Author
Amos
Prophet
Written
c. 760–750 BC
Chapters
9
Audience
The northern kingdom of Israel
Oracles of judgment against surrounding nations, Judah, and Israel
Chapter 1 → Chapter 2Read in Bible
God's chosen people face greater accountability for their sins
Chapter 3Read in Bible
Israel's failure to heed repeated divine warnings and chastisements
Chapter 4Read in Bible
A lament over Israel's fall and a call to seek the Lord and practice justice
Chapter 5Read in Bible
Woe pronounced upon the complacent and self-indulgent leaders of Israel
Chapter 6Read in Bible
A series of visions depicting Israel's impending destruction and moral decay
Chapter 7 → Chapter 8Read in Bible
The final vision of judgment followed by God's promise of restoration and blessing
Chapter 9Read in Bible
""You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.""
Amos 3:2""But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!""
Amos 5:24""I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'""
Amos 7:14–15""I will bring my people Israel back from exile. They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.""
Amos 9:14Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa in Judah, delivers God's fierce warnings to the prosperous but morally corrupt northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. The book condemns Israel's exploitation of the poor, empty religious ritual, and violation of covenant obligations, declaring that God's chosen people are held to a higher standard of accountability. Despite its dominant tone of judgment, the book concludes with a promise of future restoration for the faithful remnant of Israel.