AMOS OUTLINE

 

Key Thought: Luxurious indifference of Israel to result in doom. 

Primarily concerning Israel, the Northern Kingdom, c. 760 B.C.,

In the days of King Uzziah of Judah and King Jeroboam, son of Joash of Israel.

Amos was a herdsman of Tekoa

CHAP

KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

1:

NATIONS

NATIONS TO BE PUNISHED

For three transgressions…and for four I will not turn away punishment…”

Damascus (3-5)  I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, (1:4) 

Gaza (6-8)          I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza     (1:7)  

Tyre (9-10)         I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus (1:10) 

Edom (11-12)    I will send a fire upon Teman (1:12)

Amon (13-15)    I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah (1:14  )

2:

NATIONS

Moab (1-3)        I will send a fire upon Moab (2:2)

Judah (4-5)        I will send a fire upon Judah (2:5) 

Israel (6-16)      I will press you in your place as a loaded cart  (2:13)

 

3:

HEAR

HEAR THIS WORD  (3:1-8)

Publish the warning abroad (3:9-11)

Prepare to meet your God (3:12-15)

4:

RETURN

YE HAVE NOT RETURNED. 

In spite of famine, drought, crop-failure, plundered, and cities destroyed.

5:

LAMENT

LAMENT FOR ISRAEL (1-3) 

Seek Jehovah and live (4-14)

Day of Jehovah not good (15-20). 

I hate your hypocritical feasts and solemn assemblies (21-27)

6:

WOE

WOE TO THOSE AT EASE. 

They put away the coming evil day and live in ease (1-6)

(They imitate the instruments of the temple in their pagan worship)

Captivity coming (7-14). 

 

7:

VISIONS

THREE VISIONS OF DESTRUCTION

Locusts  (1-3)

Fire (4-6)

Plumb line (7-9)

Amaziah (priest) has Amos expelled by Jeroboam II. (10-13)

Amos warns Amaziah will become a captive and his wife a harlot (14-17).

 

8:

FRUIT

BASKET OF SUMMER FRUIT.  Ripe for Ruin. (1-3)

The coming day of darkness (4-9)

The coming famine of Jehovah’s word

 

9:

ALTAR

VISION: THE LORD BY THE ALTAR.  (1)

Wicked to be destroyed.  (1-10)

David’s tabernacle rebuilt. (11-15)