Midterm-Exam

The Hebrew Bible has a total of only 24 books.

The Assyrians took Israel captive at the start of Hosea’s ministry.

Match the prophet with the nation/period:

Central to the book in Hosea is, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

Hosea is called by God to prophesy during Judah’s last hours.

Hosea was a prophet of the Northern Kingdom, so a prophet to Israel.

The sovereigns who ruled during Hosea’s ministry included Jeroboam II, Zechariah, and Shallum.

As Hosea passed through the troubles of his household, he saw from his experiences no type of God’s experience in dealing with His people.

Hosea is supposed to have been a native of the south.

Hosea’s father was a carpenter.

Hosea has been called the “prophet of the broken heart.”

In the days of Hosea, the Northern Kingdom of Israel was not politically plagued.

Joel portrays Christ as the One who will judge the nations in the Valley of Jehoshaphat.

The key theme of Joel is the day of the Lord in retrospect only.

Joel is written as a warning to the people of Assyria of their need to turn humbly to the Lord with penitent hearts.

The key thought of Joel is national repentance and its blessings.

God alone controls the course of history.

The day of the Lord was a time of judgments upon the people for their sins, which included a plague of locusts and the invasion of enemies.

Joel calls to penitence and prayer and promises future deliverance.

Joel is not a disturbing and heart- searching book.

Joel lived in the Northern Kingdom, possibly Jerusalem, during the reign of King Joash.

Joel was one of the earliest writing prophets.

Joash’s reign was always a righteous one.

During Joash’s reign Judah was not free from the threat of invasion by foreigners.

The only view as to when the “Day of the Lord” will begin is shortly after the rapture, during the tribulation.

We hold an adequate theory of prophecy if we think of it as dealing solely or principally with the future.

Amos opened his writings with the same awful declaration with which Joel closed his.

Joel prophesied nearly 900 years before the advent of Christ.

Joel deals only with events which are still in the future.

The three troubles Joel described dealt with locusts, wine and offerings.

Amos was not like Christ.

The basic theme of Amos is the coming judgment of Israel because of the holiness of Yahweh and the sinfulness of His covenant people.

Amos’s message of the coming doom of the Northern Kingdom of Israel seemed true to the people.

The four divisions of Amos concerned eight prophesies, three sermons, five visions, and five promises.

Amaziah, the priest of Bethel was a good friend of Amos.

Amos’s ministry was mainly to Judah and the surrounding foreign nations.

Amos wrote this book toward the end of Jeroboam’s reign, around 760 B.C.

Amos’s main audience was Israel, which politically and economically was at low ebb of power.

One of the metaphors of Amos dealt with a shepherd recovering two legs or the piece of an ear from a lion.