Amos 9 - Introduction

God Saw The Sinful Kingdom Amos Nine

God promised Israel that He would bring judgment upon this sinful nation in such a way that no one would escape. They would be treated like the rebellious Philistines and the Syrians had been treated. Many of the wicked in Israel felt that they were too strong to be overcome by such a judgment, but they were mistaken. God said, "Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD." (Amos 9:8)

God promised that he would raise up the tabernacle of David His elect, and rebuild it in its glory. James quoted this very passage in Acts 15:15-18 and applied it to the church in which both Jews and Gentiles are accepted in Christ. The church is the true Israel of God. Amos prophesied of that time that Gentiles would be called by God's name. The prophesy that Gentiles would be called by God's name had its fulfillment in Antioch and also unto this day. "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." (Acts 11:26)