Outline 1. First Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 1:1–2:13 ) a. Judgment of Samaria and Jerusalem ( 1:1–2:11 ) i. Judgment to Come ( 1:1–7 ) ii. Weeping and Mourning ( 1:8–16 ) iii. Woe to Oppressors ( 2:1–5 ) iv. Reproof of False Prophets ( 2:6–11 ) b. Restoration of a Remnant ( 2:12–13 ) 2. Second Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 3:1–5:15 ) a. Judgment of Rulers and Prophets ( 3:1–12 ) b. Future Restoration ( 4:1–5:15 ) i. The Mountain of the House of the LORD ( 4:1–5 ) ii. Restoration of Zion ( 4:6–13 ) iii. A Ruler from Bethlehem ( 5:1–6 ) iv. The Remnant of Jacob ( 5:7–15 ) 3. Third Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 6:1–7:20 ) a. Judgment on Israel ( 6:1–7:6 ) i. The Case against Israel ( 6:1–8 ) ii. The Punishment of Israel ( 6:9–16 ) iii. Israel’s Great Misery ( 7:1–6 ) b. The Final Restoration of God's Kingdom ( 7:7–20 ) i. Israel’s Confession and Comfort ( 7:7–13 ) ii. God’s Compassion on Israel ( 7:14–20 ) |