Amos 1:1-2:16 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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Judgement on the Nations
Questions for Study 1

Amos 1:1-2:16
Memory Verse: 2:11

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I. The Call of Amos (1:1-2)

1. Who was Amos? When did the word of the Lord come to them? What was the word of the Lord about? What did he say? (2)

II. Judgment on Six Nations (1:3-2:3)

2. Who was Damascus and the house of Hazael? What did the Lord say about it? Why?

3. What was Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Ekron? (6-8) What did the Lord say about them? Why?

4. What was Tyre? (9-10) What did the Lord say about it? Why?

5. What was Edom? (11-12) What did the Lord say about it? Why?

6. What was Ammon? (13-15) What did the Lord say about it? Why?

7. What was Moab? (2:1-3) What did the Lord say about it? Why?

III. Judgment on Judah and Israel (2:4-16)

8. Who was Judah in Amos' time? (4-5) Why was he bringing wrath to them? Who was Israel in Amos' time? (6-8) Why was he bringing wrath to them?

9. What was Israel's life like in Egypt? (9-12) What was the mission of prophets and Nazirites? How did Israel receive them?

10. What was the Lord going to do to Israel because of these sins? (13-16) Will thier army be able to save them? What can we learn about the Lord's justice and holiness from this chapter?