Outline of Amos
I. Introduction to the prophecy 1:1-2
II. Judgment of the nations 1:3-2:16
A. Judgment on the surrounding nations 1:3-2:3
B. Judgment on Judah and Israel 2:4-16
III. Four messages of condemnation 3:1-6:14
A. Concerning certain impending
judgments 3:1-15
B. Concerning the ineffectiveness of
past judgment 4:1-13
C. Concerning the need to seek Jehovah 5:1-27
D. Concerning the folly of
self-sufficiency 6:1-14
IV. Five symbolic visions of judgment 7:1-9:10
A. The vision of locusts 7:1-3
B. The vision of fire (drought) 7:4-6
C. The vision of the plumbline 7:7-17
D. The vision of summer fruit 8:1-14
E. The vision of the Lord standing by
the alter 9:1-10
V. The conclusion of the prophecy: the
restoration of the Davidic kingdom 9:11-15
