Summary of Amos
Chapter by Chapter:
Amos 1-2: The Lord Judges Syria, Tyre and Edom/The Lord will Judge Moab, Judah and Israel
Amos 3-4: Prophets/The Lord makes things hard, so we remember
Amos 5-6: Seek the Lord and do good/Woe unto them of Zion
Amos 7-9: Amos, a prophet of God/A time of famine: The Great Apostasy/The Restoration
Amos, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, was active c. 750 BCE during the reign of Jeroboam II, making the Book of Amos the first biblical prophetic book written (presumably). Amos lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel. His major themes were of social justice, God’s omnipotence and role as creator, and divine judgment.
We also learn about the important roles of Prophets, the coming of a Spiritual Famine known as “The Apostasy” and a future Restoration of the Lord’s Gospel