He says that God will destroy the fortresses in Judah and he explains why God is so angry with Israel. Damascus, Gaza, Tyre and Edom have all done something cruel and wrong to the Israelites and God had punished them in different ways according to the sins they had committed.Īmos says that God will punish his people because they refuse to obey his commandments and follow his instructions. He tells them that God says that he is going to punish Israel’s neighbors for their sins against his people and against him.
There was an earthquake in the land of Judah and two years before this quake had happened God sent Amos to warn the people about their sins and his judgment.Īmos begins his messages to Israel by explaining to them that God is shouting loudly from his Temple on Mount Zion. God called Amos to prophesy during the reigns of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel. He was shepherd from the town of Tekoah in Judah. He appears on the Biblical Timeline Chart around 750 B.C.
This name was given to Amos who carried the messages from God to the people of Israel. Amos is a Hebrew name and it means “to carry” or “carried”.
