he was called by god from his thoughts and then a vision
Amos was a shepherd and a tender of fig trees before being called by God to be a prophet. He lived in Tekoa, a village in Judah, near the southern border.
The book of Amos is written by the prophet Amos, he was a herdsmen before god called him.
God - Tori Amos song - was created on 1994-02-03.
Major themes in Amos' preaching include social justice, the consequences of sin and injustice, warnings of impending judgment from God, the importance of true worship and sincerity in following God, and the call for repentance and moral renewal.
In the book of Amos (8:2, for example).
Amos preached in the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
Amos became a prophet of God because God called him to prophesy against the Northern kingdom of Israel and also against the Southern Kingdom of Judah. When God calls on a person to do something it is in their interest to do it. Do you remember the story of Jonah and the "great Fish? Well, Jonah could have avoided this and other problems if only he had heeded God's call. Amos was a shepherd type person and not even trained in the prophets school, but God saw fit to use him.
Amos W. Miller has written: 'Abraham: friend of God'
Amos Fowler has written: 'Pastors according to God's heart, his gifts'
Well he was God and he can make anyone do what he wants so he told the prophets to write it to teach other people.
There is no specific time period of when Amos prophesied, however, Amos was written by Amos between the years of 760 and 750 BC. Amos was a Shepard from Judah with no known ministry credentials, except a word from God for the people.
No I don't think so. God's covenant was with the nation of Israel. Amos' message to the kingdoms of Israel and Judah was they were not keeping their part of God's covenant with them.