Lesson 15 Flashcards
What is the shortest (and probably earliest) prophetic book in the OT
Obadiah
What was God’s judgement on the nations intended to achieve
Repentance
Nineveh was the capital of which powerful empire
Assyria
Why didn’t Jonah want to go and prophesy to Nineveh
He was afraid the prophecy he gave for their doom might actually be effective in calling them to repentance.
What does the book of Jonah ask us
It asks what our response will be when God does not punish the people we think should be punished
What is the pattern of most prophesies
A. Prophecy of Judgment
B. Some nuancing of the Prophecy
C. A call and a reason for hope
What made Amos’s task difficult
As he was not from Israel, he was sent to prophesy judgement against Israel
What was the sin of Israel that Amos preached against
They endorsed injustice and oppression
How did Amos describe the Day of the Lord
As a day of mourning and darkness
What do Obadiah, Jonah and Amos have in common
All pre-exilic prophets
