Emphasis Preaching Journal

Amos stepped on to the stage at a great time in Israel's history. Under King Jeroboam II Israel reached a level of prosperity they had never achieved before or since. Surely God smiled down on the almighty's prosperous people. Yet this unlikely prophet, Amos, disturbed his audience. He told of coming judgment. He told of the locusts that would come and eat everything in sight. He warned of a terrible day when the sun would go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.