Amos, a "herdsman" and "gatherer of wild figs" was one of the early prophets. Though of the nation of Judah (and one half tribe of Benjamin) he went north to the (lost) ten tribes of Israel to prophecy "two years before the earthquake".
- First He prophesied against nations around Israel who had terrified and mistreated Israel. The predictions were simple. Yahweh, most high God, would judge them with fire.
It had been two hundred years ago that ten of the tribes of Israel had separated from Jerusalem and the worship there, and had set up "a golden calf" in Bethel to represent their god and way of worship. But they also mixed in with their religion, observances to Yahweh (most high God).
Amos told them God was not fooled. He knew they had jimmied the scales and sold to the poor using a false set of weights and balances. He knew they cheapened their products and raised the rates, and they had become wealthy and proud off the poor. And were robbing them still.
Amos prophesied and promised the consequences of oppressing and cheating the poor in order to be rich. The ten tribes nation of Israel could expect an earthquake, an eclipse, funerals and a famine.
(I've been asking the Lord, when will I know I, or loved ones after me, should be storing up some water, food and blankets. Could this be it? A prophecy parallel, like Bible prophecy almost always parallels, that is has two fulfillments, one for its time and another for the peak of man's history, story and lesson, commonly called "last days".)
Like just about all the prophets, Amos concluded his message by prophesying a golden age of Israel (with Jerusalem as capital of the Earth) when "the plowman shall overtake the reaper.. the juice of grapes shall drip down the mountains and all the hills shall run with it".
"I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel" said the LORD through Amos' preaching, "they will rebuild and inhabit.. they will plant vineyards and drink the wine, plant gardens and eat the fruit.. and never again will they be plucked from their land".
- First He prophesied against nations around Israel who had terrified and mistreated Israel. The predictions were simple. Yahweh, most high God, would judge them with fire.
It had been two hundred years ago that ten of the tribes of Israel had separated from Jerusalem and the worship there, and had set up "a golden calf" in Bethel to represent their god and way of worship. But they also mixed in with their religion, observances to Yahweh (most high God).
Amos told them God was not fooled. He knew they had jimmied the scales and sold to the poor using a false set of weights and balances. He knew they cheapened their products and raised the rates, and they had become wealthy and proud off the poor. And were robbing them still.
Amos prophesied and promised the consequences of oppressing and cheating the poor in order to be rich. The ten tribes nation of Israel could expect an earthquake, an eclipse, funerals and a famine.
(I've been asking the Lord, when will I know I, or loved ones after me, should be storing up some water, food and blankets. Could this be it? A prophecy parallel, like Bible prophecy almost always parallels, that is has two fulfillments, one for its time and another for the peak of man's history, story and lesson, commonly called "last days".)
Like just about all the prophets, Amos concluded his message by prophesying a golden age of Israel (with Jerusalem as capital of the Earth) when "the plowman shall overtake the reaper.. the juice of grapes shall drip down the mountains and all the hills shall run with it".
"I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel" said the LORD through Amos' preaching, "they will rebuild and inhabit.. they will plant vineyards and drink the wine, plant gardens and eat the fruit.. and never again will they be plucked from their land".
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