The prophet is characterized as speaking against an increased disparity between the wealthy and the poor with themes of justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment.

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.

"[6] Jeroboam II (c. 781–741 BC), the ruler of Israel/Samaria, had rapidly conquered Syria, Moab, and Ammon, and thereby extended his dominions from the source of the Orontes on the north to the Dead Sea on the south.

Others, carried away by the free association with heathen peoples, which resulted from conquest or commercial contact, went so far as to fuse with the Lord's worship, that of pagan deities.

Amos felt called to preach in Bethel, where there was a royal sanctuary (7:13), and there to announce the fall of the reigning dynasty and the northern kingdom.

Cheyne concludes that Amos wrote the record of his prophetical work at Jerusalem after his expulsion from the northern kingdom and that he committed it to a circle of faithful followers residing there.

[15] It was used in a sub-tweet by James Comey after Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents during the ongoing Trump Russia scandal.

[16] Within Roman, Byzantine, and other high liturgical churches saints are regularly celebrated and venerated on Feast days throughout the calendar year.

This practice honors Christian martyrs on the traditional day of their death with facts about their life and insights attributed to them meant to edify the faithful.