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God to speak (3:6, 8) and write (1:1) his word. Thus, the book itself stands as evidence of God's purpose to reveal himself to his people. This principle of God's self-revelation through prophets becomes explicit in 3:7, "For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets."
Amos 3:7-8. The Lord will do nothing, but he revealeth, &c. — As if he had said, You cannot complain of your not being forewarned of these calamities coming upon you, for God hath not done, nor will do any thing, without revealing it to his prophets, and by them to you; so that you have now warning of all that he intends to do, unless you prevent it by an alteration in your behaviour.
Jun 1, 2012 · Re: Amos 3:7. “Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” I think I understand this scripture, but I’m not too sure how to explain it. Help, please.
I. Amos Message: 1. Amos proclaimed God’s message concerning eight nations, especially the northern kingdom of Israel. 2. In Amos 1:2, we see a vivid picture of the Lord as a lion whose roar reaches all the way to Mt. Carmel in the North. 3. This describes what God is doing through Amos - proclaiming a fiery message of condemnation and
God invited the nations to see the sin of Israel, so they could understand the judgment He would bring upon Israel. B. The destruction God’s judgment brings. 1. (Amos 3:11-12) Israel will be conquered and exiled. Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you,
ii. We must remember the context of the book of Amos and understand that this does not mean that God does nothing without revealing it to a prophet first. In Ephesians 3:5 Paul described how God deliberately hid the nature of the church (being a new body, not Israel and not Gentile) from Old Testament prophets.
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Listen to what Amos says: “And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel” (Amos 7:15). God sent Amos all the way from down there in the desert and the wilderness up to Bethel, one of the capital cities of the northern kingdom where he found city folk living.
