Bible Study Guide Hosea, Joel and Amos
What was Joel's job?
A priest.
Who was Amos?
A shepherd.
Name the Minor Prophetic Books
Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi
What kind of woman did God tell Hosea to marry?
A promiscuous woman (or prostitute)
What does Amos' name mean?
Brave or strong.
The final 12 books of the Old Testament are referred to as
The Minor Prophets
God's return to Zion
The greatest tragedy that Jeremiah witnessed was when the Spirit of the Lord departed from the temple. Joel ends with a promise that God will return to temple and make His dwelling among the people again (Joel 3:21).
What does Hosea's name mean
God helps or God saves
Lament
God orders the people to have a nationwide lament. From this day forward they will even have a holiday to commemorate the devastation that they experienced (Joel 1:13-14).
How does the book of Joel point to Christ?
God promises that the turn around for Israel will be so great that He is going to pour out His Spirit on all people.
Describe the plumb line that God sent to Israel
God showed Israel a plumb line which was used to determine if a wall was straight. Israel is not straight. Therefore, God will punish Israel because of this
How does Amos end?
God will restore Israel. He promises to bring His people back from exile.
What was Hosea's wife's name
Gomer
Joel's command to the people
He tells them to tell God's message to their children, their children's children, and those children as well (Joel 1:2-3)
Joel's message
Ultimately, Joel was not concerned with people knowing about issues outside of what God was expressly trying to tell them. Joel hid behind his message because he understood that the message was what mattered-not the messenger.
What does Joel's name translate to?
Yahweh is God
What did God say Israel was like?
is like an adulterous woman who is guilty of unfaithfulness to God.
Amos the prophet -
Amos begins his message by announcing that God plans to unleash devastation upon many of the nations surrounding Israel.
What is the theme of Hosea?
Restoration; God promises to redeem and restore His people.
