Elijah + Elisha + Amos + Hosea
Elisha's known Miracles
-Purifying the drinking waters of Jericho -Curing Naaman the Syrian Of Leprosy -Raising Habakkuk from the dead
Mount Carmel
-Where Elijah defeated 450 priests -Yahweh (not Baal) provided a fire to burn the offering of a bull
Elijah's words can be found in
1 Kings 17 - 2 Kings 2
Elisha's words can be found in
1 Kings 19 2 Kings 2-8, 13
3 Children Of Hosea
1) Jezreel- showed gods disapproval of the actions of King Jehu who murdered Ahab + family in the valley of Jezreel 2) Loruhama- "she is not pitied", Yahweh has no pity for them he's disgusted 3) Lo-ammi- "not my people", rejection by Yahweh Of Israelites
Who was present with Moses at the transfiguration of Jesus?
Elijah
Who was transported to heaven in a whirlwind in a flaming chariot with flaming horses?
Elijah
Who Succeeded Elijah?
Elisha Known for his miracles
"You are not my people and I will not be your god"
Hosea 1:9
God forgives his people
By showing that Hosea will take his wife back
Amos
- Tekoa, Judah -Shepherd -Sycamore tree farmer -Social Justice
Hosea
-Born in the northern kingdom of Judea -Wife named Gomer (known prostitute)
What did Amos Preach?
-During the reign on King Jeroboam II -Preached during a time of peace and prosperity -The rich isn't spreading their wealth to the poor
"Father of The Prophets"
-Elijah -Preached against Baal during the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel -Orchestrated a drought to show Yahweh governed the weather
Four great Prophets
9th and 8th Centuries BC Time Of the divided kingdom
First prophet whose words were collected and recorded in print
Amos
"Prophet of Doom"
Amos Didn't believe in the Israelites
Amos' works can be found in
Amos 5:21-24 6:4-7 Prophetic Books rather than the Historical Books Only 9 chapters
Hosea and Gomer
Hosea- God Gomer- Israelites Pain the Israelites were inflicting on Yahweh by worship of false deities