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Background Information on Amos
Before becoming a prophet, Amos was a sheep herder and a sycamore fig farmer. His prior professions and his claim "I am not a prophet nor a son of a prophet" (7:14) indicates that Amos was not from the school of prophets, which Amos claims would qualify him as a true prophet. Amos' declaration marks a turning-point in the development of Old Testament prophecy. It is not mere chance that Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and almost all of the prophets given significant coverage in the Hebrew Bible, give first of all the story of their special calling. All of them seek to protest against the suspicion that they are professional prophets, because the latter discredited themselves by flattering national vanities and ignoring the misdeeds of prominent men.
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Hymns Recommended by Experts
This “catalog” hymn offers an opening and closing stanza that could frame any one of the inner (16) stanzas that each focus on a biblical prophet. St. 8 is a summary of Amos’ message that the time will surely come not only for judgement against injustice, but for a restoration for the righteous who will be gathered home to “greet the Giver of the feast.”
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Amos 5:24 is one of the most well-known verses from the prophet. “Let Justice Roll Down” was the title of a famous essay by Martin Luther King, Jr., writing about the state of civil rights and race relations in America in 1964. The song refrain calls us to justice; the verses speak of the many ways justice should flow—to the hungry, the poor, the orphans, those wounded by war, the homeless, the prisoners, as we pray for justice to flow to streams of salvation, bringing peace.
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