From Fig Picker to Fearless Prophet (Amos 1–2)

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Amos, a humble fig picker turned fearless prophet during a time of moral decay in Israel.

Share a comment A Shakespeare line about “greatness thrust upon them” turns out to be the perfect doorway into Amos. He is not polished, powerful, or credentialed. He is a shepherd from Tekoa and a fig picker, yet God makes him fearless, clear, and impossible to ignore. We slow down to place Amos in biblical history under Jeroboam II around 760 BC, a prosperous era that masks deep moral decay in the northern kingdom of Israel. From there, the prophecy of judgment arrives fast. Amos starts wi...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Davey

Topics covered

• prophecy
• biblical history
• moral decay
• fearlessness
• Amos
• religion

Keywords

• Amos
• prophet
• biblical history
• Jeroboam II
• Israel
• fearlessness
• religion
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jeroboam II

Places: Tekoa, Israel

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