A PROPHET SPEAKS... - Brian Knowles - February 1978

Brian Knowles

Amos, herdsman of Tekoa, was sent from God with a powerful message of correction for the ancient House of Israel In spite of relentless opposition, he fearlessly indicted the nation for its hollow, meaningless piety, social injustice and general immorality. Amos' message must not be lost on our modern generation! I am no prophet," protested Amos, "nor a prophet's son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel'" (Amos 7:14-15). Amos was hardly a theologian. He was not even a member of the priestly or prophetic castes of his day. He was neither scholar nor Levite, yet God used him mightily to bring a powerful message of warning to his own people. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library