0ctober 6/7,2013 “Judgment and Restoration” Week 4, Lesson 3 Amos 7:1-9:15 ======================== DIVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES ======================== ======================== First Division: Amos sees visions of God's judgment and prays for Israel. Amos 7:1-9 Principle #1: Prayer is God's way of giving us input into God's methods of executing His plans. ======================== Second Division: Amos announces judgment on Amaziah for obstructing the spread of God's Word. Amos 7:10-17 Principle #2: God gets very angry with people who interfere with the spreading of God's Word. ======================== Third Division: Amos announces God's judgment creating a famine of God's Word. Amos 8:1-14 Principle #3: When it comes to understanding God's Word, we must use it or lose it. ======================== Fourth Division: Amos reveals God's sieve and promises of restoration. Amos 9:1-15 Principle #4: God's judgment falls on those who fail to heed His warnings but He restores those who do. ========================