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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: Amos
Description: Amos, the third Minor Prophet, was a sheepherder and a grower of sycamore figs in Judah, and then the Lord called him to go to the Israel and prophecy their destruction. This era can be found in 2 Kings 14:15-29 & 2 Chronicles 26. The land was prosperous, and the people had become prideful. Their religion had become syncretistic, meaning they mixed their worship of the Lord God, with other gods, and it became all intertwined. The book begins with prophecy toward the surrounding nations as well as for Judah and Israel. The Lord kept trying to get their attention, but they would n...