The applause became very loud at this point of Amos’ message. This time, louder appause would follow Amos’ prophecies.Īfterward, Ammon and Moab, two other neighboring nations were handed down judgments based on their violent and vindictive hatred of Israel. On many occasions, the Edomites would start territorial wars with Israel in order to regain some land.
Citizens of Edom harbored unforgiveness toward Israel that dated back to the time when Esau, the father of the Edomites, sold his birthright to Jacob, the father of the Israelites. Then, prophetic statements were made against Edom, which housed relatives of Israel. More applause was given by the court of Israel. The neighboring city of Tyre was also judged by God by engaging in similar slave trades, by separating families. Syria’s sin was cruelty to Israel by conducting a slave trade, into which some of Israel’s citizens had been captured and sold. The court of Israel applauded the prophet’s stern messages against the neighboring nations. In his opening statements, Amos captivated his audience by speaking judgments against Israel’s enemies.
That was Amos, a humble farmer who had a heart that listened to God. Just imagine a poor farmer with suntanned arms, rough textured hands that had been stained by the cultivation of figs, clothes that smelled of sheep entering the polished courts of the palace to deliver a prophetic message to well manicured men and women. Amos admitted to the palace court in Israel that he was just a shepherd and a farmer of fig trees, but was called by God to deliver an important message to a nation that had forgotten its spiritual roots. One of the most colorful minor prophets in the Old Testament was the prophet Amos.
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