Amos — Group study guide
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9 chapters · 64 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
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Amos 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 1 (KJV)
1. Before what event did Amos prophesy?
Amos 1:1
- A. Before the earthquake
- B. Before the flood
- C. Before the fall of Jerusalem
- D. Before the death of Jeroboam
Correct answer: A. Before the earthquake
Before the earthquake.
Amos 1:1
2. When the LORD roars from Zion, what shall wither?
Amos 1:2
- A. The river Jordan
- B. The top of Carmel
- C. The sea of Galilee
- D. The cedars of Lebanon
Correct answer: B. The top of Carmel
The top of Carmel.
Amos 1:2
3. What sin does the LORD say Damascus committed?
Amos 1:3
- A. It burned the bones of the king of Edom
- B. It sold the poor for a pair of shoes
- C. It threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron
- D. It ripped up the women of Gilead
Correct answer: C. It threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron
They threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
Amos 1:3
4. Which people carried away a whole captivity to deliver them up to Edom?
Amos 1:6
- A. Ammon
- B. Moab
- C. Damascus
- D. Gaza
Correct answer: D. Gaza
Gaza.
Amos 1:6
5. What was the sin of Tyrus?
Amos 1:9
- A. They delivered up a whole captivity to Edom
- B. They threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron
- C. They burned the bones of the king of Edom
- D. They despised the law of the LORD
Correct answer: A. They delivered up a whole captivity to Edom
They delivered up the whole captivity to Edom.
Amos 1:9
6. Who ripped up the women with child of Gilead, to enlarge their border?
Amos 1:13
- A. The Moabites
- B. The children of Ammon
- C. The Edomites
- D. The Philistines
Correct answer: B. The children of Ammon
Ammon.
Amos 1:13
Notes
Amos 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 2 (KJV)
1. Who shall die with tumult?
Amos 2:2
- A. The king of Edom
- B. The king of Judah
- C. Moab
- D. Damascus
Correct answer: C. Moab
Moab.
Amos 2:2
2. What was the sin of Judah?
Amos 2:4
- A. They sold the poor for a pair of shoes
- B. They delivered up a captivity to Edom
- C. They threshed Gilead
- D. They despised the law of the LORD
Correct answer: D. They despised the law of the LORD
They despised the law of the LORD.
Amos 2:4
3. Who sold the poor for a pair of shoes?
Amos 2:6
- A. Israel
- B. Judah
- C. Moab
- D. Tyrus
Correct answer: A. Israel
Israel.
Amos 2:6
4. For how long did God lead Israel through the wilderness?
Amos 2:10
- A. Seven years
- B. Forty years
- C. Seventy years
- D. Four hundred years
Correct answer: B. Forty years
Forty years.
Amos 2:10
5. Could the Nazarenes drink wine?
Amos 2:12
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, it was the Nazarites who could not.
Amos 2:12
6. Will the swift of foot be able to escape what God will do?
Amos 2:15
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Amos 2:15
Notes
Amos 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 3 (KJV)
1. Which nation did God know of all the families of the earth?
Amos 3:2
- A. Egypt
- B. Assyria
- C. Israel
- D. Edom
Correct answer: C. Israel
Israel.
Amos 3:2
2. If two are not agreed, can they walk together?
Amos 3:3
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Amos 3:3
3. What happens to the people if a trumpet is blown in the city?
Amos 3:6
- A. They go to sleep
- B. They go out to war
- C. They rejoice
- D. They are afraid
Correct answer: D. They are afraid
They are afraid.
Amos 3:6
4. Before the LORD does anything, what does he do?
Amos 3:7
- A. He reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets
- B. He sends a plague
- C. He speaks to the kings
- D. He destroys the altars
Correct answer: A. He reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets
He reveals it to his servants the prophets.
Amos 3:7
5. For someone to prophesy, who must speak?
Amos 3:8
- A. The king
- B. The LORD
- C. The priest
- D. The people
Correct answer: B. The LORD
The LORD.
Amos 3:8
6. Who takes the sheep out of the mouth of a lion?
Amos 3:12
- A. The hunter
- B. The king
- C. The shepherd
- D. The prophet
Correct answer: C. The shepherd
The shepherd.
Amos 3:12
7. What else will the LORD visit when he visits the transgressions of Israel?
Amos 3:14
- A. The walls of Samaria
- B. The vineyards of Gilead
- C. The armies of Judah
- D. The altars of Bethel
Correct answer: D. The altars of Bethel
The altars of Bethel.
Amos 3:14
Notes
Amos 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 4 (KJV)
1. Where were the kine of Bashan?
Amos 4:1
- A. In the mountain of Samaria
- B. In the Jordan valley
- C. On mount Carmel
- D. In the plains of Moab
Correct answer: A. In the mountain of Samaria
In the mountain of Samaria.
Amos 4:1
2. Were they literal cows or did they represent people?
Amos 4:1
- A. They were cows of the field
- B. They represented people
- C. They represented idols
- D. They represented cities
Correct answer: B. They represented people
They represented people: the wealthy of Samaria who oppressed the poor.
Amos 4:1
3. How often did the LORD, ironically, ask the people to bring their tithes?
Amos 4:4
- A. Every seven days
- B. Every month
- C. Every three days
- D. Every year
Correct answer: C. Every three days
Every three days.
Amos 4:4
4. The LORD gave bread to the rebellious people. Did they return to the LORD?
Amos 4:6
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No; rather, the LORD did not give them bread.
Amos 4:6
5. For how long did the LORD withhold the rain from them?
Amos 4:7
- A. Three years
- B. Three months
- C. Seven months
- D. Forty days
Correct answer: B. Three months
For three months.
Amos 4:7
6. The LORD wanted Israel to repent and sent them the palmerworm.
Amos 4:9
- True
- False
Correct answer: True
True.
Amos 4:9
7. God told Israel to prepare for what?
Amos 4:12
- A. For war
- B. To meet their God
- C. To leave Egypt
- D. For the harvest
Correct answer: B. To meet their God
To meet him.
Amos 4:12
Notes
Amos 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 5 (KJV)
1. Who raised up the virgin of Israel who had fallen?
Amos 5:2
- A. No one; there was none to raise her up
- B. The LORD
- C. King Jeroboam
- D. Amos
Correct answer: A. No one; there was none to raise her up
It was not a virgin that fell; Israel the nation, as a virgin, fell, and no one raised her up.
Amos 5:2
2. What would happen to Israel if they sought the LORD?
Amos 5:4
- A. They would be rich
- B. They would live
- C. They would have a king
- D. They would return to Egypt
Correct answer: B. They would live
They would live.
Amos 5:4
3. Why did God tell Israel not to enter into Bethel?
Amos 5:5
- A. Because it was far away
- B. Because there were thieves
- C. Because Bethel shall come to nought
- D. Because it was the land of Moab
Correct answer: C. Because Bethel shall come to nought
Because Bethel shall come to nought.
Amos 5:5
4. What did God say he would do with the house of Joseph if they did not seek the LORD?
Amos 5:6
- A. Take it to Egypt
- B. Forgive it
- C. Leave it alone
- D. Break out like fire and devour it
Correct answer: D. Break out like fire and devour it
He would burn it.
Amos 5:6
5. Where does the rain come from, according to Amos 5:8?
Amos 5:8
- A. From the sea, by the hand of the LORD
- B. From the mountains
- C. From the stars
- D. From the river Jordan
Correct answer: A. From the sea, by the hand of the LORD
From the sea, by the hand of the LORD.
Amos 5:8
6. What did they do with him that speaketh uprightly?
Amos 5:10
- A. They honoured him
- B. They abhorred him
- C. They made him king
- D. They listened to him
Correct answer: B. They abhorred him
They abhorred him.
Amos 5:10
7. What did they make the poor lose in the gate?
Amos 5:12
- A. Their houses
- B. Their children
- C. Their right
- D. Their lands
Correct answer: C. Their right
Their right.
Amos 5:12
8. Will the day of the LORD be light or darkness?
Amos 5:18
- A. Light
- B. Joy
- C. A feast
- D. Darkness
Correct answer: D. Darkness
It shall be darkness.
Amos 5:18
9. What does God want to run down as waters?
Amos 5:24
- A. Judgment
- B. Wine
- C. Oil
- D. The blood of sacrifices
Correct answer: A. Judgment
Judgment.
Amos 5:24
10. Because Israel bore the tabernacle of Moloch and Chiun in the wilderness, where would God carry them?
Amos 5:26-27
- A. To Egypt
- B. Beyond Damascus
- C. To Moab
- D. Beyond the sea
Correct answer: B. Beyond Damascus
Beyond Damascus.
Amos 5:26-27
Notes
Amos 6 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 6 (KJV)
1. Woe to them that are at ease where?
Amos 6:1
- A. In Bethel
- B. In Damascus
- C. In Zion
- D. In Gaza
Correct answer: C. In Zion
In Zion.
Amos 6:1
2. On what kind of beds did they of Zion and Samaria lie?
Amos 6:4
- A. Beds of cedar
- B. Beds of gold
- C. Beds of skins
- D. Beds of ivory
Correct answer: D. Beds of ivory
Beds of ivory.
Amos 6:4
3. Did David invent instruments of music?
Amos 6:5
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Amos 6:5
4. To whom shall mourning come?
Amos 6:7
- A. To the poor
- B. To them that stretched themselves in pleasure
- C. To the prophets
- D. To the shepherds
Correct answer: B. To them that stretched themselves in pleasure
To those who give themselves to pleasure.
Amos 6:7
5. Why will some say, Hold thy tongue?
Amos 6:10
- A. Because the enemy is coming
- B. Because the king is asleep
- C. Because we may not make mention of the name of the LORD
- D. Because it is night
Correct answer: C. Because we may not make mention of the name of the LORD
Because they may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
Amos 6:10
6. Into what did they turn judgment?
Amos 6:12
- A. Into a feast
- B. Into mockery
- C. Into gold
- D. Into gall
Correct answer: D. Into gall
Into gall.
Amos 6:12
Notes
Amos 7 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 7 (KJV)
1. Behold, the Lord called for what?
Amos 7:4
- A. To contend by fire
- B. To hold a feast
- C. To gather the people
- D. To build the temple
Correct answer: A. To contend by fire
He called to contend by fire.
Amos 7:4
2. What kind of plumbline did the Lord have in his hand?
Amos 7:7
- A. Of gold
- B. A builder's plumbline
- C. Of iron
- D. A fisherman's line
Correct answer: B. A builder's plumbline
A builder's plumbline.
Amos 7:7
3. Why did the LORD decide to set a plumbline in the midst of Israel?
Amos 7:8
- A. To build a wall
- B. To measure the land
- C. Because he would not pass by them any more
- D. To divide the inheritance
Correct answer: C. Because he would not pass by them any more
Because he would not pass by them any more.
Amos 7:8
4. How will the LORD rise against the house of Jeroboam?
Amos 7:9
- A. With fire
- B. With locusts
- C. With famine
- D. With the sword
Correct answer: D. With the sword
With the sword.
Amos 7:9
5. Who sent to tell Jeroboam that the land was not able to bear all the words of Amos?
Amos 7:10
- A. Amaziah, the priest of Bethel
- B. Uzziah, king of Judah
- C. A prophet of Samaria
- D. The elders of Israel
Correct answer: A. Amaziah, the priest of Bethel
Amaziah the priest of Bethel.
Amos 7:10
6. According to Amaziah, what did Amos prophesy about Jeroboam?
Amos 7:11
- A. That he would reign many years
- B. That he would die by the sword
- C. That he would flee to Egypt
- D. That he would be carried to Babylon
Correct answer: B. That he would die by the sword
That he would die by the sword.
Amos 7:11
7. Where did Amaziah tell Amos not to prophesy any more?
Amos 7:13
- A. In Jerusalem
- B. In Samaria
- C. At Bethel
- D. In Tekoa
Correct answer: C. At Bethel
At Bethel.
Amos 7:13
8. Because of what Amaziah said to Amos, what would Amaziah's wife become?
Amos 7:17
- A. A widow
- B. A servant
- C. A captive
- D. An harlot
Correct answer: D. An harlot
An harlot.
Amos 7:17
Notes
Amos 8 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 8 (KJV)
1. What was in the basket God showed Amos?
Amos 8:1
- A. Summer fruit
- B. Unleavened bread
- C. A plumbline
- D. Locusts
Correct answer: A. Summer fruit
Summer fruit.
Amos 8:1
2. What did that basket represent?
Amos 8:2
- A. An abundant harvest
- B. The destruction of Israel
- C. The feast of tabernacles
- D. The return from captivity
Correct answer: B. The destruction of Israel
The destruction of Israel.
Amos 8:2
3. What will the songs of the temple be in that day of destruction?
Amos 8:3
- A. Songs of praise
- B. Dancing
- C. Howlings
- D. Flight
Correct answer: C. Howlings
Howlings.
Amos 8:3
4. What did the wicked men do with the balances?
Amos 8:5
- A. They broke them
- B. They hid them
- C. They gave them away
- D. They falsified them by deceit
Correct answer: D. They falsified them by deceit
They falsified the balances.
Amos 8:5
5. Into what will the LORD turn the people's feasts?
Amos 8:10
- A. Into mourning
- B. Into fasting
- C. Into silence
- D. Into war
Correct answer: A. Into mourning
Into mourning.
Amos 8:10
6. A famine of what will the LORD send into the land?
Amos 8:11
- A. A famine of bread
- B. A famine of hearing the words of the LORD
- C. A famine of meat
- D. A famine of justice
Correct answer: B. A famine of hearing the words of the LORD
A famine of the word of the LORD.
Amos 8:11
7. And will the word of the LORD be found in the land?
Amos 8:12
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No, it shall not be found.
Amos 8:12
Notes
Amos 9 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Amos 9 (KJV)
1. What will the LORD do if man climbs up to heaven?
Amos 9:2
- A. Let him go
- B. Forgive him
- C. Bring him down from thence
- D. Turn him into a star
Correct answer: C. Bring him down from thence
From thence will the LORD bring them down.
Amos 9:2
2. For what will the LORD set his eyes upon them?
Amos 9:4
- A. For good
- B. To care for them
- C. To bless them
- D. For evil
Correct answer: D. For evil
For evil.
Amos 9:4
3. What will happen to the land when the LORD touches it?
Amos 9:5
- A. It shall melt
- B. It will blossom
- C. It will bear fruit
- D. It will dry up
Correct answer: A. It shall melt
It shall melt.
Amos 9:5
4. What will happen to the sinners of the people who say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us?
Amos 9:10
- A. They will be forgiven
- B. They shall die by the sword
- C. They will be carried into Egypt
- D. They will repent
Correct answer: B. They shall die by the sword
They shall die by the sword.
Amos 9:10
5. What will the LORD do with the tabernacle of David that is fallen?
Amos 9:11
- A. Burn it
- B. Carry it to Babylon
- C. Raise it up
- D. Leave it in ruins
Correct answer: C. Raise it up
He will raise it up.
Amos 9:11
6. The plowman shall overtake whom?
Amos 9:13
- A. The shepherd
- B. The king
- C. The sower
- D. The reaper
Correct answer: D. The reaper
The reaper.
Amos 9:13
7. Who shall inhabit the waste cities?
Amos 9:14
- A. Israel
- B. The Assyrians
- C. The Edomites
- D. The Egyptians
Correct answer: A. Israel
Israel.
Amos 9:14