Amos 1:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

He saw — Received by revelation. Israel — The kingdom of the ten tribes. Jeroboam — The great grand — son of Jehu. The earth — quake — Of which, only this text, and Zechariah 14:5, make any particular mention.

Amos 1:1

1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.