Notes: December 13, 2008 – Amos 1 & 2

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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