What was the occupation of Amos before he was called to prophesy?

A herdman and a gatherer of sycomore fruit. Amos told Amaziah he was no prophet's son, but a herdman and gatherer of sycomore fruit. (Amos 7:14, KJV)

From which town in Judah did Amos originate?

Tekoa. The book begins by identifying Amos as being among the herdmen of Tekoa. (Amos 1:1, KJV)

Judgment. The Lord desires that judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. (Amos 5:24, KJV)

A plumbline. The Lord stood upon a wall with a plumbline in his hand to show He would set a plumbline in Israel. (Amos 7:7, KJV)

A famine of hearing the words of the Lord. God promised a famine not of bread, but of hearing the words of the LORD. (Amos 8:11, KJV)

Amaziah. Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam saying Amos had conspired against him. (Amos 7:10, KJV)

Agreed. Amos uses this rhetorical question to illustrate the necessity of agreement for fellowship. (Amos 3:3, KJV)

The end is come upon my people of Israel. The Lord said the basket of summer fruit meant the end was come upon His people. (Amos 8:2, KJV)

The seven stars and Orion. Amos exhorts the people to seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion. (Amos 5:8, KJV)

The tabernacle of David that is fallen. The Lord promises to raise up the tabernacle of David and close up the breaches thereof. (Amos 9:11, KJV)

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Q1. What was the occupation of Amos before he was called to prophesy?
A: A herdman and a gatherer of sycomore fruit — Amos 7:14
Q2. From which town in Judah did Amos originate?
A: Tekoa — Amos 1:1
Q3. According to Amos 5:24, what should run down as waters?
A: Judgment — Amos 5:24
Q4. What did the Lord show Amos in a vision that stood upon a wall made by a line?
A: A plumbline — Amos 7:7
Q5. What specific famine does Amos prophesy will come upon the land?
A: A famine of hearing the words of the Lord — Amos 8:11
Q6. Who was the priest of Bethel that opposed Amos and told him to flee to Judah?
A: Amaziah — Amos 7:10
Q7. Amos asks, 'Can two walk together, except they be' what?
A: Agreed — Amos 3:3
Q8. What did the basket of summer fruit signify in Amos's vision?
A: The end is come upon my people of Israel — Amos 8:2
Q9. Which constellations are mentioned in Amos 5 as being made by the Lord?
A: The seven stars and Orion — Amos 5:8
Q10. What does the Lord promise to raise up in the last days of the book of Amos?
A: The tabernacle of David that is fallen — Amos 9:11