8th Century Prophets
The book of Jonah is structured with __________ roughly even sections.
2
How many major divisions does Micah have?
3
There are ____ Servant Songs in Isaiah
4
This section of Isaiah primarily addresses those who are in exile:
40-55
In what year did Assyria (Sennacherib) attack Judah?
701 BC
Amos opens his prophecy with _____ oracles against the nations
8
Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jonah, and Micah all lived in the ______ century BC
8th
Which two kings features prominently in the book of Isaiah?
Ahaz and Hezekiah
The first writing prophet was
Amos
The prophet who was from the southern kingdom but called to deliver his message to the northern kingdom
Amos
When Jonah sees that God has relented from destroying Nineveh because of their repentance he is
Angry
The book of Jonah concerns the judgement of the city of Nineveh, the capital of
Assyria
Micah ministered during the ________ crisis.
Assyrian
After his illness, Hezekiah entertains people from which nation
Babylon
Which of the following nations was not exerting pressure in Israel during Hosea's ministry
Babylon
Amos's prophecies we're delivered to Israel at ______, a site of worship
Bethel
At the end of the book of Jonah, God is ______ toward the Ninevites
Compassionate
This person named in the book of Isaiah lived 150-200 years after it was written?
Cyrus
By what type of natural disaster does Amos date his ministry?
Earthquake
Hosea uses this word frequently when referring to Israel
Ephraim
The Canaanite god Baal was a god of
Fertility
The main character in the book of Jonah is
God
What does Micah 5:2 prophesy about the coming Messiah?
He will be born in Bethlehem
One of the purposes of this book was to highlight the spiritual harlotry of Israel
Hosea
The only writing prophet who lived and ministered to the northern kingdom
Hosea
Micah was a contemporary of the prophet
Isaiah
Some think this prophetic book may have been written by at least three different people
Isaiah
The Holy One of Israel was this prophet's favorite name for God
Isaiah
This prophet uses the term Redeemer more than a dozen times
Isaiah
Hosea was a prophet to which kingdom?
Israel
Which NT book, like Amos, deals with social justice?
James
The prophet Micah is specifically referred to in the prophetic book of
Jeremiah
Hosea the prophet may have begun his ministry during the northern kingdom's "golden age" under king
Jeroboam II
The book which is unique among the prophets because it relates episodes from the Prophet's life rather than containing a collection of his messages.
Jonah
This prophetic book focuses on God's sovereign right to bestow mercy on whomever he chooses
Jonah
Which of the following kings did not reign during Isaiah's ministry?
Josiah
Micah prophesied during the reign of which king?
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Jonah's theodicy is concerned with
Leniency toward wickedness
Each of Micah's major divisions opens with a call to
Listen
God commanded Hosea to marry a ______________ named Gomer.
Promiscuous woman
Jonah is angry because the people of Nineveh
Repent
Prior to becoming a prophet Amos was a
Shepherd
A major theme in the book of Amos is
Social justice
Amos is from which city?
Tekoa
The term which means "justifying the ways of God"
Theodicy
One of the biggest controversies surrounding the book of Isaiah is in relation to its:
Unity/Authorship
Amos dated his prophecy by reference to which two kings?
Uzziah and Jeroboam II
What does Micah's name mean?
Who is like Yahweh