AMOS OUTLINE

A. Ralph Johnson

Theme: Israel's idolatrous luxury to bring doom. 

Primarily concerning Israel, the Northern Kingdom, around. 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

CHAPTERS &

KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

9ch(6)  (brief)

1: Nations

I. 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 (1:3)

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

II. LISTEN UP!

       1.   Hear This Word  (3:1-8)

      Publish the warning abroad (3:9-11)

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

4: Return

2.   Ye Have Not Returned11

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

5: Lament

3.   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

4.   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 5)

Captivity coming (7-14). 

 

7: Visions

III. THREE VISIONS OF JUDGMENT

1. Locusts  (1-3)

2. Fire (4-6)

3. Plumb line (7-9)

 

 

IV.  HISTORICAL INTERLUDE

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

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

 

8: Fruit

V.   VISION: THE BASKET OF SUMMER FRUIT

       Their condition--ripe for ruin. (1-3)

The coming day of darkness (4-10)

The coming famine of Jehovah’s word (11-14)

 

9: Altar

VI. VISION: THE LORD BY THE ALTAR.  (1)

Wicked to be destroyed.  (1-10)

David’s tabernacle rebuilt. (11-15) [MESSIANIC]