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• Amos was called to prophesy when the nation of Israel was very prosperous
• The nation was divided into classes, that it the rich and the power.
• The gap between the rich and the poor was wide.
• The rich led luxurious lives. They lived in luxurious houses and enjoyed sumptuous feasts.
• The poor lead miserable lives. They lacked the most basic needs.
• The rich drunk wine and used the most expensive perfumes
• The merchants were dishonest in their business. They overcharged and used false scales.
• The merchant sold goods of low quality to the poor.
• The poor were forced to borrow money at very high interests.
• The poor were sold to slavery if they failed to pay their debts
• In the law courts, bribery and corruption were very common.
• The people of Israel rejected the prophets who condemned their sinful practices.
• The property of the poor e.g. land was taken away by the wealthy people and the poor had been
made squatters on the rich people’s land.
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