Amos

I. Superscription (1:1)

II. Prophecy Concerning Foreign Nations (1:2-2:5)

A. God speaks (1:2)
B. Against the nations (1:3-2:5)

1. Damascus (1:3-5)
2. Philistia (1:6-8)
3. Tyre (1:9-10)
4. Edom (1:11-12)
5. Ammon (1:13-15)
6. Moab (2:1-3)
7. Judah (2:4-5)

III. Prophecy Concerning Israel (2:6-9:15)

A. Initial accusations (2:6-16)

1. Oppressing the poor (2:6-8)
2. God's previous care (2:9-11)
3. Corrupting Nazirites and prophets (2:12)
4. Punishment cannot be avoided (2:13-16)

B. God will bring terrible destruction (3:1-15)
C. Condemnation of wealthy, insensitive women (4:1-3)
D. Condemnation of worship (4:4-5)
E. God's attempts to bring Israel back (4:6-11)
F. God, the omnipotent one, will judge (4:12-13)
G. Lament for Israel (5:1-3)
H. Seek God and live (5:4-15)
I. Day of the Lord (5:16-20)
J. Worship (5:21-27)

1. Condemnation of empty, cultic worship (5:21-23)
2. True worship (5:24)
3. Sacrifices during the wilderness wandering (5:25)
4. Punishment due to idolatry (5:26-27)

K. Warning of coming, unavoidable destruction (6:1-14)
L. Amos intercedes with God (7:1-9)

1. Not judgment by locusts (7:1-3)
2. Not judgment by fire (7:4-6)
3. A plumb line decrees judgment (7:7-9)

M. Biographical note (7:10-17)

1. Amaziah bans Amos (7:10-13)
2. Amos recounts his call experience (7:14-15)
3. Amos' prophecy to Amaziah (7:16-17)

N. Israel's destruction (8:1-9:10)

1. Vision of a basket of summer fruit (8:1-3)
2. Punishment of those consumed by quest for financial gain (8:4-8)
3. Famine of God's word (8:9-14)
4. Complete destruction (9:1-10)

O. Restoration of Israel (9:11-15)