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... the ruling classes. Although Amos was a native of Judah, he prophesied in the Northern Kingdom. His preaching aroused such antagonism, however, that he returned to Judah, where he committed his message to writing. (Pfeiffer & Harrison) The message of Amos, for the most part, is "a cry for justice." The prophesies of the Book of Amos are of almost unrelieved gloom. He can clearly see that the softness and corruption at the heart of Israel will make her fall an easy prey to the invader. The messages of Amos were delivered in an atmosphere of unprecedented material prosperity, accompanied by a widespread decay of moral values and a wicked oppression of the poor. (Phillips) In Amos 1:2, we see a vivid picture of the Lord as a lion whose roar to the north reaches all the way to Mt. Carmel. This describes what God is doing through Amos, proclaiming ...