Placing Amos on a timeline is relatively easy as 1:1 sets his ministry in the days of King Uzziah and King Jereboam (II), two years before the earthquake.
Amos 1
- against Syria (vs 3-5)
- against Philistia (vs 6-8)
- against Tyre (vs 9-10)
- against Edom (vs 11-12)
- against Ammon (vs 13-15)
Amos 2
- against Moab (vs 1-3)
- against Judah (vs 4-5)
- against Israel (vs 6-8)
- against all who despise the goodness of the Lord (vs 9-12)
- against the rich and powerful who resist God (vs 13-16)
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