Amos Complete Bible Quiz — Chapters 1 to 9 Flashcards

#1

In Amos 1:3-5, Amos pronounces judgment against Damascus for what specific transgression against Gilead?

📖 Amos 1:3

#2

According to Amos 2:4-5, what specific violation does Amos charge against Judah?

📖 Amos 2:4-5

#3

In Amos 3:7, what does Amos state the Sovereign Lord does not do without revealing His plan to?

📖 Amos 3:7

#4

How many visions does Amos describe in chapters 7-9, and what is the nature of the fourth vision?

📖 Amos 7:1-9; 8:1-3; 9:1

#5

In Amos 5:4-6, what does Amos command Israel to do, and what does he warn them not to do?

📖 Amos 5:4-6

#6

What does Amos declare in Amos 5:21-24 regarding Israel's festivals and offerings?

📖 Amos 5:21-24

#7

In Amos 6:1-7, Amos condemns the complacent leaders of Israel and Judah. What specific lifestyle does he criticize?

📖 Amos 6:1-7

#8

According to Amos 7:10-17, how does Amaziah the priest of Bethel respond to Amos's prophecy, and what is Amos's reply regarding his prophetic calling?

📖 Amos 7:10-17

#2

Rejecting the law of the Lord and not keeping His decrees, with false gods leading them astray

Amos 2:4 condemns Judah specifically for rejecting the law of the Lord and not keeping His decrees, with their false gods leading them astray.

Amos 2:4-5

#1

Threshing Gilead with sledges of iron

Amos 1:3 describes Damascus's sin as threshing Gilead with sledges of iron, a metaphor for brutal military conquest and oppression.

Amos 1:3

#4

Four visions; the fourth shows a plumb line revealing Israel's spiritual deviation

Amos records four visions: locusts (7:1-3), fire (7:4-6), plumb line (7:7-9), and a basket of ripe fruit (8:1-3). The plumb line vision shows Israel's spiritual deviation and inability to meet God's standard.

Amos 7:1-9; 8:1-3; 9:1

#3

His servants the prophets

Amos 3:7 declares that the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets, establishing divine communication through prophecy.

Amos 3:7

#6

God rejects and despises their festivals; He takes no pleasure in their assemblies or offerings, but desires justice to roll like waters

Amos 5:21-24 presents God's rejection of Israel's religious observances, declaring that He despises their festivals and takes no pleasure in their assemblies or offerings, but demands justice to 'roll like a river, the righteousness like a never-failing stream!'

Amos 5:21-24

#5

Seek the Lord and live; do not seek Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba

Amos 5:4-6 commands Israel to 'seek the Lord and live' while warning them not to seek Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba—centers of idolatrous worship in the northern kingdom.

Amos 5:4-6

#8

Amaziah tells Amos to leave Israel and return to Judah; Amos responds that he was not a professional prophet but a shepherd and fig picker whom the Lord called to prophesy

Amos 7:12-13 shows Amaziah telling Amos to flee to Judah and earn his living there, to which Amos replies in verses 14-15 that he was neither a professional prophet nor the son of a prophet, but a shepherd and fig picker whom the Lord called to prophesy to Israel.

Amos 7:10-17

#7

Those who are complacent in Zion and Samaria, lounging on beds inlaid with ivory, eating choice lambs and fattened calves, while ignoring the ruin of Joseph

Amos 6:1-7 denounces the luxurious, complacent lifestyle of the elite—their ivory beds, choice meats, and elaborate furnishings—while they ignore Israel's (Joseph's) spiritual ruin and impending judgment.

Amos 6:1-7

#9

In Amos 8:11-13, Amos prophesies a specific type of famine that will come upon the land. What will be scarce during this famine?

📖 Amos 8:11-13

#10

In Amos 9:11-15, after pronouncing judgment, Amos includes a message of restoration. What does he say will happen to the house of David?

📖 Amos 9:11-15

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#10

The fallen shelter of David will be restored; it will be rebuilt as in days of old, and Israel and other nations will possess what remains of Edom

Amos 9:11-12 promises the restoration of David's fallen shelter (tent), which will be rebuilt as in days of old, with Israel possessing the remnant of Edom and other nations, introducing hope after the judgment pronouncements.

Amos 9:11-15

#9

A famine of hearing the words of the Lord; people will search for God's word but will not find it

Amos 8:11-13 describes a spiritual famine—not a lack of physical sustenance, but 'a famine of hearing the words of the Lord,' as people search desperately but cannot find God's word.

Amos 8:11-13

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