“Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:”
The response of Amos that he is not a prophet nor a prophet's son but a herdsman and dresser of sycamore trees indicates Amos's independence from institutional prophecy. The claim of non-prophetic origin emphasizes the divine calling that supersedes institutional structures.
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