Amos'
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Bio
(Amos 1:1) Amos wasn't a professional priest or a king; he worked as one of these blue-collar livestock herders.
Who are herdsman? (Shepherds)?
(Amos 2:11) God raised up young people to join this strict squad, famous for taking lifelong vows of holiness.
Who are the Nazirites?
Amos 3:8 uses the roar of this specific animal to illustrate the authority of God's voice.
What is a lion?
(Amos 7:10) Serving as the fake priest at the corrupt shrine of Bethel, this man started major drama by trying to cancel Amos.
Who is Amaziah?
(Intro Trivia) Don't let the name fool you—it's about the length, not the importance! Amos belongs to this 12-book section of the Old Testament.
What are the Minor Prophets?
(Amos 1:1) Before God called him to head north to preach, Amos lived in this small Judean town.
What is Tekoa?
(Amos 2:12) Talk about bad peer pressure: the people of Israel forced the Nazirites to break their strict vows by drinking this.
What is wine?
Amos 3:7 reveals that the Lord God does absolutely nothing without first revealing His secret to these specific people.
Who are His servants the prophets?
(Amos 7:10) Amaziah tries to get Amos cancelled by snitching to this specific King of Israel, claiming Amos is plotting a rebellion.
Who is Jeroboam?
(Amos 1:1) While Jeroboam II was running the Northern Kingdom (Israel), this guy was reigning as king over the Southern Kingdom (Judah).
Who is Uzziah?
(Amos 7:14) Amos told a priest his day job didn't involve career ministry, but taking care of this specific fruit tree.
What are sycamore figs?
(Amos 2:12) The crowd hated the truth, so they gave the prophets this strict, two-word command to shut them down.
What is "Prophesy not"?
(Amos 3:8) Amos says when God speaks, you have to act, finishing the verse with: "The Lord God has spoken; who can but _______?"
What is prophesy?
(Amos 7:10) Amaziah complains that Amos's straight-forward preaching is just too heavy, saying the land literally cannot do this to his words.
What is bear them?
(Amos 7:15) True or False: Amos packed up and went to Israel because he thought a career as a traveling preacher sounded fun and profitable.
What is False?
(Amos 1:1) Talk about a major spoiler alert: Amos dates his vision to exactly this many years before a massive earthquake.
What is two years before the earthquake?
(Amos 2:11) God calls out His people directly so they can't deny their bad behavior, asking: "Is it not indeed so, O _______?"
Who are the people of Israel?
(Amos 3:8) According to Amos, this is the instant, automatic human emotional reaction when a lion roars right next to you.
What is fear?
(Amos 7:12) In a classic "get out of here" move, Amaziah tells Amos to run away back to this southern region and get a job there instead.
What is the land of Judah?
(Amos 7:11) In his exaggerated report to the king, Amaziah claims Amos predicted Jeroboam would die by this specific weapon.
Who is a sword?
(Amos 7:15) Amos was just minding his own business doing this daily farm chore when God suddenly said, "Go preach."
What is following the flock?
(Amos 2:11-12) These are the two different groups of spiritual leaders that the people of Israel actively tried to muzzle or corrupt.
Who are the Nazirites and the prophets?
(Amos 3:7) When talking about sharing His hidden plans with the prophets, God uses this formal, double-name title for Himself.
What is The Lord God?
(Amos 7:13) Amaziah officially bans Amos from preaching at Bethel because it's the king's private chapel and a temple of this.
What is the kingdom?
(Amos 7:11) Amaziah warns everyone that Amos's ultimate, worst-case prediction is that the citizens of Israel will be forced into this.
What is exile or captivity?