Amos’s oracle anticipates the restoration of David’s kingdom; to this point Luke’s narrative has been undergirded by a substructure comprising psalms and David’s biography. Luke’s narrative strategy is that David’s fallen booth should first be rebuilt so that the rest of humankind might seek the Lord. James here exemplifies Luke’s portrayal of apostles as those empowered by the risen Jesus both to understand and to interpret scripture, a major focus in Luke—Acts. He announced this focus in his preface