Author: Samson E. Irukan
Author Email : samdulky@gmail.com
Abstract : In the Old Testament book of Amos, the basic message of prophet Amos stresses the divine
demand for social justice and concern for the oppressed in Israel. Many among Israel’s wealthy
members of the society at the time of Amos chose to be unjust and treated the disadvantaged
Israelite as they wished. The injustice behaviors like the rich oppressing the poor, selling
Israelites to slavery, robbery of lands, rich being selfish and bribery in courts made some
Israelites’ bend on wealth and prosperity while being forgetful of the true worship of God. As
justice was denied in Amos’ time, so also it is being denied in contemporary Kenyan society. The
paper examines some of the social injustices observable in Kenya such as: social economic
injustice, social political injustice, social religious injustice and social judicial injustice. It is the
conclusion of this paper that for a prosperous development in Kenyan society, Kenyans should
learn to practice social justice as demanded in the book of Amos.
Key Words: Social justice, Injustice behaviour, True worship of God .
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Suggested Citation
Irukan, E. Samson( 2020). An Overview of Corruption as Condemned by Prophet Amos. African Journal of Religious Studies, 1(1),2020. Available online at https://writersbureau.net/journals/ajrs/an-overview-of-corruption-as-condemned-by-prophet-amos.pdf
