~ Jesus Christ Is the Arms That Carry
Us ~
The Bible is about Jesus Christ
~ “Jesus
said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that
the prophets have spoken! Did not the
Christ have to suffer these things
and then enter His glory?’ And beginning
with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the
Scriptures concerning Himself” (Luke 24:25-27).
In the book
of Amos Jesus Christ is seen as the Burden-Bearer, the Heavenly Bridegroom, and
the Judge.
It is
interesting to notice that like Jesus Christ, Amos was resisted by the priests
of Israel. “Then
Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, ‘Amos has
conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.’ … Then
Amaziah said to Amos: ‘Go, you seer!
Flee to the land of Judah. There
eat bread, and there prophesy. But never
again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal
residence.’ (Amos 7:10-13).
Amos,
like Jesus Christ, came from a humble background. “Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: ‘I
was no prophet, nor was I a son of a prophet, but I was a sheep breeder and a
tender of sycamore fruit. Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock,
and the Lord said to me, “Go,
prophesy to My people Israel”’” (Amos 7:14-15).
Amos, like
The Messiah was a working man. The
shepherd imagery found in Amos also points toward Jesus Christ—the Great
Shepherd, Good Shepherd, and Chief Shepherd.
Amos, like
Christ, used illustrations as a teaching style.
Amos, like
The Messiah, claimed divine inspiration.
He used the phrase, “This is what the Lord
says” about forty times in his book.
Like
The Messiah Amos was charged with treason (Amos 7:10; John 19:12).
Amos,
like Christ, knew the pressure of ministry (Amos 3:8; John 9:4).
Like
The Messiah Amos decried the selfishness of some of the wealthy (Amos 6:4-6;
Luke 12:15-21).
Comment
~ We have only touched the
surface of Christ in the Book of Amos. Much
more could be said about each of the previous examples.
additional comment: Compare these passages from Scripture:
Acts 7:42-43
– Amos 5:25-27
Acts 15:16-17
– Amos 9:11-12
The Apostle
Paul told us the Scriptures present many shadows of things to come but the
reality is found in Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:17).
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