1. Reason for Amos' apology -7-12-13--2. Amos' apology 1 - God spoke to me -7-15--3. Amos' apology 2 - Your wife, children, death -7-17--4. Parallels to Jesus' apology -Rom. 1-4- 1 Cor. 15-

1. Reason for Amos' apology (7:12-13) 2. Amos' apology 1 - God spoke to me (7:15) 3. Amos' apology 2 - Your wife, children, death (7:17) 4. Parallels to Jesus' apology (Rom. 1:4; 1 Cor. 15)

1. Amos' vision of the locusts -7-1ff--2. Amos' vision of the fire -7-4ff--3. Amos' vision of the plumbline -7-7ff--4. Amaziah fights dirty -7-10ff-

1. Amos' vision of the locusts (7:1ff) 2. Amos' vision of the fire (7:4ff) 3. Amos' vision of the plumbline (7:7ff) 4. Amaziah fights dirty (7:10ff)

1. Easy groupthink hard to dispel -6-1--2. Woe to those who's faith rests in distractions -6-3ff--3. God oath - this time for judgment -6-8ff--4. God's instrument of wrath- Assyria -6-14-

1. Easy groupthink hard to dispel (6:1) 2. Woe to those who's faith rests in distractions (6:3ff) 3. God oath - this time for judgment (6:8ff) 4. God's instrument of wrath: Assyria (6:14)

1. The Day of the LORD, rightly understood -5-18, 20--2. God's special contempt for false faith -5-21ff--3. Worship as noise -5-23ff--4. A comparison to wilderness Israel -5-25ff-

1. The Day of the LORD, rightly understood (5:18, 20) 2. God's special contempt for false faith (5:21ff) 3. Worship as noise (5:23ff) 4. A comparison to wilderness Israel (5:25ff)

1. Lamentation -5-1-3--2. Repentance and change -5-4-7--3. God's omnipotence -5-8--4. Interim strategy for individual Israelites -5-13-

1. Lamentation (5:1-3) 2. Repentance and change (5:4-7) 3. God's omnipotence (5:8) 4. Interim strategy for individual Israelites (5:13)