Chapter 15 Flashcards
Giving worship to a creature or thing instead of God. It is forbidden in the first commandment
Idolatry
What does the first commandment call us to do?
Love and honor God above all else
What did the prophets try to convince the kings and god’s people to do?
To live justly
Was one of the worst northern kings
Ahab
**What evil did Ahab do?
Married a foreign princess named Jezebel who worshipped a false god named Baal. King Ahab began to worship Baal too. He even allowed Jezebel kill hundreds of people who believed in the one true God
Who was the first prophet God sent to help the people under the reign of King Ahab and what does his name mean?
Elijah: his name means Yahweh is my God.
**Who did Elijah anoint to join him as a prophet and how did he do it.
Elijah anointed Elisha by throwing his cloak over him
Together they tried to help people turn back to God. Their words and actions showed that God is loving and faithful to his people, even when they are not faithful to him
Which prophet left messages that can be found in a book of the Old Testament? Mostly addressing the social and religious problems that existed in the northern kingdom
Amos
**Give some examples of Amos’ messages to the people
They were heartless
Greedy and dishonest
Turned their backs on God, the poor and orphaned
Unjustly taxed widows and farmers
Committed crimes and other social injustices
Worshipped the gods of luxury, wealth and idleness
What did Amos insist people do as Israel’s only hope for salvation?
To act justly, stand up for what is fair and right and show what was in their hearts.
**What is the message of Hosea?
He loves his wife Gomer so much he could not give her up even after her unfaithfulness. Just the same way God does not give up on his people even when they are unfaithful. He told the people their promise of faithfulness to God was empty unless they could show their love by the way they lived.
Who was the general that killed Jezebel, most of Ahab’s family, high priest, and officials and made himself king: freeing the northern kingdom from the worship of false God’s?
Jehu
Whose reign after Jehu was referred to as another “golden age”
Jeroboam II
**What happened to Israel under Jeroboam II’s rule.
Economic differences, social injustices and religious problems. The faith of the Israelites was almost completely lost.
What were the over 27 thousand Israelites who were deported and never heard from again, after Assyria took over the countryside, called.
Ten lost tribes of Israel
