Quiz #2 Flashcards
Theme of Amos
Judgement of Judah (Uzziah), Israel, (Jeroboam II) and the nations
Amos addressee
Israel (speaks to this nation the most)
Damascus (Syria)
Will be judged for her cruelty to God’s people.
Gaza (Philistia)
Will be judged for her slave trade.
Tyre (Phoenicia/Lebanon)
Will be judged for her slavery and breaking a covenant.
Edom
will be judged for her hateful violence.
Ammon
Will be judged for her cruelty and greed.
Moab
Will be judged for her vindictive hatred.
Judah
Will be judged for her despising and violating God’s law.
Israel
Will be judged for their corrupt practices:
(1) oppressed the righteous and poor, (2) neglected God’s providential care from the past, (3) mistreated God’s announced servants.
4 calls of God for Israel to repent
(1) God laments the fall of his chosen ones, (2) God calls for the people to seek him, (3) God calls for holiness and obedience, (4) God exposes their formalism.
4 warnings of God against Israel’s self-confidence
(1) they trusted in their geographical location, (2) they trusted in their prosperity, (3) entertainment, (4) false confidence will be broken.
Israel’s coming judgements
(1) worms, but restrained
(2) fire, but restrained
(3) plumbline and NOT restrained
(4) lords message to Amaziah
(5) summer fruit judgement at hand
(6) executed by Jehovah
Meaning of Amos
Burden bearer
Theme of Amos
Jehovah’s redeeming love
Addressee of Amos
Israel
How did Hosea’s marriage illustrate God’s relationship with Israel?
Homer was physically impure.
Israel was spiritually impure.
Gomer’s physical adultery represented israel’s spiritual adultery.
Hosea purchases goner out of sexual slavery.
Gomer will remain with Hosea forever.
Israel will remain with the lord forever.
Meaning of Jezreel
God will dispense
Meaning of Lo-Ruhamah
No mercy
Meaning of Lo-Ammi
Not my people
How will God restore Israel?
They will be innumerable.
They will he God’s children.
They will be a united nation.
How will God rested Israel?
He will restore their land.
He will make them his bride.
He will remove the curse. (Of animals fearing man)
Ishi
Hebrew for my husband
Baali
Hebrew for my lord
The lord confronts Israel about their sin and calls them what?
A silly dove.
Meaning of Micah
Who is like Jehovah?
Theme of Micah
Hear
Adressee of Micah
Israel and Judah
Meaning of aphrah
House of dust
Various characteristics of God’s kingdom
It will be supreme.
It will be universal.
It will be peaceful (in millennium, no learning of war. No need)
Every chapter of Micah starts with
Hear ye
God wants us to..
- Do justly
- Love mercy
- Walk humbly with God
There will be a time of great redemption and..
Promises that Abrahamic covenant will be kept. Everlasting and eternal.
