Amos 9:7-10

The Lord He is God -- Amos 9:7-10 : God wanted it understood that not only was Israel dependent upon God but that the entire world stood in total dependence on the Almighty. "Are you not like the Cushites to me, O people of Israel?" declares the LORD. "Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?" (Amos 9:7) God is independent but every man is dependent upon Him. What does the Lord see when He looks at us? When he looked at Israel His eyes saw what a sinful nation they were. God promised that (1) He would wipe out the sinful people, and (2) He promised that he would leave a few of Jacob's descendants. This was the Lord's promise. There would be a remnant left after the captivity had ended. In Ezra 2:64 we read, "The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore."

In a vivid word picture Amos showed the judgment of God against Israel. God would command the heathen nations to sift the Israelites like grain. The Israelites that remained faithful would be scattered among the nations. The rebellious would be trapped like trash in a sifter and destroyed. In His judgment God would deal with all of Israel. False prophets belittled the idea that any danger was threatening the nation of Israel. They cry "Peace, peace; when there is no peace." (Jeremiah 6:14) God said, "All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or meet us."