The Book of Amos — Hard Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

What was Amos's occupation before God called him to prophesy?

📖 Amos 7:14-15

#2

In Amos 1-2, Amos pronounces judgment on seven nations before focusing on Israel and Judah. Which nation is listed first in his series of judgments?

📖 Amos 1:3-5

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What specific sin of Israel does Amos highlight regarding their treatment of the poor and needy in Amos 2:6-7?

📖 Amos 2:6-7

#4

Amos 3:7 states that God does not do anything without first revealing it to whom?

📖 Amos 3:7

#5

In Amos 4, God describes multiple ways He tried to turn Israel back to Him. Which plague or calamity does Amos NOT list as one of God's attempts?

📖 Amos 4:6-11

#6

What is the historical setting of Amos's prophecy, and during whose reign did he prophesy?

📖 Amos 1:1

#7

Amos 5:4-6 calls Israel to seek God and live, while warning against seeking certain places. Which locations does Amos specifically warn them NOT to seek?

📖 Amos 5:4-6

#8

In Amos 7:10-13, Amaziah the priest of Bethel confronts Amos. What is Amaziah's main accusation against Amos?

📖 Amos 7:10-13

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Damascus (Syria)

Amos begins his prophecy of judgment by condemning Damascus, the capital of Syria, for their cruel treatment of Gilead.

Amos 1:3-5

#1

A shepherd and tender of sycamore trees

Amos explicitly states he was a shepherd and tender of sycamore fruit trees before his prophetic calling, emphasizing that he was an ordinary person called by God.

Amos 7:14-15

#4

His servants the prophets

Amos declares that God reveals His purposes to His servants the prophets, establishing the prophetic role as God's messenger to the people.

Amos 3:7

#3

They sold the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals

Amos condemns Israel for selling the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, illustrating how greed and exploitation dominated their society despite God's covenant.

Amos 2:6-7

#6

During the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel, in the eighth century BCE

Amos prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel (approximately 786-746 BCE), as explicitly stated in Amos 1:1, a period of relative prosperity before Assyrian invasion.

Amos 1:1

#5

A voice commanding them to seek God in the mountains

Amos 4:6-11 records God's judgments through hunger, drought, blight and mildew, locusts, and fire, but does not mention a voice from the mountains commanding them to seek God.

Amos 4:6-11

#8

That Amos is conspiring against the king in the land of Israel

Amaziah accuses Amos of conspiracy against King Jeroboam, claiming that the land cannot bear all his words, revealing the religious establishment's opposition to true prophecy.

Amos 7:10-13

#7

Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba

Amos condemns the shrine cities of Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba as places of false worship, urging Israel instead to seek the Lord directly and live.

Amos 5:4-6

#9

Amos 8:11-12 prophesies a particular kind of famine that will come upon the land. What is this famine?

📖 Amos 8:11-12

#10

How does the Book of Amos conclude in Amos 9:11-15, despite all the warnings of judgment and exile?

📖 Amos 9:11-15

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#10

With a promise of restoration and renewal of David's fallen tent

Amos concludes with a message of hope—God will restore David's fallen tent and replant Israel in the land, showing that judgment is not God's final word but a prelude to restoration.

Amos 9:11-15

#9

A famine of hearing the words of the Lord

Amos prophesies not a physical famine but a spiritual one—a famine of hearing God's words—where people will seek God's word but cannot find it, representing spiritual abandonment.

Amos 8:11-12

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