OT survey - unit 7 - prophets of the period

Hosea's ministry spanned approximately _____ years.

50

The theme of Joel is "The ______ of ______ ."

Day of the Lord

Obadiah's prophecy pronounced judgment upon the _____ because they assisted in the raid upon Jehoram and Jerusalem by the Philistines and Arabians.

Edomites

God promised that he would completely destroy the house of Jacob but that He would also raise up the tabernacle of David.

False

Jonah's ministry was during the reign of Jeroboam I in Israel.

False, Jeroboam II

Hosea's ministry began during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel and concluded during the reign of Azariah in Judah.

False, Jeroboam II - Hoshea (Israel) and Azariah - Hezekiah (Judah)

From the content of the book, Joel obviously lived in Israel and quite probably in Samaria.

False, Judah in jerusalem

Jonah is not mentioned anywhere else in scripture other than in the book of Jonah.

False, New Testament

Jonah was called of God to preach in Tarshish.

False, Ninevah

Hosea was sent to Israel with a message of divine judgment.

False, divine love

The leaders mentioned by Joel were elders of the people.

False, priests

The experience of Hosea in his marriage _______ to was illustrative of ________'s love for _________.

Gomer, God's, Israel

The name Obadiah means "servant of _____."

Jehovah

The name Joel means "_______ is my _______."

Jehovah is my God

Joel probably ministered to Judah during the reign of ______who was closely identified with the priest _________ .

Joash, Jehoiada

Amos was a native of _____, but a prophet to _____.

Judah, Israel

Hosea was the last prophet to the _______ kingdom.

Northern

Later historians used the names _____ and _____ interchangeably to refer to the people living south and east of Judah.

Philistines and Arabians

Amos called upon Israel to ____ and to manifest the resulting fruit: _____ .

Repent, righteousness

Jonah's preaching in Nineveh brought .

Repentance

Obadiah is the ____ book in the Old Testament.

Shortest

Joel predicted the outpouring of __________ on the Day of _____ .

The Holy Spirit, Pentecost

Israel did not repent under the ministry and prophecy of Amos.

True

Probably the first prophet to Judah of this period was Obadiah.

True

Seeking to evade God's call, Jonah set out in the opposite direction from Nineveh.

True, Tarshish

The expression the day of the Lord occurs frequently in the writing of the prophets and may refer to:

a judgment occurring within the scope of Old Testament History a judgment to occur at the end times

Joel called the people to meet in the temple.

true