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Background
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What two main tribes were the minor prophets speaking to?

Israel & Judah
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What year(s) did Joel prophesy?

900-400 BC

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What does 'minor' mean in relation to Minor Prophets?

Short in length, not importance

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What is a prophet?

Human mouthpiece for God

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What is the main story of Hosea?

Israel in sin, Hosea takes a wife, Hosea learns from that relationship what betrayal is like

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Where was Joel prophesying to?

Judah

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What year did Hosea prophesy?

750 BC

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How many minor prophets are there?

12

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What is the difference between foretelling and forthetelling?

Foretelling is in the distance future, forth-telling is in the near future

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What is the main story from Joel?

Had been attacked and devastated, laziness towards God, needed to repent and come back to God

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Where was Hosea from?

Jerusalem

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Who was king during Hosea's prophesies?

Jeroboam II

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Name all minor prophets

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi

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What was Hosea's wife's name?

Gomer
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Why was Joel referred to as 'prophet of pentacost'? 

Prophesied coming of Holy Spirit

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Where was Joel from? - Bonus for city

Israel (Samaria)

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Who was king during Joels time?

Joash

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What is the name of a prophesy that refers to Jesus?

Messianic

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What does Hosea mean?

Salvation, Deliverance, Help

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What minor prophet are we studying next?

Amos

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What body of water was located closest to Jerusalem?

The Dead Sea

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Over how many years do the minor prophets books go through?

400 years

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What are the 3 types of prophets we've talked about?

Oral, Literary, False

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What does the name Joel mean?

Jehovah is God

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What were Hosea's 3 children's names?

Jezreel, Lo-ruhammah, Loammi