Amos 2:6-11, 13-16 /
Matthew 8:18-22
Amos prophesies in
Israel:
“You trample on the poor!”
This week’s readings are from Amos. He’s the first of
the so-called writing
prophets, those whose works are recorded in books. Although Amos came from Tekoa,
in the southern kingdom of Judah, he was sent by God to prophesy to the
northern kingdom of Israel. Amos was ill-equipped to be a prophet. He himself
said: “I am a herdsman, and I take care of fig trees. But the Lord .
. . ordered me to come and prophesy to his people Israel.” Amos 7:14-15