The Day of the Lord
In Obadiah 1:15, what does God say will happen to the nations as they have done?
It shall be done unto them
In Micah 1:4, how are the valleys described during judgment?
They are cleft as wax before fire and as waters poured down a steep place.
What did Amos see in the first vision that symbolized early devastation?
Grasshoppers (locusts).
In Micah 5:4, in whose strength will the promised ruler stand?
In the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
According to Amos 1:3, what was Damascus punished for?
Threshing Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
In Joel 2:11, how is the Lord’s army described?
Very great, strong, and executing His word.
In Joel 3:18, what mountain will drip with new wine?
The mountains of Judah.
What fruit did Amos see that symbolized Israel’s end?
A basket of summer fruit.
In Joel 3:16, who will the Lord be a refuge for?
His people and the children of Israel.
According to Amos , why was Tyre condemned?
They broke the covenant of brotherhood and delivered up captives to Edom
List all four cosmic signs mentioned in Joel.
The earth quakes, heavens tremble, sun and moon darkened, stars withdraw shining.
In Micah 4:8, what will the “tower of the flock” represent?
The stronghold of the daughter of Zion — the former dominion shall come to her
What did Joel say the drunkards should awake and weep over?
The new wine, because it is cut off from their mouth.
In Micah , what three locations are mentioned from which people will come to Zion?
From Assyria, the fortified cities, and Egypt to the river.
In Amos what did Edom pursue continuously?
His brother with the sword.
In Amos , the day of the Lord is compared to a man fleeing from what two dangers?
A lion and a bear.
In Obadiah 1:16, what are the nations compared to as they drink upon God’s holy mountain?
They shall drink and be as though they had not been.
In Micah 7:1, what fruit does the prophet compare himself to when no godly man remains?
A gleaned summer fruit or the first-ripe fig.
According to Joe, what will happen in Jerusalem after the Lord dwells there?
There shall no strangers pass through her anymore.
In Joel 3:4–6, name one of the nations that took God’s silver, gold, and sold Judah’s children.
Tyre, Zidon, or the coasts of Philistia.
In Joel 1:15, what phrase describes the day of the Lord?
“It is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
In Micah 6:1–2, what two groups are called to hear the Lord’s plea?
The mountains and the strong foundations of the earth.
In Joel 2:5, what noise is the invading army compared to?
The noise of chariots on mountaintops and the crackling of fire consuming stubble.
In Micah 4:10, where does the prophet say Zion will go to travail before deliverance?
To Babylon.
In Amos 2:1, what specific act caused Moab’s punishment?
He burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.