Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy

The Minority Opinion -- Hosea, Amos, Micah

Peter Combes – February 18, 2001

(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

 

1.        Hosea worked during the reigns of:
  1. Ela, Zimri, Asa, and Jeroboam
  2. Ahab and Jehosephat
  3. Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
  4. David and Solomon
2.        Hosea was commanded to marry a:
  1. virgin
  2. priestess
  3. shepherdess
  4. prostitute
3.        Hosea accused the priests of: 
  1. heresy
  2. apostasy
  3. simony
  4. murder
4.         Hosea opposed any alliance with: 
  1. Assyria
  2. Babylon
  3. Greece
  4. Rome
5.         Amos denounces Moab, Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Ammon, and:
  1. Egypt
  2. Babylon
  3. Assyria
  4. Judah and Israel
6.        Amos was a:
  1. professional prophet
  2. priest
  3. shepherd
  4. aboreist
7.        Amos says that the Israelites worshipped:
  1. Kaiwan
  2. Ashtaroth
  3. Baal
  4. Sophia
8.         King Amaziah:
  1. employed Amos at his court
  2. published Amos' prophecies
  3. banned Amos from Bethel
  4. gave Amos a sack of silver
9.         Micah prophesied that the Assyrians would be opposed by:
  1. chariots of fire
  2. cherubim
  3. the heavenly host
  4. seven shepherds
10.       "What does the Lord require of you, but -----------?":
  1. burned offerings
  2. justice and kindness
  3. courage
  4. tithes
11.       Micah said he would:
  1. howl like a jackal
  2. roar like a lion
  3. bray like a donkey
  4. mourn like an ostrich
12.      Bethelehem was:
  1. the home of Ruth
  2. the birthplace of David
  3. site of a battle with the Egyptians
  4. where the sun stood still