Upon This Rock (2): The Prophets Hosea and Amos

Previous article in this series: November 1, 2011, p. 67. As we saw last time, the prophet Jonah's testimony to backslidden Israel occurred probably during the first part of the long reign of Jeroboam II. During the latter part, God spoke through Hosea and Amos. Assyria was the world-power most to be reckoned with at that time, but its kings were then so preoccupied with internal problems that they abandoned temporarily their policy of expansion. Israel was able therefore to enjoy a period of...