Joseph was one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, the northern kingdom that was conquered by the Assyrians in 721 BCE. Amos was telling the southern kingdom of Judah that they would suffer the same fate if they didn't clean up their act.

Gee, I love dulcimer music. One of the great regrets of my life is that I spent a couple of hours in the living room of Sandy and Caroline Paton, with dulcimers hanging all over the walls - and I didn't get to hear Caroline play. She was too angry about Bush stealing the 2000 election, and not in a mood for music at all.

-Joe-