This week we are reading the book of Amos — one of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. [Remember the minor prophets are not considered minor in importance, but minor (or shorter) in length than the major prophets.]
Perhaps the saddest verses in the book reflecting the repeated theme of judgment are found in 8:11-12 — the nation had so long rejected the admonition of God to repent that they experienced a famine. But this was not a famine of bread nor a thirst for water — this was a famine of the word of the Lord; they would seek His word, but because of their disobedience and God’s judgment, “they would not find it.”
However, even while the book is filled with the prophecy of judgment, yet there is also a glimmer of grace at the end of the book when the Lord says, “In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David…” (9:11). The following final few verses of the book then offer a description of the Millennial Kingdom and a future restoration of the nation. So, even while Amos writes of the coming judgment he is also still hopeful of the future blessing of God through the reign of the Messiah.
Read more about this book here.
Words of Grace 