Ancient Sins That Seem Strangely Familiar - AMOS STARTS
The Lord will softly speak. And the Lord will shout when necessary. In Amos, the prophet opens up with the latter. Amos 1:1–2 (ESV) The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said: “ The LORD roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.” Amos is a southern kingdom prophet who lived during the reign of a righteous and noble king builder, Uzziah, and then in the years of the naive yet Lord-honoring Jeroboam. It was a world of peace and advancement. The lack of war led to significant commercial endeavors. However, that peace and prosperity gave rise to a different side of societal sin that is often found in modern America—a system based on greed and indulgence. Amos opens his book denouncing the 6 nations outside of Israe...