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“The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.” So begins the prophecy of Amos. Why does the Lord roar? What had led to such abuses of privilege on the part of the people of Israel in that day? What happens when God’s holiness is offended and when his voice is ignored? Michael Bentley competently leads us through the...

According to the first verse of this prophecy, Amos prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah (792–740 B.C.) in the southern kingdom of Judah and Jeroboam II (793–753 B.C.) in the northern kingdom of Israel. This means that he preached around about 760–750 B.C. God called him from Judah to travel northwards to warn the Israelites of their coming doom—a judgement which was also to come upon Judah one hundred years later. Although the nations around Israel were sinful, God’s major concern
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