Hosea – “

.”

Joel – “Locusts.”

Amos’ Primary accusation:

Amos points fingers at “

” before pointing fingers at “

Reveal Answer

” (Amos 1 & 2).

In addition to hypocrisy, Israel was guilty of severe

.

If God is pointing out an area of your life that needs correction,

.

Crooked Israel is

with God (Amos 7:1-9).

The first two movements emphasize God’s

to relent if Israel will seek him and return to him.

God uses the plumb line analogy to make the point that he, in fact, has a r_ighteous standard_ for us.

Our key word for Amos: “

.”

God set a plumb line among his people to declaring an end to their attempts to

.

God set a plumb line today—

, beyond argument, how crooked and bent your soul is because of sin.

God can

crooked lives (Romans 1:16-17; 2 Cor. 4:7).

He saves you:
When we place our faith in Jesus, he forgives our sin and wraps us up in his righteous perfection.

!

He uses you:
“God writes straight with crooked lines”—He promises

in the world.