Amos is talking to the leading citizens of Israel, those who had the power to assign tax liabilities, control public work projects, and influence the distribution of wealth.1
Amos is talking to the leading citizens of Israel, those who had the power to assign tax liabilities, control public work projects, and influence the distribution of wealth.1
1 “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes!