CAN AMERICA FALL UNDER GOD’S JUDGMENT?

IN WHAT DO WE TRUST AS A NATION?

Psa 9:19-20 Arise, O Yehovah; let not man be strong. Let the nations be judged in Your sight. (20) Put them in fear, O Yehovah, let the

nations know they are but men. Selah.

GOD, A JUDGER OF THE NATIONS2Ch 20:6 and said, O Yehovah, the God of our Fathers, are You

not God in Heaven? And do You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? And is there power and might in Your hand, so that none is able to withstand You?

Job 12:23 He gives greatness to the nations, and destroys them. He spreads out the nations, and leads them away.

Psa 2:1-5 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing? (2) The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Yehovah and against His anointed, saying, (3) Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us. (4) He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; Yehovah shall mock at them. (5) Then He shall speak to them in His anger, and trouble them in His wrath…Psa 2:9-12 You shall break them with a rod of iron...(10) And now be wise, O kings...(11) Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (12) Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled in but a little time. Blessed are all who put their trust in Him.

A WRONG ANALOGY

• LIKE ISRAEL, AMERICA IS UNIQUE AMONG ALL OTHER NATIONS

• LIKE ISRAEL, AMERICA WAS DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD

A. FIRST PILGRIMS – MAYFLOWER COMPACTB. THE FIRST STATE CONSTITUTIONS ALL POINTED TO TRUST IN HIM C. THE FIRST PRESIDENT “GEORGE WASHINGTON” ACKNOWLEDGED OUR DEPENDENCY ON HIM

AMERICA SHOULDN’T BE ANALOGIZED WITH ROME, IT SHOULD BE ANALOGIZED WITH ISRAEL

Amo 1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa; the Word

which he saw concerning Israel in the

Amos in a Mess

DATE OF THE BOOK - WRITTEN AROUND 748 BC

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK – AMOS (Name = Burden Bearer)• AMOS WAS A PROPHET WHO WAS SENT BY GOD TO NORTHERN

ISRAEL• AMOS WAS FROM TEKOA, JUDAH – A VILLAGE ABOUT 11 MILES

SOUTH OF JERUSALEM• AMOS WAS A HERDSMAN AND SYCAMORE FRUIT PICKER NOTHING ELSE IS KNOWN OF HIM - 7:14

days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

THE GEO-POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE BOOK OF AMOS

FOR NORTHERN ISRAEL TIMES WERE RELATIVELY STABLE AND PROSPEROUS UNDER KING JEROBOAM II

FOR JUDAH IT WAS A TIME OF PROSPERITY UNDER KING UZZIAH OF JUDAH

• Uzziah was a righteous king. • Began to reign at 16 and ruled 52 years. • He was victorious over his enemies. • He built strong defenses and maintained a strong

Military of 307,000 troops who were highly skilled warriors that were completely outfitted with the best military hardware of the day.

• He invented war machines that were cutting edge for defense.

THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF AMOS

• THE PROMISE OF GOD TO JUDGE THE EVIL SURROUNDING NATIONS

• THE PROMISE OF GOD TO JUDGE HIS OWN PEOPLE JUDAH AND ISRAEL

• THE PROMISE OF GOD TO SHOW MERCY AT SOME POINT

The Prophets Were God’s Early Warning System

God’s message

Amo 3:7 For the Lord Yehovah will do nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

Our Responsibility

• Prayer For Our Nation Corporately and Individually

• Confess and Repent Of Personal Sins

• Live Righteously In Christ

• Speak The Truth To Those That Need To Hear It

If we don’t do these things we are adding to the coming judgment and will never see our

country return to God.