Amos 2:4-16

Sermon Discussion Questions 

1) Satan’s lies aren’t anything new, and they’ve unfortunately been all too effective for far too long. If we’re honest, we’ve been like Judah (Amos 2:4-5) in that we’ve bought into some of the same idolatrous lies that many of our ancestors have, particularly here in America. Are there any specific idols and/or lies that have deceived you in your lifetime? How have they affected you? 

2) God doesn’t sugarcoat His indictment(s) of Israel (v. 6-8). What makes their transgressions even more blatant is that they were done in spite of God’s obvious protection (v. 9), liberation and provision (v.10), and rejected efforts to warn them (v.11-12). What elements of God’s goodness have you seen in your life despite some of your most blatant transgressions? 

3) In verses 13-16, God uses simile and metaphor to communicate the heaviness of His judgement on His people. Israel will be “pressed down”, unable to escape or fend it off with their usual means of self-preservation. We, like Israel, were deserving of such heavy judgement. But thankfully, the full weight of His judgement has been borne by another, namely Jesus Christ. How does the truth of God’s judgement weigh on you? How does the truth that Jesus has borne that weight also weigh on you?