Amos 3-4 The Lion’s Roar and the Celestial Courtroom

Wise Counsel · Sep 19, 2026 · 21m

In this episode of our study series, we dive deep into the striking prophetic imagery of Amos 3:1–4:13, utilizing insights from our "Biblical Scholarship" files. We transport you back to the mid-eighth century B.C., a time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel was experiencing a dazzling gilded age under King Jeroboam II. From the outside, the high-walled urban centers and lavish ivory estates made Israel look like a society blessed by heaven, but beneath the surface, it was a culture rotting from systemic injustice and spiritual syncretism.

Enter Amos: not a polished professional prophet, but…