Life was pretty good in eighth century Israel. Trade was up. The economy flourished. The people worshiped God. There was peace throughout the land.
Although everything seemed alright in the Northern Kingdom, it was far from right.
It was into this setting of weal or prosperity that God sent Amos, a foreign shepherd and fig farmer, to deliver His message of woe.
Amos’ pronouncements are recorded in the book of Amos, a nine chapter book that is easy to overlook.
Yet it is that book of the Bible that R
