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Amos
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| Amos |
| Name Means |
"Burden bearer." |
| Home |
Tekoa, a town about 10 miles south of
Jerusalem. |
| Occupation |
Sheepbreeder, sycamore cultivator, and prophet during the reign of Jeroboam II. |
| Best Known As |
The prophet who denounced the northern
kingdom of Israel for its idolatry, injustice, corruption, and oppression of
the poor. Amos' nine warnings of the Lord's judgment came to pass when Assyria
overran Israel a generation later. |
| Warnings |
Amos issued nine warnings:
- Flee from cruelty
- Don't forsake God's laws
- Don't worship wealth
- Heed God's chastisements
- Flee false religious practices
- Beware of false security
- Don't disdain God's spokesmen
- Don't revile God's holy days
- Don't flee from God
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