BOOK OF

Amos
 herdsman of sheep and goats, and a grower of
sycamore figs (amos 1:1, 7:14)

derived from Hebrew term "lift a burden."

a citizen of tekoa (southern kingdom)

from the southern kingdom, but prophesied in the

northern kingdom
Amos
he prophesied in the northern kingdom
particularly in bethel
 Amos prophesied:

When will Uzziah become King of Judah (2

Kings 14:21)
While Jeroboam II King of Israel
Doom of Israel and Neighbor Nations (Chapter 1 and 2)
Damascus (1:3-5)
Gaza (1:6-8)
Tyre (1:9-10)
Edom (1:11-12)
Ammon (1:13-15)
Moab (2:1-3)
Judah (2:4-5)

Brief outline of Amo

Israel (2:6-16)

Brief outline of Amos

Brief outline of Amos
The Luxurious Palaces of Samaria (Chapter 3)
"Prepare to meet your God." (Chapter 4)
The Day of God (Chapter 5)
The Captivity (Chapter 6)
Three Visions of Destruction (Chapter 7)
The Basket of Sumer Fruit (Chapter 8)
Future Glory of David's Kingdom (Chapter 9)

Brief outline of Amo

Brief outline of Amos
Brief outline of Amos
 The sins of
Israel
Sold the Righteous into Slavery (2:6)
Oppress the Poor (2:6-7, 5:7-11)
Accepted Bribes (5:12)
Were Dishonest in trade (8:5-6)
Were Materialistic (4:1, 6:4)
False Confidence in their own
Righteousness (4:4, 5:14)
Had Failed to heed pass warning
from God (2:11-12)

five visions recorded in the
book of
The Locust (7:1-3)
The Great Fire Devouring the Land (7:4-6)
The Plumbline (7:7-9)
The Basket of Summer Fruit (8:1-2)
The Lord Standing by the altar and giving
the command to smite the capitals and let
none escape (9:1)

Amos
 Punishment and Doom
for Israel

They must prepare to meet their God (4:12-13)

They must prepare themselves for the day of the Lord (5:18)
Assyria would take them captive (5:27)
 Israel also had false sense of Self-confidence in
their own righteousness. Why?

We are God's People (3:2)

God brought us out of Egypt (9:7)
We worship regularly (5:21)
 Problems of Luxury (6:1)
Problems of Rejecting Sound Preaching (7:12-13)
Problem of Vain Worship (5:21-24)
Problem of Indifference (4:4-6)
Problem of Apostasy (4:6-11)

Lessons from the book of amos