Old Testament · Book 30 of 66
Amos
A herdsman of Tekoa sent north to Bethel — a shepherd-prophet preaching judgment on a prosperous, comfortable, oppressive society. ‘Let justice roll down.’
- 9Chapters
- TekoaProphet's home
- Justice + righteousnessKeynote
“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
Structure
- 1–2Oracles against the nationsDamascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab — then Judah — then Israel. The rhetorical net tightens until it catches the audience.
- 3–6Sermons against IsraelThe cows of Bashan, the summer-house-and-winter-house wealthy, those who drink wine in bowls — comfortable Israel indicted.
- 7–9Five visions and restoration promiseLocusts, fire, plumb line, summer fruit, the LORD at the altar. Amaziah the priest expels Amos from Bethel; the book ends with the tabernacle of David raised up (9:11, cited in Acts 15:16).
Section pages
Each section is one focused part of Amos — purpose, key movements, key verses, Christ-in-this-section. Roughly five minutes each.
Themes
Justice and righteousness: The book's keyword pair. Prosperity without justice is covenant treason; sacrifices without righteousness are noise in the LORD's ears.
The day of the LORD: Amos is the first to warn that the day the comfortable long for will be ‘darkness, and not light’ (5:18).
If you only read a few chapters
Featured studies in this book
The gold numeral is how many passages of Amos each study touches — the brighter the border, the deeper it reaches here.
Where Amos leads
1,063 cross-references flow out of its 5 heaviest chapters · 8 words are distinctively its own · 1 featured study cites it.
Counted live from the reference floor (heaviest chapter pairs · tagged word floor · featured-page citations).