(See AMOS.)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
A'mos, The Book of. The book of the prophecies of Amos seems to be divided into four principal portions closely connected together.
(1) From Amo_1:1 to Amo_2:3, he denounces the sins of the nations bordering on Israel and Judah.
(2) From Amo_2:4 to Amo_6:14, he describes the state of those two kingdoms, especially, the former.
(3) From Amo_7:1 to Amo_9:10, he relates his visit to Bethel, and sketches the impending punishment of Israel.
At last, he promises blessings. The chief peculiarity of the style consists in the number of allusions to natural objects and agricultural occupations, as might be expected from the early life of the author.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863