God Warns Israel
Where was Amos from?
Southern kingdom of Judah.
How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?
3 days and nights.
Whom did Hosea marry?
Gomer.
How many years had God been patient, waiting for Israel to repent?
250 years.
What was Amos’ job before God called him to be a prophet?
Shepherd, farmer of figs.
Where did God tell Jonah to go preach?
Nineveh.
How did Gomer treat Hosea? What did she do?
She left him for other men. She was unfaithful.
What capital city of Israel did the Assyrians besiege?
Samaria.
What punishment did Amos prophesy over Israel?
Lack of food/bread; a famine.
What did God send to stop Jonah’s ship?
Terrible storm, tempest.
What did God command Hosea to do after Gomer left him and hurt him so deeply?
Take her back and love her.
How long did the siege of the city of Israel last?
3 years.
What nation did God send Amos to?
Northern nation of Israel.
Why didn’t Jonah want to go to the city God commanded him to preach in?
The people there (the Assyrians) were enemies of Israel, and he didn’t want God to have compassion on them. It was a wicked city.
How many children did Hosea and Gomer have?
Three.
What was the name of the king of Assyria who invaded Israel?
Shalmaneser.
Because the Israelites refused to repent, what adversary would God send against them?
The Assyrians/ Syrians.
Why did God grow a tree to shade Jonah, then take it away?
To show Jonah's hypocrisy in being okay with the people of Nineveh dying, but being upset about a plant dying.
From Hosea 4, name two of the sins God said the Israelites were committing.
Swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery.
How did God respond to the new inhabitants of Samaria?
He sent lions to kill some of them.