Amos 7:15

Amaziah's Opposition

¹⁴ And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet and I [am] not a son of a prophet, but I [am] a herdsman and I am one taking care of sycamore trees. ¹⁵ And Yahweh took me from [following] behind the sheep and goats and Yahweh said to me, "Go, prophesy to my people Israel! ¹⁶ And so then, hear the word of Yahweh! You are saying, 'You must not prophesy against Israel and you must not preach against the house of Isaac!'

Lord Said

My Flock

My People

People of Israel

Amos

Israel

Jehovah

Ezekiel 2:3-4

And he said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the {Israelites}, to nations [who are] rebelling, who rebelled against me, they and their ancestors, they transgressed against me {until this very day}.

2 Samuel 7:8

So then, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts, "I took you from the pasture {from following} the sheep to be a leader over my people, over Israel,

Jeremiah 1:7

But Yahweh said to me, "You must not say, 'I [am] a youth,' for to {whomever} I send you, you will go, and {whatever} I command you, you will speak.

Psalm 78:70-72

And he chose David his servant and took him from [the] sheepfolds.

Matthew 4:18-19

Now [as he] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Matthew 9:9

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

Luke 24:46-48

and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power [when] the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth."

Acts 4:20

For we are not able to refrain from speaking about [the things] that we have seen and heard."

Acts 5:20

"Go and stand in the temple [courts] [and] proclaim to the people all the words of this life."

Acts 5:29-32

But Peter and the apostles answered [and] said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!