1. Amos – Backwoods Prophet
755 B.C. – 30 yrs. Before Assyrian captivity (721 B.C.)

2. Problems He Faced Get attention – talk about others 1:3-2:5
Moral deterioration, 2:6,7
Material prosperity, 3:15; 6:3-6
Apostasy, 5:21-24
Pride and arrogance, 6:1

3. Revealed God’s message, 1:3,6,9,11,13; 2:1,4,6
How Did He Handle It?
Revealed God’s message, 1:3,6,9,11,13; 2:1,4,6
Challenged them to hear, 3:1; 4:1; 5:1; 7:16 (Rev. 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22)
Penalty for not hearing, 8:11, (Amos exemplified, 7:12-17; cp. 1 Tim. 4:16; 2 Tim. 4:1-5)

4. What Was His Message?
Proper treatment of fellow man, :6-8; 8:4-6 (justice, 5:24; Mt. 7:12)
Against abuse of wealth, 4:1-3, (1 Tim. 6:17-19)
Against procrastination, 6:3-8; 5:18-21

5. His Conclusion, 9:11-15
David’s throne – ended for Israel at division of kingdom
It ended for Judah with captivity, Jer.22:24-30
Christ on David’s throne, Lk. 1:32,33; Acts 2:29-31; 15:13-17; Rev. 3:21