“With the people of Israel in the
north enjoying an almost unparalleled time of success, God decided to call a
quiet shepherd and farmer to travel from his home in the less sinful south and
carry a message of judgment to the Israelites. The people in the north used
Amos’s status as a foreigner as an excuse to ignore his message of judgment for
a multiplicity of sins.
“However, while their outer lives
gleamed with the rays of success, their inner lives sank into a pit of moral
decay. Rather than seeking out opportunities to do justice, love mercy, and
walk humbly, they embraced their arrogance, idolatry, self-righteousness, and
materialism. Amos communicated God’s utter disdain for the hypocritical lives
of His people (Amos 5:21–24). His prophecy concludes with
only a brief glimpse of restoration, and even that is directed to Judah, rather
than the northern kingdom of Israel (9:11–15).”
https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-minor-prophets/amos
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