Amos Chapters 1-3 Questions
- Amos 1:1-2 sets the stage for what is to come. What important details do these verses provide?
- Who was Amos? To whom were the prophecies delivered?
- What do the prophecies announce about what is to come?
- What are your reactions to these verses?
- Why did the prophet pronounce judgments against Israel’s neighbors?
- Why are these particular neighbors mentioned?
- What are your reactions to this passage?
- What are the sins of Judah and Israel?
- How are their sins different from those of the neighboring nations?
- How can we apply what we read to the present day?
- What are your reactions to this passage?
- Why are these verses important?
- What does this passage say about God’s relationship with Israel and Judah?
- What are your reactions to this passage?
- Imagine that you are a member of the privileged class in Israel. What would be your reactions to the prophet’s sermons?
- Imagine that you are a member of the underclass in Israel. What would be your reactions to the prophet’s sermons?
Amos Chapters 4-6 Questions
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- What adjectives could you use to describe these women and people like them?
- What is the historical significance of Bethel?
- What could have happened for Bethel to turn from a temple of Yahweh to a place of idolatry?
- Identify several ways idolatry appears as a major theme.
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- What signs did God use to warn the people to turn away from their sins?
- How are the calamities against Israel similar to those God sent on Egypt?
- What does verse 4:13 say about God?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- What are some of the ways God lets them know that their good times have come to an end?
- What must Israel do to repent?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- Identify some ways God deplores the unjust behaviors of people who possess power and might.
- What must Israel do to atone?
- What are some present-day parallels?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- Describe God’s stance on hypocrisy.
- What does this section say about God?
- In what ways might the present-day church “let justice roll down”?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- Who will be punished most severely?
- How do these verses reinforce the idea that there will be a remnant?
- Discuss the concept of turning justice into poison. How does that manifest in the present day?
Amos Chapters 7-9 Questions
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- Discuss the significance of the locusts.
- Discuss the significance of the “plumb line.”
- What do these verses reveal about God?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- What does Amaziah’s report to the King reveal about communication?
- Amaziah tells Amos to earn his living by prophesying elsewhere. What does Amos’ reply reveal about who is qualified to serve as a prophet?
- What does the conversation reveal about each man?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- Discuss the significance of the basket of ripe fruit that Amos saw in his vision.
- Identify some of the characteristics of the oppressors.
- What are the modern-day parallels of the practices identified in verses 4-11?
- Do the same warnings against these practices apply in the present day?
- What are your general reactions to these verses?
- What do verses in this section reveal about God?
- What is the significance of God’s statement that he will destroy the nation but not the family?
- How do you believe the statement in verse 8 was received by the oppressed people who heard the message?
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