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The Book of Amos

Chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Outline of Contents

  • 1

    • Amos receives a message from Jehovah (1, 2)

    • Judgments for repeated revolts (3-15)

  • 2

    • Judgments for repeated revolts (1-16)

  • 3

    • Proclaiming God’s judgment (1-8)

      • God reveals his confidential matter (7)

    • A message against Samaria (9-15)

  • 4

    • A message against the cows of Bashan (1-3)

    • Jehovah scorns Israel’s false worship (4, 5)

    • Israel refuses to accept discipline (6-13)

      • “Get ready to meet your God” (12)

      • ‘God tells man His thoughts’ (13)

  • 5

    • Israel like a fallen virgin (1-3)

    • Search for God, and keep living (4-17)

      • Hate bad, and love good (15)

    • Jehovah’s day, a day of darkness (18-27)

      • Israel’s sacrifices rejected (22)

  • 6

    • Woe to the complacent ones! (1-14)

      • Beds of ivory; bowls of wine (4, 6)

  • 7

    • Visions showing Israel’s end is near (1-9)

      • Locusts (1-3), fire (4-6), a plumb line (7-9)

    • Amos told to stop prophesying (10-17)

  • 8

    • Vision of a basket of summer fruit (1-3)

    • Oppressors condemned (4-14)

      • A spiritual famine (11)

  • 9

    • God’s judgments inescapable (1-10)

    • David’s booth to be raised up (11-15)