Amos
Book Outline & Menu of Notes
Key & Guide to Notes
- - Amos -
- The Certainty of Judgment upon Israel (and the nations)
- I. Judgment on Surrounding Nations (1:1- 2:3)
- 1. Introduction, Amos 1:1,2
- 2. Judgment against Syria for Cruelty, 1:3-5
- 3. Judgment against Philistia for Making Slaves, 1:6-8
- 4. Judgment against Phoenicia for Breaking Treaty, 1:9,10
- 5. Judgment against Edom for Revengeful Spirit, 1:11,12
- 6. Judgment against Ammon for Violent Crimes, 1:13-15
- 7. Judgment against Moab for Injustice, Amos 2:1-3
- II. Judgment on Judah and Israel (2:4-6:14)
- 1. Judgment against Judah for Despising the Law, 2:4,5
- 2. Judgment against Israel for Immorality and Blasphemy, 2:6-16
- 3. God's Just Cause in Judging the Whole House of Israel
- (all 12 Tribes), Amos 3:1-15
(Privilege creates responsibility;
the higher the blessing, the greater the punishment.)
- 4. Israel's Pleasure in Iniquity brought Chastening, Amos 4:1-13
- 5. Israel's Persistence in Iniquity to bring Captivity, Amos 5:1-27
- 6. Israel's Arrogant Self-satisfaction to be Cut Down, Amos 6:1-14
- III. Visions of the Future (7:1 - 915)
- 1. Vision of Grasshoppers, Amos 7:1-3
- 2. Vision of Fire, 7:4-6
- 3. Vision of Plumbline, 7:7-9
- 4. Historic Interlude, 7:10-17
(Personal experience of the Prophet.)
- 5. Vision of Basket of Summer Fruit, Amos 8:1-14
- 6. Vision of Worldwide Dispersion, Amos 9:1-10
- 7. Vision of Worldwide Regathering and
Restoration of the Kingdom, 9:11-15
- [Elements of the above outline are borrowed from J.V.McGee.]
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