The responsibility of the people of God is to walk with Him - He has chosen them and is in control.
3:9-15 is about seeing what God does with those who aren't obedient to Him.
Ch 4 is a reminder of not living in a way that neglects others. It says that we should not get sucked up into religious formalism that has not shaped the heart, and also that God has done significant things in an attempt to bring Israel to her senses. 4:12 is a reminder we will stand before God and we need to be prepared for that.
5:1-17 is a rebuke against people not seeking God. They have gone their own way & living in a self-obsessed world, but have not seen everything God gives as from Him and His to use.
5:18-27 To make our worship acceptable to God, we need to submit to His justice and turn to Him.
Ch 6 The Israelites were insensitive to God's judgment because they felt secure in their own lives. We must remember whatever God gives us belongs to Him and we need to rest in Him, not become self-consumed and satisfied.
Amos has 4 visions:
7:1-9 Swarms of locusts - they stripped the land clean. Leading Amos to cry out "Forgive"
A plumb line and a wall - a reminder that God has His standards of what we must measure up to
8:1-3 A basket of ripe fruit - a reminder that God has set the seasons in place & knows exactly when things will happen. He chooses them.
Songs in the temple turned to wailing - A reminder of the awfulness of God's judgment.
7:10-17 Amos was willing to go to the King and give God's message - he was fearless. We must be willing to tell people "Hear the word of the Lord!" and tell them exactly what God says.
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