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Lesson Summary:

Amos sees a vision of ripe fruit, signifying the imminent judgment of Israel.

Focus Passage: Amos 8.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Imminent Judgment (Amos 8:1-7)

Principle: God’s Judgment for Sins is Certain and His Patience has a limit.
Application: Are there any signs that your heart is hardened to the word of God beyond the possibility of repentance?
Scripture Reference

¹²“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;
¹³And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.
Joel 2:12-13 (NASB)

II. Physical Judgment (Amos 8:8-10)

Principle: God’s Judgment for Sins is Severe.
Application: Are there any signs in your life that you are experiencing God’s discipline?
Scripture Reference

³⁰For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.
³¹But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.
³²But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
I Corinthians 11:30-32 (NASB)

III. Spiritual Judgment (Amos 8:11-14)

Principle: God’s Final Judgment is Eternal Separation from Him.
Application: What in your life is signaling that you are truly seeking after God and His Word? Are you hearing Him?
Scripture Reference

¹⁴Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
¹⁵And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:14-15 (NASB)