"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth....Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey?... When a trumpet sounds in a city do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it? Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. The lion has roared – who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken -- who can but prophesy?" Amos 3:2-8.