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03 Judah and the Danger of Religious Presumption - Amos 2'4-5

03 Judah and the Danger of Religious Presumption - Amos 2'4-5

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 PM 08 Feb 2026 In Amos 2:4–5, the prophetic roar of judgment turns inward. After condemning the surrounding pagan nations, the Lord now addresses Judah — His covenant people. Unlike the nations, Judah possessed the law of the Lord, the temple, the priesthood, and the promises. Yet despite these privileges, they rejected God’s Word and followed lies. This sermon carefully unfolds the danger of religious presumption: outward proximity to truth without inward submission to it. The message examines Judah’s twofold charge — rejecting the law of the Lord and embracing generational idolatry — and explains how covenant privilege intensifies accountability. The sentence of fire upon Jerusalem, historically fulfilled in 586 BC by the Babylonian invasion, demonstrates the certainty of divine judgment when God’s patience is spurned. Set within its historical and rhetorical context, Amos’s oracle exposes the false security of prosperity, heritage, and religious forms. The sermon then moves to Christ, showing how Jesus perfectly fulfilled the law Judah rejected, bore the fire of judgment at the cross, and stands as the true temple and refuge for sinners. With searching pastoral application, this exposition presses the text home to covenant communities, church leaders, professing believers, families, the young, the elderly, and the weary. It warns against complacency while offering gospel hope: where Judah failed, Christ obeyed; where judgment was deserved, Christ endured the flames. This sermon calls believers to humble repentance, renewed love for God’s Word, and grateful obedience flowing from the finished work of Christ.
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