Chapter 7 The Prophets: Crying Out the word of God
Introduction
1. What does First and Second Kings show?
2. Background
North- Israel
a. Israel breaks up
South-Judah
b. abandonment of the Covenant
c. Israel had to pay tribute to foreign powers
to keep from being enslaved or submit to
one to be protected from another
d. Israel and Judah were at war with each other
at times
e. Prophets warned that they had strayed from
true worship
3. List the non-writing prophets
a.
b.
c.
d.
4. List the writing prophets
a.
b.
c.
d.
Concept A The Kingdom Breaks Up
Read pp. 151-152 Answer Review on pg. 152
A. Two Kingdoms
1. North – Jeroboam enshrines two golden calves
South – Rehoboam ( Solomon’s son)
2. Name the villains of the North who become the
background for the prophets Elijah and Elisha
3. Activity 2 on pg. 152
Concept B Elijah and Elisha in the North
Read pp. 153 to 158 Answer Review on pg. 158
A. Introduction
1. What was the purpose of sending prophets?
B. Elijah
1. What happened because Jezebel ordered the
slaughter of the prophets of Israel?
2. What happens to Elijah?
3. What is the story of the widow in Zarephath about?
4. What is the point of the story of Elijah’s victory
over the prophets of Baal?
5. What is the point of Elijah’s experience of
finding God in a gentle breeze?
6. What is important to learn from the story of
condemning Ahab’s greed for a vineyard?
7. What do the scriptures report happened to Elijah
and what may this mean?
8. What did this story give rise to?
9. List Elisha’s miracles
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
C. Elijah’s Companions
D. An Early Prophet’s Cry for Social Justice
E. Map of 150
Prophets to Israel and Judah
Concept C Amos and Hosea in the North
Read pp. 158 to 164 Answer Review on pg. 164
A. Amos
1. What does God condemn through Amos?
2. How does Amos describe Samaria’s women?
3. What does God want?
4. What visions does Amos use to describe Israel’s
fate?
a.
b.
c.
B. Hosea
1. Compare Hosea to God as a betrayed husband
2. What is the symbolism behind the children’s
names?
3. List the infidelities of Israel toward God
4. Compare Hosea wanting to punish his wife for a
while and then take her back with God’s action
with Israel
5. What happened to Israel?
6. Who are the Samaritans?
7. Reflections on Betrayal
Concept D Isaiah in the South
Read pp. 166 to 176 Answer Review pg. 176
A. Introduction
1. What is important to remember regarding the
Book of Isaiah?
2. What happened by 740 BCE?
3. Chart the work of three eras
a. First Isaiah Chapters
b. Second Isaiah Chapters
c. Third Isaiah Chapters
B. Writing the Scriptures
1. What part of alphabetic writing did the Canaanites
contribute?
2. What part of alphabetic writing did the Greeks
contribute?
C. Isaiah
1. What was Isaiah’s connection with King Ahaz and
King Hezekiah?
2. What does Isaiah assure the people?
3. How does Isaiah contrast the ox and the donkey to
Israel?
4. What is important to remember regarding Judah’s
punishment?
5. Explain the Vineyard Song: A Brokenhearted Lover
6. How is Isaiah prepared for his task as prophet?
7. How does Isaiah respond?
8. What does God tell Isaiah?
9. What message does God send to King Ahaz
through Isaiah?
10. What sign does Isaiah deliver to King Ahaz?
11. List 4 images used by Isaiah
a.
b.
c.
d.
12. How is Judah saved during Hezekiah’s reign?
13. Why do the Jews become complacent?
14. what do Isaiah’s words point to?
Concept E Micah
Read pp. 177 to 178 Answer Review pg. 178
A. Introduction
1. Describe Micah’s background
2. What passages from Micah have become
universally known?
3. What does Micah forsee?
B. Did anybody listen to the prophets?
NO 1.
2.
YES 1.
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