1:3 – 2:2

“because {the Syrians} have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:”

“because {the Philistines} carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom”

“because {Tyre} delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant”

“THE LORD BEGAN TO CUT ISRAEL SHORT”o Amos 1:3 – 2:2

“because {Edom} did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever”

“because {the Ammonites} have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border”

“because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime”



Class 2: Rejecting God’s Providence

“THE LORD GAVE ISRAEL A SAVIOUR”o “In the days of Uzziah king of Judah”

Uzziah and Azariah are one and the same individual – a relatively good king of Judah – but took it upon himself to be priest

History recorded in II Kng 14:21-22; II Kng 15:1-7; II Chr. 26; Isa. 1:1 & 6:1; Zec. 14:5

II Chr. 26 particularly details the strength of his armies and how he extended the kingdom of Judah

“THE LORD GAVE ISRAEL A SAVIOUR”o “And in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash”

History recorded in II Kng. 14:23-29 – (parenthetical to the reign of Uzziah – demonstrates parallels in Judah and Israel)

Expanded borders like not since the days of Solomon

Created a wealthy class – Hosea spoke at same time to Israel in the north.

AMOSo “the burden bearer”o “From among the herdmen of Tekoa” Amos

1:1o “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s

son; but I was an herdmen, and a gatherer of the sycamore fruit” Amos 7:14

TEKOAo “From among the herdmen of Tekoa” Amos 1:1

Tekoa – a town in Judah six miles south of Bethlehem

Means trumpet – to blast a wind instrument Jehoshophat declared “Believe in the Lord your

God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” – II Chr. 20:20

Tekoa was a place that one would sound the alarm from when there were invading armies – Jer. 6:1

JUDGMENT AGAINST THE HATERS OF ISRAELo Damascus

Threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron

• With Roman-Gogian confederacy• Interesting reference – Laban the Syrian

overtakes Jacob in Gilead – Gen. 31:25-29 I will not turn away the punishments I will send a fire

JUDGMENT AGAINST THE HATERS OF ISRAELo Gaza

Carried away the whole captivity delivering them to Edom

• Participate in the captivity of Jerusalem – Zech. 14:2

o Tyrus Shut up the captivity to Edom and

remember not from whence they came – allied with Israel

JUDGMENT AGAINST THE HATERS OF ISRAELo Edom

Insatiable Anti-Semitism – “pursued his brother with the sword” “did cast off all pity”

• Attitude displayed with Gog and in Europeo Ammon

Violence and cruelty in the pursuit of self interest – “casualties of war”

o Moab “Burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime” Context: II Kings 3 – same motivation

POOR OF THE LANDo Exo. 22:23-27

first occurrence of “poor” not to exact usury not to keep their coat through the night

POOR OF THE LANDo Deu. 15:9-11

Beware lest you have an evil thought the poor will never cease from the land the Sabbath principle “the year of release”

o Deu. 24:18-22 Remember that you were bondmen Spirit of the law – Boaz (Ruth 2:15-16)

FAMILY HISTORYIsaac

• High places of Isaac – 7:9• House of Isaac – 7:16

Jacob• House of Jacob – 3:13, 9:8• Excellency of Jacob – 6:8, 8:7• Jacob – 7:2,5

Joseph• Righteous sold – 2:6• House of Joseph – 5:6• Remnant of Joseph – 5:15• Affliction of Joseph – 6:6

Reuben• Share the same maid – 2:7 with Genesis 49:4• Bed & couch – 3:12 with Genesis 49:4• Excellency of Jacob – 6:8, 8:7 with Genesis 49:3

“THEM THAT ARE AT EASE”o Business Life

Sold the righteous for silver 2:6 Sold the poor for a pair of shoes 2:6; 8:6 Pant after the dust on the head of the poor 2:7 Oppress the poor 4:1 Crush the needy 4:1 Tread upon the poor and take from him burdens

of wheat 5:11 Falsify balances - dishonest & lack integrity in

business 8:5

“THEM THAT ARE AT EASE”o Daily Living

Winter and summer homes 3:15 Houses of ivory - great houses 3:16 Bring and let us drink 4:1 Lie upon beds of ivory and stretch out upon

couches 6:4

“THEM THAT ARE AT EASE”o Daily Living

That eat lambs out of the flock and calves of the stall - decadence in eating 6:4

Pop music 6:5 Drink wine in bowls 6:6 Anoint themselves with chief ointments 6:6 Desired that the feasts and Sabbath end to

continue their work 8:5

“THEM THAT ARE AT EASE”o Religious Life

Man and his father go in to the same maid 2:7

Lay down upon pledged clothing - no mercy in business dealings 2:8

Drink the wine of the condemned 2:8 Gave Nazarites wine to drink 2:12

“THEM THAT ARE AT EASE”o Religious Life

Commanded the prophets to stop prophesying 2:12

Turned judgment into wormwood (bitter) 5:7 Hate rebuke and him that speaketh

uprightly 5:10 Put far away the evil day 6:3 Are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph

6:6

THE EARTHQUAKEo Amos 1:2 – The habitations of the shepherds

shall mourn, the top of Carmel shall withero Amos 3:15 – will smite their houseso Amos 4:3 – ye shall go out at the breacheso Amos 6:11 – smite the great house with

breaches fragments – literally fall in pieces the little houses with clefts = fissures or

cracks

THE EARTHQUAKEo Amos 8:8 – shall not the land tremble – rise up

wholly as the flood of Egypt drowned = to sink

o Amos 9:1 – posts may shake, cut {the lintel} in the head lintel – safest place to stand in an earthquake

o Amos 9:5 – LORD God of hosts – touch the land – melt melt = dissolve (liquefaction)

“YET HAVE YOU NOT RETURNED UNTO ME”o 4V6 “And I also have given you cleanness of

teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places”

o 4V7-8 “And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied”

“YET HAVE YOU NOT RETURNED UNTO ME”o 4V9 “I have smitten you with blasting and

mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them”

o 4V10 “I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils”

o 4V11 “I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning”

CONTEMPT OF GOD’S LAWo Lev. 26:14-20o Degrees of trial

v14 – not hearken – punishment in the land (7 X more)

v18 – not yet hearken – severe drought v21 – walk contrary – reduce their population v23 – still not reformed – take away into

captivity v27 – still not hearken and walk contrary – eat

your children – land desolateo Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbaths

YE HAVE NOT RETURNEDo Isa. 9:13-14 “For the people turneth not unto him

that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”

o Jer. 5:3 “O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.”

o Hag. 2:17 “I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.”



Class 3: A Byway to Bitterness

THE CREATORo Formed the mountains

Formed first used in Gen. 2:7 – “formed man”

o Created the windo Knows the thoughts of mano Created cycle of day and nighto Above the eartho Created the stars

BIBLE SEARCH=“PEOPLE” IN I KINGS 18

REMNANT LANGUAGE IN AMOS 3:12 – described as a two legs and a piece of an ear.

• Isa. 7:17 (= house of Israel – 10 tribes)• Eze. 37:16 – remnant that returns called Ephraim.

5:3 – ten of an hundred

• Mic. 5:7-8; Isa. 10:20-22

5:15 – remnant of Joseph = Ephraim

9:9 – sift the house of Israel among all nations

“I AM PRESSED UNDER YOU”o “Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is

pressed that is full of sheaves.” 2:13o “I hate, I despise your feasts” 5:21o “I abhor the Excellency of Jacob” 6:8o “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD,

that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:” 8:11



Class 4: Prayer of the Remnant

PASS THROUGH

A PEOPLE FOR HIS NAMEo “I will be gracious to whom I will be

gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.” Exodus 33:19

o “then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.” and “then began men to call themselves by the name of the LORD.” Genesis 4:26

GOD WOULD THAT ALL MEN BE SAVEDo However:

“I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live:” Ezekiel 33:11

“{God, our Saviour} will have all men to be saved, and come unto the knowledge of the truth.” I Timothy 2:4

ABRAM & SARAIיהוAbram & Saraiה

Abram = elevated father

Sarai = princess

Parents of one nation

אלהים

Jacob Israel

PRESERVATION OF A REMNANT

Levites and faithful go south in the days of Jeroboam I

Remnant responds to Hezekiah’s call

“Good figs” carried away to Babylon

Remnant returns under Cyrus Disciples flee Saul’s persecution Waldenses fleeing persecution

ELOHIM SABBAOTHo Army of mighty ones

Executes judgment and mercyo Occurs only in Psalm 80 and Amos

Psa.80 “Why hast thou broken down… they which pass by do pluck her up?”

Psa.80 “how long wilt thou be angry”

PSALM 80 ANSWERED IN AMOS

Psalm 80•“how long wilt thou be angry”•“Turn us again”•“Why hast thou broken down?”•“Thou brought us a vine out of Egypt”•“they which pass by the way do pluck her?”

Amos• 9:13-14 – till the kingdom• 4:6, 8, 9, 10, 11 – I tried• 2:6-8 – because of your

actions• 2:10, 3:1, 9:7 – I did• “I will plant them upon their

land … they shall no more be pulled up”

THE SECOND EXODUSo Insert map of Europe and Middle Easto Arrows showing Jews comings from all nationso Arrows showing Jews coming out of Europe and around

both sides of the Mediterranean into Israel.

THE SECOND EXODUS

AN INVITATION FROM GOD

Psalm 80

• Turn us again• Turn us again• Turn us again

Hezekiah’s Invitation

•“turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel“ v6•“if ye turn again unto the LORD” v9•“if ye return unto him” v9



Class 5: Judging all Nations

Historical Exhortation

Immediate Fulfillment Future Fulfillment

LAYERS OF BIBLE PROPHECY

ROARING OF A LIONo Joel 3:16

“Yahweh shall roar out of Zion” – Amos 1:2o Rev. 10:1-3

“And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.”

o Pro. 19:12 “the king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion.”

THE VOICE OF THUNDER

Nations

Calling outa peoplefor His name

Jesus

Saints (cloud of witnesses)

Judgment of the saints

Doctrine

THUNDERo Thunder & Lightening

One of the plagues of Egypt Revelation 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19 Judgments of peoples

o 7 thunders – Revelation 10:1-3 Thunders (Amos 1&2)

o Lightening – Luke 17:24 Revelation of themultitudinous Christto the world Psalm 144:6

ROARINGo Who is the lion? Rev. 5:5

“behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”

o Jer. 25:30 “The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter

his voice from his holy habitation; He shall mightily roar upon his habitation; He shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.” – Isa. 42:13

HARVESTS REPRESENTING JUDGMENT

Wheat HarvestArmageddon

Grape HarvestJudgment of all Nations

UTTER HIS VOICE FROM JERUSALEMo “The LORD will roar from Zion”

Amos 1:2 & Joel 3:16; Rev. 10:3o “for there will I sit to judge all the {nations} round

about (in a circuit)” Joel 3:16

o “So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.” Joel 3:17

UTTER HIS VOICE FROM JERUSALEMo “I will send a fire on Magog”

Eze. 39:6o “the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a

great slaughter in the land of Edom” Isa. 34:6; 63:1

o “and {the saints with Christ} will waste the land of Assyria and the land of Nimrod” Mic. 5:6

CHRONOLOGY OF JUDGMENT•“Judgment must begin at the house of God”•I Peter 4:17; I The. 4:13-17

1st Judgment of the saints

•“I will bring the third part through the fire”•Zech. 13:7-14:2; Jn. 1:10

2nd Judgment of Judah (Jews in the land)

•“Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel”•Eze. 39:1-4; Joel 2:20; Zech. 14:12-13

3rd Judgment of Gog (Russian confederacy)

•“all the heathen shall see my judgment”•Eze. 39:17-21; Rev. 18:4

4th Invitation to submit to Christ’s rulership

CHRONOLOGY OF JUDGMENT•“Babylon the great is fallen”•Rev. 18 (& Eze. 27); Isa. 13:19-22; Jer. 51:36-58

5th Judgment of Babylon (Catholic Church)

•“I will purge out from among you the rebels”•Eze. 20:33-44, 38; Amos 9:9-10

6th Judgment of Israel

•“he shall judge among the nations”•Isa. 2:4; Amos 1-2; Joel 3; Psa. 72:11; Rev. 11:15

7th Judgment of the nations

•“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:”•Isa. 65:17All nations subdued

“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US”o “For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people:

he will beautify the meek with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. “ Psalm 149:4-9

“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US”o “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the

LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.” Isaiah 24:17-23

“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US”o “And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works

unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.” Rev. 2:26

o “for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.” Rev. 5:9-10

“THE HOPE SET BEFORE US”o “And the city had no need of the sun, neither

of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.” Rev. 21:23-24



Class 6: The tabernacle of David

o Damascus – 1v3-5 Capital of Syria

o Gaza – 1v6-8 Capital of Philistia

o Tyre – 1v9-10o Edom – 1v11-12o Ammon – 1v13-15o Moab – 2v1-3o Judah – 2v4-5o Israel – 2v6->

o Dilemma: Many of the nations no longer exist

o Two possibilities Represent nations

that inhabit the same territories as these ancient nations

Represents other nations who exhibit their character

PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE NATIONS

o Damascuso Gazao Tyreo Edomo Ammono Moab

o Syriao Palestineo Lebanono Jordano Jordano Jordan

TERRITORIAL INTERPRETATION

Problem – three ancient nations in modern territory of Jordan who stands by Israel’s side in the last

days– Isa. 16:4-5 w. I Sam. 22:3-4; Jer. 40:11-12

o Damascus (City)o Gaza (City)o Tyre (and Zidon)

o Edom

o Ammon

o Moab

o Syria & Lebanono Palestinianso Babylon

Cp. Eze. 27; Rev. 18o Nations that hate Israel –

Gog & Catholic Europeo People = nations

consumed in their pursuit of self-interest

o Water = nations that deny Israel’s unique status

CHARACTERISTIC INTERPRETATION

VISIONS OF JUDGMENT7:1-3 Grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth – after the king’s mowing

7:4-6 Fire did devour the great deep and did eat up a part

7:7-9 A plumb line by a wall

8:1-3 A basket of summer fruit

9:1-11 The Lord on the altar

DAVID’S CONVERSIONo Began killing gentiles

I Sam. 18:7 – “David hath slain his tens of thousands”

I Chr. 28:2-3 – “thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed a multitude of blood”

o Ended converting gentiles II Sam. 18:2 – Ittai the Gittite – captain over a

third of his followers – from Gath!

DAVID’S CONVERSIONo Ended converting gentiles

II Sam. 15:32; 16:16 – spy for David against Absolom – from Archi (Josh 16:2)

II Sam. 15:18 – Cherethites, Pelethites, Gittites – 600 men from Gath

Psa. 101:6 “faithful of the land, walketh in a perfect way”

o Mighty men of valour Zelek the Ammonite

TABERNACLE OF DAVIDo House of worship for all nations

Isa. 2:1-5 “the LORD’S house” Isa. 27:13 “the holy mount at Jerusalem” Psa. 68:15-16 “the hill which God desireth

to dwell in” Jer. 3:17 “Jerusalem the throne of the LORD”

I will raise up the tabernacle of David

yahweh shall roar from zion

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