Amos
What does Amos's name mean?
Bearer of burdens
What does Hosea's name mean?
salvation
God said our love for him was like this:
a morning mist
These prophets were contemporaries of Amos:
Hosea & Isaiah
Hosea married ______________ who was ___________ to him.
Gomer, unfaithful
God's people were practicing this (worshipping false gods while at the same time worshipping God)
syncretism
Why wasn't Amos the prophet the people expected?
Poor, uneducated shepherd
Attacked the sins of the wealthy
Amos attacked __________ & _________ in his prophecies.
idolatry and injustice
Name Hosea's children and their meanings:
Jezreel - The Lord scatters (sows)
Lo-ruhammah - No mercy
Lo-Ammi - Not my people
"For ________ transgressions and even for _______, I will not __________ ___________ its punishment.
turn away
100 pt. bonus: This is an expression of God's ___________ toward his people.
What did Amos do for a living? Hint: it has nothing to do with clothes.
Dresser of sycamore trees
Hosea preached to this kingdom:
Southern Kingdom (Judah)
Amos was the prophet of ___________.
justice
Who was king in Israel when Amos prophesied?
Jeroboam II
God told Hosea to show _________ to his wife even though she was ___________.
mercy, unfaithful
We see this patter all through the Old Testament
_________ ,_________, __________
judgement, exile, restoration