Chapter 5 Section 3

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What was the prophet Amos's basic message? What warning did he issue?

-the worship of God must show itself in concrete deeds of mercy and justice to the week and the poor. - sins would lead to people's destruction

Failure to heed the prophets' words brought

Destruction

True or False? The nonwriting group of prophets are those that did not leave behind their own writings like Amos and Hosea.

False

True or False? The prophet Elijah succeeded Elisha and performed many miracles just like his predecessor, also siding with the poor.

False

Why was Elijah considered the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, second only to Moses?

He was taken into Heaven in a whirlwind

According to Hosea, what is the antidote to Israel's infidelity to God?

Loyalty and knowledge of God

The Hebrew word for prophet is

Nabi

Nabi means

mouthpiece

the basic message of Israel's prophets was

repent and be saved

Fill in the blanks: The prophet ____________ began preaching in the last years of __________ preaching and continued until the fall of Israel. In his preaching, Hosea drew on his painful __________ situation to describe God's relationship with ___________. Like Amos, he saw Israel's worst crimes as ___________ and oppression of the ______.

1. Hosea 2.Amos 3. Martial 4. Israel 5. Idolatry 6. Poor

Fill in the blanks: King ____________violated the First Commandment by placing two ________________ in the cities of Dan and Bethel for the people to worship. This was motivated by his __________ that allowing his people of the north to worship in ___________ might inspire their loyalty to the southern king, and many of his _____________ followed suit.

1. Jeroboam 2. Golden Calves 3. Fear 4. Jerusalem 5. Successors

What are four important themes preached by the Old Testament prophets?

1. one true God 2. be just 3. know that God will ultimately triumph 4. accept God's love and mercy

True or False Because the prophets' responsibility was to tell the ruling authorities what they were doing wrong, it was a thankless job which made them very unpopular.

True

True or False, Jews who compiled the Bible did not consider the northern kingdom's faith to be authentic to YHWH because they did not worship in Jerusalem.

True

True or False? The prophet Elijah succeeded Elisha and performed many miracles just like his predecessor, also siding with the poor.

True


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