Minor Prophets:
Amos

Amos, a shepherd, stepped out of his herds and brought to both the Northern and Southern Kingdoms a message of God's displeasure.  Perhaps the most enduring image from Amos visions and messages is that of the plumb line.  God had tested the structure of Israel and found them not to be straight.

Left: "Amos" by Gustave Dore.

 

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Memorable Passages

Overviews and Outlines

An Introduction to the Book of Amos

An outline-based overview by David Malick from Bible.org.

The Grace Institute: Amos

A well-rounded overview from a Eugene Oregon church.

The Book of Amos

An introduction from Quartz Hill School of Theology.

An Argument of the Book of Amos

One of David Malick's rhetorically-arranged outlines.

Amos Notes

A solid introduction arranged in bullet points from Cumberland College.

Bible Basics

A very brief list of facts, but it includes a wav file pronouncing the book's title.

About Bible Prophecy: Amos

A list and discussion of the prophecies and their fulfillments.  Created by a team of Catholics and Wisconsin-Synod Lutherans.

About Bible Prophecy: Amos

A short overview of the prophecies of Amos.

Amos: An Introduction

A very brief overview from an organization in Canada.

Book of Amos

A longer introduction, including a brief outline and some deeper information.

Amos: Luther Productions

A very brief (one-paragraph) introduction, but it has a soothing picture of justice rolling down like waters.

Walking thru the Bible

A short overview.  This file covers Hosea, Joel, and Amos, although they misspelled Hosea.

Easton Bible Dictionary: Amos

The article from M.G. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Columbia Encyclopedia: Amos

A brief article from the 2001 edition of this reference work.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

The article from 19th century reference work.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Amos

The appropriate entry from the public domain edition of this venerable reference work.

Jewish Encyclopedia

An article from the 1901-06 reference work.  Generally liberal in its critical presuppositions.

Jewish Education Workshop: Amos

A brief overview complete with Hebrew texts.

Bible Studies: Whole Book

Amos: Promise of Despair and Hope

A BibleLinks exclusive.  Twenty-five devotions from Tune My Heart, leading the reader through the entire book of Amos.

The Minor Prophets: Amos

Lesson four from Hampton Keathley, IV's 13-lesson series on the minor prophets.  This one includes a nifty graphic that effectively overviews the whole book.

From Creation to the Cross: Amos

This is lesson 15 in Hampton Keathley, IV's 28-lesson series, From Creation to the Cross.  As such it covers some of the same material as the "Minor Prophets" lesson listed here, but there are unique items as well.

Love the Lord Bible Studies: Amos

A nine-lesson study with questions from an Arkansas-based ministry.  They seem orthodox enough, although the statement of faith makes me wonder if they're not into prosperity gospel teachings.

Undiscovered Treasures: Two "Minor" Prophets

A study of Joel and Amos by Chuck Missler.

Amos--Prophet Who Warned the Northern and Southern Kingdom

This is a commentary by an energetic fellow named Ted Wade.  He provides brief notes on each chapter and most verses for the entire Bible.

Geneva Notes

In 1599, English Puritans, working in Geneva, published the first study Bible.  These are the notes from that edition.

John Calvin's Commentary

The commentary of the 16th-century French reformer.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

The chapter-by-chapter 1712 commentary by the great English writer.

John Wesley Notes

Over his career, the founder of Methodism maintained notes on the entire Bible.

JFB Commentary

The comments of Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown from Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871).

Amos: William Kelley

A lengthy commentary from Lectures on the Minor Prophets.

Clarke's Commentary

The first chapter for this book from Adam Clarke's nineteenth-century commentary.

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The commentary of the 17th century Baptist theologian.

Amos--The Country Prophet

An executable outline by Mark Copland.

Al Maxey: Amos

A brief commentary by a New Mexico-based Bible student.

Old Testament Life and Literature

Gerald Larue's 1968 overview of the Old Testament is, oddly enough, hosted at an atheist website.

The Book of Amos: History, Critical Issues, and Preaching Themes

A course paper from George Fox Evangelical Seminary penned by Duane Brudewald.

Nicholas Whyte: Amos

I include this in the interests of openness.  Nicholas seems to think he could have written a better Bible himself.  Still, he raises some interesting topics.

Postmodern Bible: Amos

This project is self-described as a "hypermedia commentary for serious Bible study." 

The Jerome Bible Commentary

A commentary by a Catholic doctor, Jerome Dominguez, M.D.  Is English isn't perfect, but you have to admire his energy.  Although Catholic in orientation, this source has some good material for study.

Jesus and His Church

A companion piece, also by Dr. Dominguez, specifically studying prophecies and types.

Jewish Bible (JPS 1917)

Three versions of the text in Hebrew.

Hosea and Amos: Prophets to the North

A study from MyJewishLearning.com by Anne-Marie Belinfante.

Bible Studies: Part of Book

I've Got Bad News and I've Got Good News (Amos 5:18-24)

A sermon by Alex Stephenson.

Do We Measure Up? (Amos 7:7-17)

A sermon by Alex Stephenson.

Sermons

Amos: God Doesn't Play Favorites

The appropriate sermon from Ray C. Stedman's Adventuring through the Bible series.

Introducing Amos: The Country Boy Prophet

A sermon by David Lemmons.

C.H. Spurgeon

Links to four text sermons by the great nineteenth-century Baptist preacher.

John Piper

Links to two sermons by the contemporary preacher.

Ken Gehrels--Seven sermons from a reformed pastor.

Amos 1: 11-12  A Family Divided
Amos 1: 1-2; 7: 10-16  A Shepherd Gone Mad
Amos 2: 4-5   When Silence Isn't Golden
Amos 2: 6-16  Jilted Love
Amos 3: 1-15 When God Speaks
Amos 3: 1-15  The Counter-Cultural Call Of God
Amos 9: 11-15  A Fallen House Restored

A Bull Market with Bear Attitudes

This is a rather protracted devotion/brief sermon by Jerry Figueroa.

Max Forsythe

Sermons from a series on the minor prophets.  Look for the appropriate sermon(s) on this page, which contains all twelve.  At present there are no entries for Amos, but they should be coming eventually.

Bibliographies

Amos Bibliography

A list of non-academic sources.

Recommended Sources on Amos

A lengthy list, mostly scholarly in nature, from Two-Age.org.

Annotated Bibliography on Amos

A 37-page list of scholarly sources, supplied by Thomas F. McDaniel.

Bibliography on Amos

A more accessible but also dated list of sources from Bandstra.

Oxford Bibliography

Another list of sources.

Denver Seminary Bibliography

This will take you to the top of the "Commentary" section.  You'll need to scroll down to find the relevant section.

Bibliography on the Theology of the Book of Amos

A lengthy bibliography by Duane Brudewald of George Fox University.  See his related paper above.

Amos 6:1-7 (9/3 TC)
Amos 6:1-7 (18/3 TC)
Amos 8:4-7 (18/3 TC)
Amos 8:4-8 (9/3 TC)