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June 28
Lesson 4
GOD WILL NEVER FORGET

DEVOTIONAL READING: Hosea 11:1–7
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Amos 8


AMOS 8:1–6, 9, 10

1 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.


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KEY VERSE
Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
—Amos 8:2




GOD’S PROPHETS DEMAND JUSTICE

Unit 1: Amos Rails Against Injustice
LESSONS 1–4


LESSON AIMS

After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. List reasons for God’s condemnation of Israel.
2. Compare and contrast the behaviors and attitudes of the Israelites with those of people today.
3. Resolve to lead or encourage in correcting social abuses that are harmful to the needy.


LESSON OUTLINE

Introduction
      A.      Exploiting Others
      B.      Lesson Background: Amos the Man
      C.      Lesson Background: Amos the Book
          I.      Basket of Fruit (AMOS 8:1–3)
      A.      Vision Seen (vv. 1, 2a)
      B.      Verdict Pronounced (vv. 2b, 3)
      Choosing the Path
          II.      Sins of Israel (AMOS 8:4–6)
      A.      Abuse of the Poor (v. 4)
      B.      Abuse of Righteousness (vv. 5, 6)
          III.      Punishment for Israel (AMOS 8:9, 10)
      A.      Darkness (v. 9)
      God’s View
      B.      Suffering (v. 10)
Conclusion
      A.      Accentuate the Positive!
      B.      Prayer
      C.      Thought to Remember


HOW TO SAY IT

Amaziah
Am-uh-zye-uh.
Assyrian
Uh-sear-e-un.
caveat emptor
kah-vee-ought emp-tur.
Ezekiel
Ee-zeek-ee-ul or Ee-zeek-yul.
Hammurabi
Ham-muh-rah-bee.
Hosea
Ho-zay-uh.
Judah
Joo-duh.
Lamentations
Lam-en-tay-shunz.
Loammi
Lo-am-my.
Mesha
Me-shuh.
Micah
My-kuh.
Moab
Mo-ab.
Tekoa
Tih-ko-uh.


Pelfrey, Lloyd M. et al. “God Will Never Forget.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2014–2015. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 62. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014. 369–372. Print.



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