Old Testament: 8th Century Prophets Study Guide
The book of Jonah is structured with _____ roughly parallel 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 feature prominently in the book of Isaiah?
Ahaz and Hezekiah
Micah prophesied during the reign of which king?
All answers are correct
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 judgment 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 on Israel during Hosea's ministry?
Babylon
Amos's prophecies were 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 Isiah 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 prophecy 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 ministers to the northern kingdom.
Hosea
Micah was a contemporary of the prophet _____.
Isaiah
Some think this prophet 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 New Testament 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 right during Isaiah's ministry?
Josiah
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 this:
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
