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He prophesied in the days of [[Jeroboam II]] of Israel, while [[Uzziah]] was king of Judah. The writer of the book remembers that two years after he spoke an earthquake struck the area (1:1). Amos was contemporary with [[Isaiah]], [[Micah]] and [[Hosea]]. Under Jeroboam II, the [[kingdom of Israel]] rose to the zenith of its prosperity. The gulf between rich and poor widened at this time. Amos was called from his rural home to remind the rich and powerful of [[God]]'s requirement for [[justice]] (e.g. [[Amos 2]]:6-16). He claimed that religion that is not accompanied by right action is anathema to God ([[Amos 5:21]]), and that the kingdom of Israel would be destroyed (e.g. [[Amos 8:2]]).

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