Amos Bible Summary. He is an outsider to them and they do not believe he should be telling them what they need to do. Politically it was a time of prosperity under the long and secure reign of Jeroboam II who following the example of his father Joash 2 Kings 1325 and significantly restored the border of Israel 2 Kings 1425.
The re-building of Israel. The book ends with Gods promise to Amos of future restoration of the remnant. He is an outsider to them and they do not believe he should be telling them what they need to do.
750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II 788747 BC making Amos the first prophetic book of the Bible to be written.
Amos an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II 788747 BC making Amos the first prophetic book of the Bible to be written. The times of absolute monarchy of these two kings coincided from 767 - 753 BC so that Amos ministry is to find during this period mainly. His visions from God reveal the same emphatic message.
