Amos

Question 1

Amos - Key Concepts

Answer 1

• Judgment - prophetic sayings that condemn particular bad behaviors and social injustices
• Day of the Lord
• Oracles against the Nations

Question 2

Complete the quotation from Amos 1:2

“And he said: The Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures…

Answer 2

…of the shepherds wither, and the top of Carmel dries up.

Question 3

Complete the quotation from Amos 4:4

“Come to Bethel - and transgress; to Gilgal- and multiply transgression; bring…

Answer 3

…your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.

Question 4

Complete the quotation from Amos 5:18

“Alas for you who desire the day of the Lord! Why…

Answer 4

…do you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness, not light.

Question 5

Complete the quotation from Amos 5:21

“I hate, I despise your festivals, and I…

Answer 5

…take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

Question 6

Complete the quotation from Amos 5:24

“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like…

Answer 6

…an ever-flowing stream.

Question 7

Complete the quotation from Amos 7:14-15

“Then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but I am a herdsman, a dresser of sycamore trees, and the Lord…

Answer 7

…took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, “Go prophesy to my people Israel.”’