Amos Flashcards

1
Q

what does Amos mean

A

burden bearer

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2
Q

what was special about the analogies that God used in Amos

A

they were in line with what the common person could understand

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3
Q

What is the theme of Amos

A

Judgment of Judah, Israel, and the nations

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4
Q

Amos was addressed to

A

Israel

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5
Q

who was the king in Amos

A

Jeroboam II

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6
Q

________ will be judged for her _______ to God’s people

A

Damascus

cruelty

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7
Q

what will Gaza be judged for

A

her slave trade

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8
Q

what was the fulfillment of Gaza being judged

A

Hezekiah in 2 kings 8

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9
Q

what are the green worms

A

grasshoppers

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10
Q

what will Tyre be judged for

A

slavery and breaking a covenant

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11
Q

how was the judgment of Tyre fulfilled

A

by the Chaldeans under Nebucanezer

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12
Q

what will happen to tyre

A

destroyed by fire

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13
Q

when was Amos written

A

2 years before the earthquake

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14
Q

what will Edom be judged for

A

her hateful violence toward her family

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15
Q

What will happen to Edom

A

Teman (Petra) will be devoured

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16
Q

what does the expression for 3 transgressions and for 4 mean

A

am idiom meaning they would not stop what they are doing

17
Q

what will Ammon be judged for

A

cruelty and greed

18
Q

What will Moab be judged for

A

their vindictive hatred

19
Q

who will be judged for their cruelty

A

Damascus

20
Q

who will be judged for their slave trade

A

Gaza

21
Q

who will be judged for their slavery and breaking a covenant

A

Tyre

22
Q

who will be judged for their hateful violence

A

Edom

23
Q

who will be judged for their cruelty and greed

A

Ammon

24
Q

who will be judged for their vindictive hatred

A

Moab

25
Q

Ammon are descendants of who

A

Lot

26
Q

what will happen to Ammon

A

the Lord will divide them with a knife-fulfilled by Nebucanezeer

27
Q

what will happen to Moab

A

God will send a fire upon the nation and sound a trumpet-military

28
Q

what will Judah be judged for

A

despising and violating God’s law

29
Q

what will Israel be judged for

A

their corrupt practices

30
Q

according to Amos, what did Israel do

A

oppressed the righteous and poor
neglected Gods providential care
mistreated God anointed servants

31
Q

who will be judged for despising and violating God’s law

A

Judah

32
Q

who will be judged for their corrupt practices

A

Israel

33
Q

Israel will be punished on account of their

A

privileges

34
Q

Israel will be punished for their failure to

A

repent

35
Q

what things did Israel not repent from

A

behaving like animals
perverting worship
not recognizing Gods current pleas

36
Q

why did God call Israel cows

A

because they oppressed the poor

37
Q

what does God use to expose Israel’s sinfulness

A

sarcasm