Amos is the book of the herdsman from Tekoa, a small town in Judah. He receives a direct call from God to prophesy against the unrighteousness of both Judah and Israel. Amos is the first prophet to proclaim that God is the ruler of the whole world.

Amos 1

1:13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: