Scriptures Prophets Test
dan and bethel
2 calves for worship
assyrian exile
722 bce
when was jeroboam king
786-746s BCE
Schism of the kingdom
922 BCE
Rehoboam
Soon to be king of South, would not lessen his father's evil crimes
jeroboam
asked rehoboam to lessen the yoke
what is the pattern?
faithful= properity. unfaithful = oppression
problems of northern kingdom
following baal, injustice (poor), royal consciousness
characteristics of Amos (the prophet himself)
from judah (south), shepherd
jezreel name meaning
god will sow, name is lands of evil
why is amos negative
he tries to scare them into change
Amaziah:
high priest who kicked Amos out of the northern kingdom
"drag you away with ______"
hooks
difference between amos and hosea
hosea is hopeful a bit
who in Hosea's fanily represents who
hosea= god, gomer= isreal, 3 kids= decenedants of isreal, lovers= baal
how is the word a 2 edge sword
it is comforting (bad is in the past), painful (it could affect you)
Jeroboam II:
king in time of peace, ignored threats from Assyrians
stages of prophetic insight (3)
look to past present and future
what does god desire
loyalty
problems of Israel at this time
mistreatment of poor (poor=sandals), adultery, drunk in temples, prophets silenced, rich live comfortable, empty worship,
what are prophets ALWAYS against
nationalism
Jehu:
new king of Israel. Ordered Jezebel to be killed.
time of jeroboam characteristics
no war, but... not following covenant daily, assyrian threats
images of god from hosea (2)
parent, dew
3 characteristics of prophetic literature
passionate, imaginative, enigmatic, (PIE)
what 2 things should we let the word of prophets do
penetrate heart and subvert systems of security
images from Amos
plummet fire visions, corpses everywhere, warriors flee naked, famine for god's word, dragged through wall holes
jezebel. who is that? explain death.
queen. against elijah for killing prophets. killed naboth. died after being thrown out window and run over
samaria
region in israel when crossbreeding began (not my words)
why was there schism?
rehoboam didnt lighten yoke so north split
traits of prophets (4)
rejected, raise lowly, bring down high, challenge status quo
what causes poverty
riches' greed
Gehazi
servant of elisha, got leprosy for trying to get money from naaman
widow of zerepath
son raised from dead (on bed? maybe?)
"what _______ do we have in tents"
stake
israel is a what according to hosea
stubborn cow
Hoshea:
the last king of Israel. He gets conquered by the Assyrians.
river elijah was by
the wadi
naboth
vineyard
elijah widow miracle
when staying with her, he raised her son from the dead
Mt. Carmel:
Where the contest between Elijah and the 450 Ba'al prophets takes place.
what does the word need to do for you to have heard it
challenge you
what is a lament, for what reason is it said, who says it
cry of despair, over a death, israel
naaman
cured of leprosy
elijah asked god for
death, he got food instead YEAHHHH