“He didn’t look like much. He was a farmer. He tended some sheep and watched over a grove of fig trees. … And then—for some reason only God knows  was called to go to his northern cousins and deliver a message. In Turner and Boa, 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible, p. 132. This is the story of Amos, the focus of the 17th story in the 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible series.

Focus text: The Book of Amos

This series is based on Ken’s coauthored book (with John Alan Turner), The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible. Purchase here.