Amos (about 8th century BC) was a shepherd in a small village in the mountainous area of Judea. He has lived in a relatively prosperous village since the ethnic division.

Prophet Amos preached in northern Israel. With the development of economy, new social problems have emerged. Landlords who used slave farming annexed the property of small farmers and pushed a large number of people with nothing into cities.

Uneven wealth leads to social injustice. Amos mercilessly attacked these ugly phenomena with a fierce attitude: the disparity between the rich and the poor, taking advantage of others' danger, undermining discipline, court intrigue and so on. At a festival celebration, he spoke as the spokesman of the Lord, mercilessly condemning the gathered crowd, accusing them of hypocrisy, greed and plundering the poor:

Although you offer burnt offerings and grain offerings to me,

I'm not satisfied with this,

I don't like your peace offering with fat animals;

Keep your songs away from me,

Because I don't listen to your voice playing the piano.

I just want fairness to roll like the sea.

Let justice flow like a river. "

The Prophet of Love-Hosea

Hosea lived in the northern kingdom, a generation later than Amos. He is a countryman who is not good at words and expressing his deep passion. At this time, the brief prosperity of the northland has ended and entered a period of decline. Hosea, like Amos, also emphasized the importance of morality, but he also believed that God was tolerant and kind, and his love for the Israelites lightened his judgment on them. Hosea called God and candlestick designs "Minola", and its history can be traced back to BC 1000 years. The relationship between Israelis is compared to that between husband and wife. He declared that the unfaithful wife must be punished for her behavior, but this punishment does not mean that her husband's love for her has ended. The function of this kind of love is punishment and purification. He said through the mouth of God, "My heart betrayed you and will always be my wife. I betrayed you with kindness, justice, love and sympathy." I will betroth you to me in truth, and you will know me, the Lord. "

Amos predicted that the country's demise was inevitable because of Israel's evil. Hosea also saw this, but he looked forward to the final redemption, hoping to let people know through suffering that only loyalty to God can bring security and peace. He preached the eternal love of God.

Prophet Amos preached in northern Israel.