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Hebrew prophet Amos equated immorality with social injustice

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Hebrew prophet Amos equated immorality with social injustice

Shepherd spoke to a society characterized by oppression of the poor

G.F. Erichsen
Nov 11, 2022
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“Righteousness like a mighty stream.” Photo of river near Gäddede, Sweden, by Jon Flobrant; licensed by Unsplash.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Rev. Martin Luther King alluded to the book of Amos in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963:

No, no we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousn…

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