Spreading God's Love Thru Prayer
AMOS. 1:1-2 "THESE NATIONS WILL BE JUDGED" amos,a shepherd from juda,introduced his prophecies concerning eight different nations (1:3-2:16) by describing god's awesome presence as he called those nations to account. earthquake (see> date and location 1:1 states that amos prophesied during the reigns of jeroboam ll (793-753 bc.) and the southern king uzziah (azariah,790-740), and that god's message came to him" two years before the earthquake" josephus dates this earthquake at the time of uzziah's apostasy,c 750(see>expo on 2kings15:1-7).amos prophesied at bethel, where jeroboam had erected one of his golden calves see expo on 1kings 12:25-33). he may have ministered at the north's capital of samaria as well, his prophecies were probably compiled and recorded at bethel ,jerusalem,or tekoa,perhaps shortly after the earthquake).was memorable not only to amos but also to zechariah, writing more than 200 years later(see zech.14:4-5) thoughts of the earthquake may also have been natural as amos thought back on his prophecies of judgement.).
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