Amos
A shepherd from Tekoa calls Israel to account for injustice: “let justice roll on like a river.”
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa
- Date
- c. 760 BC
Themes
- Justice and righteousness
- Judgment on complacency
- Restoration of David’s house
Outline
- Judgment on the nations and IsraelChapters 1–2
- Messages to IsraelChapters 3–6
- Five visionsChapters 7–9
Key verses
“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!
But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,