Amos came from a remote village, but his knowledge of the customs and rulers of his time gave evidence that he was not ignorant.
او از وضعیت وخیم اسرائیل به خوبی مطلع بود و چون با تاجران معامله می‌کرد ،‏ احتمالاً از ملت‌های اطراف نیز اطلاعاتی داشت .‏