... and did not condemn liturgy. To Amos, Yahweh was the God of the Poor. Yahweh was the same God that had helped lead the slaves out of Egypt. Amos was the first prophet with a book to his name. He is unique because of his three visions that connected to the series of plagues that affected Israel: the locust plague and the cosmic fire were the ones that most closely tied in. These visions made ... know that they must carry out everything out with personal meaning. Amos simply wanted prayer to mean something. There are many similarities between the community for which Amos was writing for a...

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