he was called by god from his thoughts and then a vision
The book of Amos is written by the prophet Amos, he was a herdsmen before god called him.
Amos in the bible ,was a herdsmen before god called him.
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In the book of Amos (8:2, for example).
Amos was a humble 'sheep raiser' and 'nipper of figs'(Amos 1:1/Amos 7:14) who was called by God to become a prophet to the idolatrous 10 tribe Kingdom of Israel(Amos 7:15)with it's calf worship, around 829-804 BCE. The entire book of Amos is composed of prophecies about God's execution of judgement against faithless Israel (Amos 3:1-Amos 6:14/Amos 7:1-8:14), as well as Judah and pagan nations at the time(Amos 1:1-2:16), but also held out the promise of a restoration for all those faithful to YHWH (the God of the Bible)(Amos 9:1-15).
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.