Books of the Old Testament: Lesson 17 Hosea, Joel, and Amos
(Cloze test 17)

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Hosea is the first of the known as the , called that because of the . Hosea, whose name means “,” has been called the of the northern kingdom. He was a layman called by God to give the distinct message to wayward Israel that .

Hosea was commanded to , who bore him two sons and a daughter. She played the harlot again, and Hosea put her out of his home. But God commanded him to and love her again.

The message was that Israel was , but He loved her still and would to her homeland. The outline of Hosea:

1. The prophet and his , chs. 1-3.

2. The Lord and the , chs. 4-14.

Joel was a prophet to Judah who wrote at the time of a terrible . He compared this to . He spoke of the “” five times, referring to judgment. is the great central promise of the book of Joel. Joel had the privilege of telling that God would pour forth (2:32; 3:18). This was fulfilled at (Acts 2:16).

Amos was a , and his message was addressed largely to the . He feared God so much that he feared no one else at all. Amos started his preaching by proclaiming the Lord’s judgment upon . Then he came nearer home against the whole nation of .


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