A prophet of the Old Testament who prophesied from approximately 792 to 740 B.C. in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, king of Israel.

The book of Amos: A book in the Old Testament. Many of Amos’s prophecies warn Israel and her neighboring nations to return to righteousness.

Chapters 1-5 call Israel and her neighboring nations to repentance. Chapter 3 explains that the Lord reveals his secrets to the prophets and that because of transgression, Israel will be destroyed by an adversary. Chapters 6-8 prophesy the downfall of Israel many years before the Assyrian invasion. Chapter 9 prophesies that Israel will be restored to her own land.