What was unusual about Hosea's marriage to his wife, Gomer? Which prophet did God use a locust plague and drought to illustrate his message? The spirit being poured out on all people was fulfilled in what New Testament event? One of the prophets said he was "not a prophet nor the son of a prophet" but he was a shepherd and took care of sycamore-fig trees

1. What was unusual about Hosea's marriage to his wife, Gomer?

Prostitute

2. Which prophet did God use a locust plague and drought to illustrate his message?

Joel

3. The spirit being poured out on all people was fulfilled in what New Testament event?

Pentecost

4. One of the prophets said he was "not a prophet nor the son of a prophet" but he was a shepherd and took care of sycamore-fig trees. Who was this prophet?

Amos

5. Amos 5:24 is looked on as a them verse for the prophet Amos. What did he say should roll on like a river?

Justice

6. When Amos was prophesying, a prophet from Bethel named Amaziah came and gave a message to Amos. What was the message?

Stop preaching and go home.

7. The prophet Obadiah gave prophecies about the nation of Edom. Who had the nation of Edom descended from?

Esau

8. What reason did God give Obadiah for pouring out punishment on Edom?

He was "aloof"

9. Why didn't Jonah want to go deliver a message to the people of Nineveh?

They had done bad to Israel.

10. One of the big lessons of this book has to do with foreign nations. What was that lesson?

God still cared for them.