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What is God’s ultimate purpose for the Day of the Lord?
To restore His creation and reestablish His rule on earth.
Describe the way Joash became king?
Joash was hidden in the temple and cared for by Jehoiada. Once Athaliah was executed, he became king.
Why was Israel surprised that the Day of the Lord was not something they should be looking forward to?
They thought God will only judge their enemies and bless Israel, but judgment will also come down on Israel.
Describe Isaiah’s call into the ministry.
He saw a vision of the Lord in all His glory and holiness.
What does it mean to live righteously?
To do what is right in relation with God and others.
What two major events will occur on the Day of the Lord?
Judgment and blessing
What did Athaliah almost completely wipe out?
The royal seed of David
Describe the injustice in Israel.
Their attitude was prideful, they stole, mocked the court, idolatry, misused the sacrificial system.
Isaiah says “All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way” What does he mean by that?
That we wander and get involved with sin that we lose sight of God and give into our own passions.
Identify who the Servant is.
Jesus Christ the Messiah, Son of God
What does the phrase the Day of the Lord refer to?
A unique time when God will intervene in human history in a climatic way
What prompted Joash’s idolatry?
He wanted to please the princes of Judah more than the Lord.
Describe God’s promises of restoration. Amos 9:11-15
All the promises that God gave will be restored: land, seed, and blessing.
How is Jesus the perfect Shepherd?
He keeps us from wandering into sin and leads us to life.
Isaiah tells about the story of the coming Messiah which is called what?
Servant Songs
What is the key for escaping God's judgments?
Repentance
What makes Joash’s murder of Zechariah so shameful, proving how far from the Lord he had wandered?
Zechariah was Jehoiada’s son who had taken care of Joash.
What makes Amos being chosen by the Lord so significant?
He was a shepherd with no prophet experience. He was willing to follow the Lord
What do we need as sheep who wander and go our own way?
A shepherd
Read Isaiah 53:1-12. What report about the Servant of God would be so hard to believe?
This Servant will give up His life voluntarily and accept the punishment meant for others.
A prophet who spoke of Edom being brought down.
A prophet who says the day of the Lord will be worse than locust.
A prophet who speaks of the destruction of Judah.
1. Obadiah
2. Joel
3. Zephaniah
1. Survived His grandmother's eradication of David’s seed.
2. Took care of Joash and led in the ways of the Lord.
3. Jehoiada’s son who was stoned to death by Joash.
1. Joash
2. Jehoiada
3. Zechariah
Tells Israel that they can’t escape God’s judgment.
Amos
Why was God angry at Judah’s sacrifices?
Their repentance was not genuine.
1. Talked about the coming Messiah in a series of accounts called Servants Song
2. Prayed to the Lord to deliver his people from the Assyrian army.
3. An assyrian general
1. Isaiah
2. Hezekiah
3. The Rabshakeh