Amos 7:12-14

The Voice

Amaziah’s Message: ¹² I told Amos, “Listen, seer—run for the land of Judah; earn your living and spread your prophesies there, ¹³ but don’t ever show your face and try to prophesy at Bethel again because it is the king’s sanctuary and a temple for this kingdom.”

Amos: I am not a professional prophet, or even the son of one. You shouldn’t be afraid of me; I am just a man who followed my herds and gathered the fruit from the sycamores