Amos came to prophesy into a crowded market. His time was shaped by a revival, sparked by Elijah, nurtured by Elisha and sealed in blood by the previous king. God was worshipped exclusively in Israel and the nation was entering its peak. But Amos saw through the revival from the outside, past the expansive worship and state-sponsored prophets, to those suffering under the weight of progress. Amos was an amateur prophet who saw what was missed by the professionals, delivering a warning that could easily have been delivered to Western churches today.
