AMOS

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 INTRODUCTIO
• Author
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• Date Written
• Setting
• Key Verse
• Key people
• Audience
• Key Places
• Purpose
• Special Features
 AUTHOR
• The name Amos means “burden”. may referred
to as unwelcome birth or may referred to the
future ministry describe the burden heart over
Judah and Israel’s sin.
• He was born from the little town of Tekoa, 5
miles from Bethlehem and Judea.
• He was a herdsman(1:1; 7:14; 15) and gatherer
of Sycamore fruit
• He had not graduated from the school of the
prophets, but he was called by God to become a
layman evangelist.
AUTHOR
• He was called to become a prophet to the whole
house of Jacob (3:1; 1:3) but chiefly t the
Northern Kingdom (7:14; 15) at the main
Sanctuary at Bethel (7:10)
• He ministered during the time of Uzziah ( King
of Judah) and Jeroboam II (King of Israel)
• Beginning his ministry some two before a
mighty earthquake struck the Palestine.
• At the time Amos’ ministry, Israel under King
Jeroboam II was its zenith of success, but along
with the nation’s prosperity had come religious
 The Book of Amos
• Original Audience- The people of Israel the
Northern Kingdom.
• Date Written - Approximately 760-750 BC;
During the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel
and King Uzziah f Judah.
• Key Verse - Amos 5:24
• key People -Amos, Amaziah, Jeroboam II
• Key Places - Bethel and Samaria
 PURPOSE

• To pronounce God’s judgement upon Israel,

the Northern Kingdom for their
complacency, idolatry and oppression of the
poor.
 • Announcement of
The BluePrint Judgement (1:1-2:16)-
Amos spoke with frankness
about denouncing their sin,
he was not intimidated by
the priest or king.
• Reasons for judgement
(3:1-6:14)
• Visions of judgement (7:1-
9:15)
Themes
• Accountability to God
• Complacency
• Oppressing the Poor
• Superficial Religion
• The nation often harassed
Israel., especially under
Ben-hadad I and King 8 Nations
Hazael Denounced (1-6)
• God would thus;
• Burned down the palace of
Syria- Capital City
the capital city
• Breakdown their
Damascus (1:1-5)
strongholds
• Cause many Syrians to die
and others to be carried
Philistia
• Capital City, Gaza (1:6-8)
• 4 Chief Cities in Philistia
• They were judged because
of they sold Israel into • Gaza
slavery to Edom (2
Chronicles 21:16-17; Joel • Ashdod
3:4-8) • Ashkelon
• Ekron
 Phoenicia
• Capital city, Tyre (1:9-10)
• They had broken their covenant to their
brotherhood to the Israel (referring to the
agreement David and Solomon had made 1
Kings 9:13)
• Israel has been attacked by Tyre and its
citizens led into slavery to Edom. (Joel 3:4-
8)
• God would burn down the forts and palaces
of Tyre
• Teman was located
southeast of Petra, Bozrah
was in the North Central of
Edom
• Because Israel suffered
grievously at the hands of

Edom
the Edom- God caused
their destruction
• Their strongholds would
thus be burn
• Capital City, Teman and
Bozrah (1:11-12)
had committed cruel AMMON
es such as ripping
pregnant women with
ng their expansion Capital City: Rabbah
in Gilead • Descendants of Lot’s
youngest daughter. (1:13-
would destroy their 15)
s and re-enslave their
le.
• Desecrated tombs of the
King of Edom (King 3:26-
27)
• They would be defeated in a
battle
Moab
• Capital City: Kirioth (2:1-
3)
• Descendants of Lot’s older
daughter
y rejected the word of Judah
, and disobeyed God’s
d.
y had hardened their Capital City: Jerusalem
ts as their father had
.
Israel
• Capital City Samaria (2:6:16)
• They perverted justice by accepting BECAUSE OF
bribes. ALL THIS
• They had sold the poor from slavery, GOD WOULD:
trading them for a pair of shoes. • Make them
• They are lounging in stole clothing groan
from their debtors at the religious • Cause their
feast swiftest
• They had offered sacrifices f wine in warriors to
the temple, purchased by the stolen stumble in the
money. battle.
• Unthankful for past blessings.
• They caused Nazarites to sin by
 House of Jacob (Both Israel and
Judah3:1-6:14)
• Jacob’s punishment must equal to her past privileges (3:1-
3)
• God was issuing one final warning through his prophets.
(3:7)
• Jacob’s enemy are called upon to attest to her wickedness.
a. Her women become cruel and demanding. (4:1-3)
b. Her formal and empty religious ceremony has become
insults to divine holiness. (4:4-5; 5:21-26)
c. They surrounded themselves with gross luxury. (6:4)
d. They thought more of the worldly music than their own
Messiah. (6:5)
House of Jacob (Both Israel and
Judah3:1-6:14)
• God had tried everything to bring his people to their
senses. (4:6-13)
• One final invitation is extended by God. (5:4-15)
• This invitation is rejected, and judgment would fall.
a. Jacob would be consumed as a lion devour a sheep.
(3:12)
b. They would be crying in the streets and every road.
(5:19)
c. In that day they would be like man who escaped from a
lion, only to meet a bear. (5:19)
d. 90% of their soldiers would fall on the battle.
I. The locust plagued (7:1-3)
a. Vision revealed to Amos Five Visions
his intention to destroy al Announced (7-9)
the main crops that
sprang up after the first
mowing.
b. Amos interceed for Israel
and a merciful God
changed his coursed of
action.
II. The vision of great fire.
(7:4-6) Five Visions
a. Amos saw a destructive Announced (7-9)
fire that consumed the
water of Palestine.
b. The prophet pled for
mercy, and again God set
aside this deserved
judgment.
III. The vision of plumb
line. (7:7-16) Five Visions
a. Amos viewed the Lord as Announced (7-9)
he stood beside the
plumb line to see if it
was straight.
b. God informed Amos:
1. He would continue to test
Israel. Five Visions
2. That he would no longer Announced (7-9)
turn away from
punishing.
3. That he would destroy
the dynasty of Jeroboam
II by the sword.
c. Amos confronted by
Amaziah, the chairman Five Visions
of the Bethel Announced (7-9)
Ministerial Association, who
quickly issued 2
messages:
1. One was to King
Jeroboam II, warning him
against the Bible banging
activity of Amos
 Most Terrifying
a. Amaziah’s wife would
become a Bethel street
Prophesies ever
prostitute. pronounced upon
b. His son and daughter a human being,
would be killed. because of false
c. His land and possession
would be divided up.
priest trying to
d. He would die as a captive silence the God’s
in a heathen land. true prophet
IV. The vision of the basket
summer fruit Five Visions
a. The meaning of the Announced (7-9)
vision: It symbolizes that
Israel is now ripe for
judgment.
b. The reason for judgment
vision: The cruel and
materialisltic merchants of
the Northern Kingdom had:
1. Robbed the poor (by
selling them moldy food.) Five Visions
2. Longed for Sabbath to Announced (7-9)
end and various religious
holidays to be over that
they could, once again
start cheating.
3. Made slaves of the poor,
buying their debt of a
piece of silver or a pair
c. The results of this
judgment vision:
1. The riotous singing in the Five Visions
temple would turn unto Announced (7-9)
weeping.
2. Dead bodies would be
scattered everywhere.
3. Fearful heavenly sign
would occur.
4. There would be no
comforting words from
V. The vision of the Lord at
the Altar: (9:1-15)
1. The condemnation of Five Visions
Israel’s transgressors. Announced (7-9)
(9:1-10)
2. The restoration of David
Tabernacle. (9:11-15)
a. The Davidic Monarchy
Degraded
b. The blessing of the
restored monarchy.
1. The harvest time will
scarcely end before the Five Visions
farmer starts again to
sow another crop.
Announced (7-9)
2. The terraces of grapes
upon the hills of Israel
will drip sweet wine.
3. Israel’s faithful will have
their fortunes restored
and be permanently
regathered in the glorious