New Era Congress of Christian Education 2017 Bible Bowl Competition Tuesday, July 18, 2017 ~ 7:00 pm

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1 2017 Bible Bowl Competition Tuesday, July 18, 2017 ~ 7:00 pm A STUDY COVERING USING THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. Joel 2:28 Surely the Lord does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 He has shown you O man, what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy and walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

2 Bible Bowl Bible Bowl Guidelines The Bible Bowl competition will take place on Tuesday night, July 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm at the New Era Convention Chapel in Griffin, Georgia. This year s Bible Bowl study will cover the prophetic book of the twelve minor prophets, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. The purpose of the Bible Bowl extends past the challenge and competiveness we experience among the different churches on the night of competition. We encourage our youth to gain an understanding of the Word of God by being diligent in studying to show themselves approved unto God as a worker who is not ashamed and able to rightly divide the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15). We invite Bible Bowl Alumni to participate in the competition using the same guidelines and preparation. Please your confirmation to participate to tstalls@bellsouth.net by March 31, 2017 Preparation: We encourage the delegate to: Read and study the sixty-seven (67) chapters written by the twelve minor prophets and seek to gain an understanding of what is taking place in scripture. Take notes as you read through each chapter and develop your own review/study questions. Answer the bible bowl questions that will be provided based on what you have learned in your time of study (see schedule on page 5 of this package). Summary of Minor Prophets The book of the minor prophets reveals the heart of God in different ways expressed by the writer. God s love, His anger, wrath, judgment and His mercy is portrayed through the message of these twelve men, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. 2

3 Hosea whose name means Salvation prophesied during the reign of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah Kings of Judah and Jeroboam, King of Israel. Hosea s personal trials and broken heartedness is symbolic of the spiritual idolatry of Israel and the broken heart of God in dealing with a sinful nation. Hosea s experience with his unfaithful wife portrayed Israel s rejection of the Lord and his recovery of his wife is a picture of the Lord s love and restoration of Israel. God s love for Israel in spite of her idolatry and infidelity is a call to repentance to the nation. Joel was a prophet of Judah who prophesied during the reign of King Joash, the coming judgments upon Judah for their sin. The book highlights the events of the invasion of locusts followed by famine, the outpouring of the Spirit and the coming day of the Lord. His exhortation to Judah to repent and turn their hearts to the Lord is characterized by his warning to blow the trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly and gather the people to come before the Lord. Amos a shepherd ( a keeper) of Tekoa, whose name means burden bearer, prophesied with great boldness against the stronghold of Satan at Bethel which is said to be the seat of idolatry in the northern kingdom. He prophesied in the days of Uzziah, king of Israel and Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Judah. His prophecy was to awaken Israel and the surrounding nations that they were both responsible and accountable for their sins. He pronounced judgment on the enemies of Israel before he delivered judgment on Israel herself. Obadiah, a servant and worshipper of the Lord who prophesied God s judgment upon Edom because of their pride and the wrong done toward his brother Jacob. Jonah whose name means dove prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II. He was called by God to go and preach to Nineveh who at first sought to hide himself in disobedience. Jonah s prophesy is a demonstration of God mercy as it shows the sovereignty of God at work in the life of the prophet and his concern for a heathen nation. Micah, meaning who is like the Lord, prophesied during the reign of Judah s kings, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. Micah s prophecy outlines sin, judgment and restoration while seeking to bring the people to face their sins. Micah prophesies God s judgment on the people because of their persistent sinning. His prophecy provides accurate details of the fulfillment of prophecy of Jesus birth in Bethlehem Ephratah.

4 Bible Bowl 2017 Nahum meaning compassionate or full of comfort, delivered a message of judgment and destruction against Nineveh and a message of comfort to Judah of the promise of its future deliverance. Habakkuk meaning embracer, wrestled with God on behalf of the people. His love for the people complimented his role as watchman for certainly he stood watch over them. He prophesied to Judah the impending invasion of the Chaldeans and he comforted them with his message of the ultimate destruction of Chaldea. Zephaniah is a book of contrasts and his prophecy sets forth what the day of the Lord will mean to Judah, world powers and the remnant. Zephaniah, meaning God hides or protects was the great grandson of Hezekiah who prophesied during the reign of King Josiah. Haggai was the first of the prophets to minister to Israel after their return from Babylonian captivity. The book of Haggai contains four messages from God delivered ten years after the rebuilding of the temple had ceased. These messages were to rebuke the people for the delays and encourage them to resume the rebuilding of the temple. Zechariah meaning the Lord remembers was the great, great grandson of Hezekiah. He was a priest and a prophet whose message encouraged the people to complete the rebuilding of the temple. Zechariah announced God s prophetic plan for the Gentiles, predicted the blessings of the millennial age for Israel and outlined the events leading up to it. Malachi meaning my messenger delivered strong rebukes to the people and priests, called them to repentance and promised future blessings of the Lord. Malachi s message was of God s love for Israel in spite of the sins of the priests and the people. May you be encouraged and strengthened in faith and service as you study the book of minor prophets, men with an impactful and powerful message. 4

5 Official questions will be available on the Congress website and ed to the church s address on file with the Congress on May 1, Official questions and answers will be ed to the church s address on file with the Congress on June 3, All answers are taken from the New King James version of the Bible (NKJV). Official Rules For the Bible Bowl Competition All teams must pre-register to participate in the Bible Bowl competition. Churches are asked to pre-register by Monday, June 19, The completed registration form should be ed to NewEraConvention@bellsouth.net and tstalls@bellsouth.net. Each team will consist of five (5) members and one (1) alternate. Team members should be selected from youth messengers from the seventh (7th) to twelfth (12th) grade. A 2017 high school graduate is eligible. A team captain should be named. Advisors and/or coaches are strongly encouraged to formulate team composition and strategies. Team playing order will be determined by sealed envelope for round one. If the total number of competing teams are five (5) or more, a toss-up question round may be necessary to determine playing order for subsequent round(s). Only team captains are eligible to compete in the toss-up question round. The Bible Bowl competition will consist of three (3) rounds. Questions will become more challenging in each round. o In round one the 1 st team to answer 7 questions correctly will be declared the winner. Winning teams will advance to Round 2. o In round two the 1 st team to answer 8 questions correctly will be declared the winner. Winning teams will advance to Round 3. o In round three the 1 st team to answer 10 questions correctly will be declared the winner.

6 Bible Bowl 2017 In each round the buzzer method will be used. The team to buzz in first will be identified by the Buzzer Judge(s). The moderator (person asking the questions) will identify the church by name who has buzzed first; the team member can now answer the question. (No shouting out answers before being called upon). In each round, the question will be read to the point of interruption. If answered incorrectly, the question will be read in its entirety for the opposing team. Any team member can answer a question in any round. Conference among team members is allowed, however the question must be answered within the allotted time. Time begins after the question is read or at the point of interruption, whichever is applicable. The judges, timekeeper and scorers have the last word on answers, time and scores. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third place teams. If additional information is needed or you have questions concerning the Bible Bowl competition, you may contact Rev. Terri Crump-Stalls by , tstalls@bellsouth.net or by telephone, (404)

7 REGISTRATION FORM Team Name: Team Captain s Name: Team Members: Youth Advisor s Name: Day No. Evening No. Cell: Name of Church: Pastor: Church Address: Church No. Church Mail form with registration package and copy to: neweraconvention@bellsouth.net & tstalls@bellsouth.net (Deadline Monday, June 19, 2017) New Era Congress of Christian Education New Era Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, Inc. P.O. Box Atlanta, Georgia neweraconvention@bellsouth.net If additional information is needed or you have questions concerning the Bible Bowl competition, you may contact Rev. Terri Crump-Stalls by , tstalls@bellsouth.net or by telephone, (404)

8 Bible Bowl 2017 Bible Bowl 2017 Official Questions & Answers of the Minor Prophets 1. Who was the prophet Hosea s father? Hosea 1:1-11 Beeri 2. What did the Lord instruct Hosea to do when He began to speak to him and what reason did he give him for the actions He instructed him to take? Hosea 1:1-11 Go take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry because the land has committed a great harlotry by departing from me. 3. Who did Hosea marry and who was her father? Hosea 1:1-11 Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim 4. What was the name of Hosea s first born and what was the birth of this child to symbolize? Hosea 1:1-11 Jezreel, his birth was to symbolize the avenging of the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu and the ending of the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5. What was the name of Hosea s second born and what was the birth of this child to symbolize? Hosea 1:1-11 Lo Ruhamah, her birth was to symbolized that God would no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, He would utterly take them away but God would have mercy on the house of Judah and save them by the Lord their God 6. What was the name of Hosea s third born and what was the birth of this child to symbolize? Hosea 1:1-11 Lo-Ammi, his birth symbolized the God s separation, you are not my people and I will not be your God 7. What will replace where it was said, you are not my people symbolized by the birth of Hosea s third child? Hosea 1:1-11 You are the sons of the living God 8

9 8. What will be the outcome(s) of the gathering of the children of Israel and Judah together? Hosea 1:1-11 They will appoint for themselves one head and come up out of the land 9. What three (3) threats does the Lord warn that He will carry out if Israel (Hosea s wife) does not cease her adulteries or unfaithfulness? Hosea 2:1-13 He would strip her naked and expose her as in the day of her birth and make her like a wilderness on dry land He would slay her with thirst He would reject her children because they were children of harlotry 10. Why would Hosea s wife (Israel) continue to pursue her lovers instead of heeding the warnings of the Lord? Hosea 2:1-13 She considered her lovers to be the source and provider of her bread, water, wool, linen, oil and drink 11. What corresponding action would the Lord take if Hosea s wife (Israel) continued to pursue her lovers? Hosea 2:1-13 I will hedge up her way with thorns and wall her in so that she can not find her paths [He would block her way] 12. The Lord vowed that He would uncover the lewdness of Israel before her lovers, what means of worship would He cease? Hosea 2:1-13 Feast days, Sabbaths, all appointed feasts 13. How would God s initiate reconciliation with Israel once He had denied access to all her idol lovers? Hosea 2:14-23 He would totally separate her from her lovers by alluring her into the wilderness and then He would speak to her. 14. What would the Lord give Israel as a promise of her return to the Promised Land? Hosea 2:14-23 Her vineyards and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope

10 Bible Bowl What would be the significance of Israel passage through the Valley of Achor this time around? Hosea 2:14-23 It would be Israel s door of hope leading to the repossession of the Promised Land 16. What did the Lord instruct Hosea to do after his wife continued in unfaithfulness by pursuing other Gods after her paths to her lovers was inaccessible? Hosea 3:1-5 Go and love her again 17. How did Hosea retrieve his wife from her unfaithfulness? Hosea 3:1-5 He bought her for himself for fifteen shekels of silver and one and one half homers of barley. 18. What does the retrieving of Hosea s wife by purchase represent for the state in which Israel will be for a time? Hosea 3:1-5 Israel will abide without king or prince (loss of national sovereignty), without sacrifice or sacred pillar (represents all formal religious activity would cease), without ephod or teraphim (represents methods of divination). 19. How is Israel s repentance portrayed after her period of isolation? Hosea 3:1-5 Israel would return and seek the Lord their God and David their king, they would fear the Lord and His goodness in their latter days. 20. What charge was brought against Israel, the inhabitants in the land? Hosea 4:1-10 There was no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land 21. What were the indications that Israel had broken all restraint? Hosea 4:1-10 swearing, lying, killing, stealing, adultery and bloodshed upon bloodshed 22. What will be the state of Israel because all restraint has been broken? Hosea 4:1-10 The whole land would mourn and everyone who dwells there would waste away 23. Why are the people of God destroyed? Hosea 4:1-10 Because of the lack of knowledge 10

11 24. Who did the Lord hold responsible for the people s lack of knowledge due to their failure to communicate the law of God? Hosea 4:1-10 The priests 25. Who did the people of Israel ask and rely on for counsel? Hosea 4:11-19 A wooden stick 26. What warning was Judah given regarding joining Israel in their sin? Hosea 4:11-19 Judah s warning was not to go up to Gilgal or Beth Aven or swear on oath saying as the Lord lives 27. How is the sin of the tribe of Ephraim summarized? Hosea 4:11-19 Ephraim is guilty of idolatry, rebellion harlotry and their rulers loves dishonor 28. What places of cult worship were the people enticed to go or be slaughtered like animals of prey? Hosea 5:1-15 Mizpah and Tabor 29. Where were the people of Israel, Ephraim and Judah not directing their deeds toward turning to their God? Hosea 5:1-15 Because the spirit of harlotry was in their midst 30. What were the princes of Judah compared too? Hosea 5:1-15 Those who remove a landmark 31. Why was Ephraim oppressed and broken in judgment? Hosea 5:1-15 Because he willingly walked by human precept 32. What would the wrath of God be like to Ephraim? Hosea 5:1-15 Moth 33. What would the wrath of God be like to the house of Judah? Hosea 5:1-15 Rottenness

12 Bible Bowl What did Ephraim do when he saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound? Hosea 5:1-15 Ephraim went to Assyria and sent for King Jareb 35. What was the wrath of God to be like to Ephraim and Judah once they looked elsewhere for the healing of their wounds? Hosea 5:1-15 A lion to Ephraim and a young lion to Judah 36. What did the Lord promise to do until the people acknowledged their offence and sought His face? Hosea 5:1-15 Return again to His place 37. How was the faithfulness of Ephraim and Judah described? Hosea 6:1-11 A morning cloud and the early dew that goes away 38. What were the desires of the Lord opposed to the sacrifices and burnt offerings they offered? Hosea 6:1-11 Mercy and the knowledge of God 39. Who were those who lied in wait and murdered travelers on the way to Shechem? Hosea 6:1-11 A company of priests 40. What stood in the way when the Lord sought to heal Israel? Hosea 7:1-16 The iniquity of Ephraim and the wickedness of Samaria were uncovered 41. Why was the prophet Hosea to set the trumpet to his mouth? Hosea 8:1-14 Israel had transgressed the covenant and rebelled against the law and an enemy was going to pursue them like an eagle against the house of the Lord. 42. What had Ephraim become because of their many altars of sin? Hosea Hosea 8:1-14 Altars for sinning 43. Why was Israel warned not to rejoice with joy as other people do? Hosea 9:1-17 Because of their harlotries to God 12

13 44. What was Israel s sin of the threshing floor? Hosea 9:1-17 They made love for hire on every threshing floor (they exchanged worship for life provisions, accepting wages for their prostitution) 45. What would become insufficient means of providing nourishment for the people of Israel? Hosea 9:1-17 The threshing floor and the winepress, the new wine would fail them 46. What would become of Ephraim once the fruitful harvests ceased and there was no one dwelling in the Lord s land? Hosea 9:1-17 Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat the unclean things in Assyria 47. What is said to be the proposed burial place of those in exile? Hosea 9:1-17 Memphis 48. What will become of the exiles valuables and silver? Hosea 9:1-17 Nettles will possess them 49. Who caused enmity in the house of God serving as a fowler s snare in all their ways? Hosea 9:1-17 The false prophet 50. What idol did Israel consecrate themselves that brought great shame? Hosea 9:1-17 Baal Peor 51. Where was all of the wickedness of Israel perpetuated? Hosea 9:1-17 Gilgal 52. How does the prophet reference the faithfulness of Israel and what does he attribute it to? Hosea 10:1-15 Israel was unfaithful, the prophet describes them as a empty vine that brings forth fruit for himself 53. What was the source of Israel guilt and division? Hosea 10:1-15 A divided heart of worshipping God or their idols

14 Bible Bowl What is the double transgression or the double sin of Israel? Hosea 10:1-15 They did not fear the Lord and they swore falsely in making covenant 55. How does the prophet Hosea illustrate the path of repentance using the principle of sowing and reaping? Hosea 10:1-15 Sow righteousness, reap mercy Break up your fallow ground (cleanse the heart) Seek the Lord until He comes and rains righteousness on you 56. How does the prophet Hosea illustrate God s debate with himself of justice or mercy for Israel? Hosea 11:1-12 How can I give you up Ephraim? How can I hand you over Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zebolim? My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. I will not execute the fierceness of My anger. 57. What does Ephraim s pursuit of vainness (the east wind) yield a daily increase of? Hosea 12:1-14 Lies and desolation 58. What analogies are used to describe the extreme transition of the idolaters whose sacrifice kiss the calves? Hosea 13:1-16 They will be like the morning cloud and the early dew that passes away, chaff blown from a threshing floor and smoke from a chimney 59. What imagery of animals does Hosea use to describe the process of the Lord s devouring of Israel? Hosea 13:1-16 A lion, leopard and a bear 60. Whom does Hosea describe as being the unwise son? Hosea 13:1-16 Ephraim 61. How does Hosea describe the blessing of Lord on Israel in the day of their repentance? Hosea 14:1-9 Like dew 14

15 62. How does Hosea describe the growth and strengthening of Israel in the day of their repentance? Hosea 14:1-9 Israel will grow like a lily and lengthen his roots like Lebanon 63. How does Hosea describe the influence of Israel in the day of their repentance? Hosea 14:1-9 His branches shall spread, his beauty shall be like an olive tree and His fragrance like Lebanon 64. Who was the prophet's Joel s father? Joel 1:1-20 Pethuel 65. What were the destructive insects Joel prophesied about? Joel 1:1-20 Locusts 66. What were the four types of destructive insects Joel prophesied about where one destroyed what the other left? Joel 1:1-20 Chewing, swarming, crawling and consuming locusts 67. What were the drunkards and drinkers of wine to do because the vineyard had been destroyed? Joel 1:1-20 Weep and wail 68. What comparison was made of the nation that had come against the land destructive force? Joel 1:1-20 The teeth of a lion and the fangs of a fierce lion 69. What will become of the branches of the fig tree after the locusts destroyed it? Joel 1:1-20 It s branches will be white 70. Why were the priests in mourning and unable to minister before the Lord? Joel 1:1-20 The grain and drink offerings had been cut off from the house of the Lord

16 Bible Bowl What way did the prophet Joel urge the priest to gather the people to repentance? Joel 1:1-20 Consecrate a fast 72. What does the blowing of the trumpet in Zion and the sounding of the alarm in the holy mountain signify? Joel 2:1-27 The coming day of the Lord is at hand 73. How does the prophet Joel describe the day of the Lord? Joel 2:1-27 A day of darkness and gloominess 74. What is the appearance of the locusts that are to invade the land of Judah and Jerusalem? Joel 2:1-27 Like horses 75. What comparison is made of the swiftness and noise of the destructive locusts? Joel 2:1-27 They are swift as steeds and leap of mountaintops with the noise of chariots 76. What is unique about the locusts as the prophet compares them to men of war? Joel 2:1-27 Everyone of the locusts marches in formation and does not break rank, each one marches in his own column 77. How does the prophet Joel describe the Lord s call of the people to true repentance? Joel 2:1-27 Turn to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping and mourning 78. How does Joel distinguish true repentance? Joel 2:1-27 A rending of your heart and not your garments 79. What attributes of God does Joel use to describe His treatment of those who are truly repentant? Joel 2:1-27 He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, He relents from doing harm 16

17 80. How does Joel describe God s restoration of the watering and replenishing of the land s fruitfulness? Joel 2:1-27 The former and latter rain in the first month, the threshing floors shall be full of wheat and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil 81. What will be the effect of the outpouring of God s spirit on all flesh according to Joel? 2:1-27 Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, young men shall see visions and there will be an outpouring on the menservants and maid servants 82. What wonders will God show in the heavens and in the earth before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord? Joel 2:1-27 Blood and fire and pillars of smoke 83. What will become of the sun and the moon before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord? Joel 2:1-27 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood 84. What will be the safety of whoever calls on the name of the Lord? Joel 2:1-27 They shall be saved 85. What is the promise of the Lord to the remnant in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem? Joel 2:1-27 There shall be deliverance and whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved 86. Where will the Lord enter into judgment with the people once He has brought back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem and gathered the nations? Joel 3:1-21 The Valley of Jehoshaphat 87. What are the five (5) reasons Joel brings forth as the reasons God will enter into judgment with the people once He has brought back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem and gathered the nations? Joel 3:1-21

18 Bible Bowl 2017 On account of His heritage Israel whom they have scattered among the nations They divided up His land They cast lots for His people They have given a boy as payment for a harlot They sold a girl for wine that they may drink 88. What promise of judgment did the Lord give Tyre and Sidon if they retaliated against Him? Joel 3:1-21 Swift and speedy retaliation upon their own head 89. Why did the people of Judah and Jerusalem sell to the Greeks? Joel 3:1-21 To remove them far from their borders 90. How were the mighty men to prepare their weapons for war? Joel 3:1-21 Beat their plowshares into swords and their pruning hooks into spears 91. What action is to be taken concerning the harvest? Joel 3:1-21 Put in the sickle 92. What place is referred to as the valley of decision? Joel 3:1-21 The Valley of Jehosphat 93. What will be the state of Jerusalem in the day of the Lord dwelling in Mt. Zion, His holy mountain and who will be denied passage? Joel 3:1-21 Jerusalem will be holy and no aliens shall ever pass through her again 94. What will the mountains, hills, brooks and fountain produce in the day of the Lord dwelling in Mount Zion, His holy mountain? Joel 3:1-21 The mountains will drip with new wine The hills shall flow with milk The brooks of Judah will be flooded with water A fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord 18

19 95. What two places will be desolate because of the violence against the people of Judah in shedding innocent blood in their land? Joel 3:1-21 Egypt and Edom 96. Who will abide forever, from generation to generation because the Lord acquitted them of bloodshed in the day of the Lord dwelling in Zion, His holy mountain? Joel 3:1-21 Judah and Jerusalem 97. What was Amos profession and where was he from? Amos 1:1-15 A sheep breeder of Tekoa 98. When did the Lord reveal His vision for Amos to prophesy? Amos 1:1-15 Two years before the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah and Jeroboam, son of Joash 99. What does the phrase thus says the Lord, for three transgressions and for four I will not turn away punishment? Amos 1:15 It makes reference to sin, ranging from a one to many sins 100. What transgressions of Damascus did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 1:1-15 They threshed Gilead with instruments of iron 101. What transgressions of Gaza did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 1:1-15 They took captive the whole captivity to deliver them up to Edom 102. What transgressions of Tyre did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 1:1-15 They delivered up the whole captivity to Edom and did not remember their covenant of brotherhood 103. What transgressions of Edom did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 1:1-15

20 Bible Bowl 2017 They pursued the brother with the sword and cast off all pity, his anger tore perpetually and he kept his wrath forever 104. What transgressions of Ammon did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 1:1-15 They ripped open the women with child in Gilead that they might enlarge their territory 105. What transgressions of Moab did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 2:1-16 They burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime 106. What transgressions of Judah did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 2:1-16 They despised the law of the Lord and did not keep His commandments and they followed the lies of their fathers which led them astray 107. What transgressions of Israel did the Lord declare He would not turn away its punishment? Amos 2:1-16 They sell the righteous for silver and the poor for a pair of sandals They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor and they pervert the way of the humble A man and his father go in to the same girl to defile My holy name They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge and drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god 108. What shall become of the most courageous men of might in the day of the Lord according to Amos? Amos 2:1-16 He shall flee naked 109. What seven questions does Amos use to illustrate the disobedience and disconnect of Israel from God, indicating the importance of connecting in unity and without one condition being fulfilled the other will not happen? 3:1-15 Can two walk together unless they are agree? Will a lion roar in the forest if he has no prey? 20

21 Will a lion cry out of his den if he has caught nothing? Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth where there is no trap set for it? Will a snare spring up from the earth if it has caught nothing at all? Will not the people be afraid if a trumpet is blown in a city? Will not the Lord have done it if there is calamity in a city? 110. What is God s special connection with His prophet and those that are righteous prior to His carrying out of judgment on a people? Amos 3:1-15 The Lord does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets 111. How does Amos describe those that the Lord says do not know to do right? Amos 3:1-15 Those who store up violence and robbery in their palaces 112. What comparison does Amos use to describe how the children of Israel who dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed and on the edge of a couch will be taken out of that place? Amos 3:1-15 As the shepherd takes from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear 113. What would happen at Bethel in the day that the Lord punishes Israel? Amos 3:1-15 The altars at Bethel would be destroyed and the horns of the altar would be cut off and fall to the ground 114. What reference or comparison did Amos make of the upper class women of Samaria? Amos 4:1-13 Cows of Bashan 115. What were the charges against the upper class women of Samaria? Amos 4:1-13 They oppressed the poor, crushed the needy and insisted that their husbands bring them wine 116. How would the upper class women and their posterity be taken away? Amos 4:1-13 With fishhooks

22 Bible Bowl What religious hypocrisies were the Israelites guilty of in their disrespect of God according to Amos? Amos 4:1-13 They came to Bethel and Gilgal with sacrifices every morning, presented their tithes every three days, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, proclaim and announce freewill offerings 118. What chastisements of correction did the Lord inflict upon Israel to bring repentance but they refused? Amos 4:1-13 He gave them cleanness of teeth and lack of bread (hunger and famine) He withheld rain (drought) He blasted them with blight and mildew when their gardens increased The vineyard, fig and olive trees were destroyed by locusts He sent a plague after the manner of Egypt Young men were killed with the sword along with their captive horses (military defeat) He overthrew some of them as was Sodom and Gomorrah and made them like a firebrand plucked for the burning (devastation) 119. What will become of the city that goes out by a thousand to war? Amos 5:1-15 They shall have a hundred left to the house of Israel 120. What will become of the city that goes out by the hundred to war? Amos 5:1-15 They shall have ten left to the house of Israel 121. What were the Israelites to pursue as well as avoid that would show repentance and their desire to live? Amos 5:1-15 Seek the Lord, cease idol worship at Bethel, Gilgal and Beersheba 122. Why did the prudent keep silent in reference to the afflicting of the just, taking bribes and diverting the poor from justice at the gate? Amos 5:1-15 It was an evil time 123. What actions would cause the Lord to be gracious to the remnant of Joseph? Amos 5:1-15 Hate evil, love good and establish justice in the gate 22

23 124. How did Amos describe the day of the Lord for those who desire it to come? Amos 5:14-27 It will be darkness and not light Like a man who fled from a lion but a bear met him Like a man who went into the house, leaned his hand on the wall and a serpent bit him 125. What did the Lord want from the Israelites instead of their feast days, sacred assemblies, burnt, grain and peace offerings, songs and melodies they played on the stringed instruments? Amos 5:14-27 Justice and righteousness 126. Where were those who were at ease in Zion and put their trust in Mount Samaria to go and see the destruction of the Lord upon those who thought they were great? Amos 6:1-14 Calneh, Hamath, Gath 127. What would become of the leaders of Samaria who were only concerned with maintaining their luxurious lifestyle and were not concerned with the impending doom on the nation nor did they grieve for the affliction of Joseph? Amos 6:1-14 They would be the first of the first nation to go captive and those who reclined at the banquets would be removed 128. How did Amos describe the corruption of the judicial process (justice and righteousness) among the leaders? Amos 6:1-14 They had turned justice into wormwood and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood 129. Where would the afflictions occur for those who rejoices over Lo Debar and declared victorious defeats in their own strength? Amos 6:1-14 From the entrance of Hamath to the Valley of Arabah

24 Bible Bowl When did the Lord show Amos the vision of the swarms of locust he formed? Amos 7:1-17 At the beginning of the late crop after the king s mowing 131. What action did Amos take after he saw the locusts finish eating the grass of the land? Amos 7:1-17 He prayed to the Lord ask for forgiveness of the people 132. What vision of judgment did God show Amos after the vision of the locusts and what was its destructive force? Amos 7:1-17 The vision of fire which consumed the great deep and devoured the territory 133. What was the third vision of judgment God showed Amos? Amos 7:1-17 He saw the Lord standing on a wall made with a plumb line in his hand 134. What type of appeal did Amos make to the Lord on behalf of the people after he saw the first and second visions of judgment? Amos 7:1-17 He prayed for forgiveness for the people 135. What was God s response to Amos appeal for the people after He showed him the first and second visions of judgment? Amos 7:1-17 He relented (changed His mind) saying it would not be so 136. Who had a complaint against Amos and to whom was the complaint voiced? Amos 7:1-17 Amaziah, the priest at Bethel had complained against Amos to Jeroboam, king of Israel 137. What was the complaint against Amos? 7:1-17 He was accused of conspiring against Jeroboam, king of Israel in the midst of the house of Israel and Amaziah felt the land could not bear all his words of prophecy 138. What did Amaziah say to Amos? Amos 7:1-17 Go you seer, flee to Judah, eat bread there and prophesy but never again prophesy at Bethel because it is the king s sanctuary and royal residence 24

25 139. What was Amos s response to the complaint against him? Amos 7:1-17 I was no prophet nor the son of a prophet, I was a sheep breeder and a tender of sycamore fruit. The Lord took me as I followed the flock and said to me go prophesy to my people Israel 140. What did the Lord command Amos to prophesy concerning the priest who forbade him to do what the Lord told him to do? Amos 7:1-17 He pronounced judgment upon him that his wife would be a harlot in the city, his sons and daughters would die by sword, his land who be divided by survey line, he would die in a defiled land and Israel would be led away captive from his own land 141. What was the fourth vision of judgment the Lord showed Amos? Amos 8:1-14 A basket of summer fruit 142. What did the fourth vision of judgment God showed Amos mean? Amos 8:1-14 The end of My people Israel has come, I will not pass by them anymore. The songs of the temple will be wailing in that day and many dead bodies everywhere, they will be thrown out in silence 143. What will become of the feasts, the song and what will be the state of the people in the day of the Lord? Amos 8:1-14 The feasts will be turned to mourning, the songs into lamentation, sackcloth on every waist and baldness on every head 144. What will the mourning in the day of the Lord be like according to Amos s prophecy? Amos 8:1-14 Like mourning for an only son and its end like a bitter day 145. What type of famine did Amos prophesy would come in the day of the Lord? Amos 8:1-14 A famine of hearing the words of the Lord 146. What does Amos prophecy will become of the fair virgins and the strong young men in the day of the Lord? Amos 8:1-14

26 They will faint from thirst Bible Bowl What does Amos prophecy will become of those who swear by the sin of Samaria? Amos 8:1-14 They shall fall and never rise again 148. What was the fifth vision of judgment that Amos saw and what was to happen? Amos 9:1-15 He saw the Lord standing by the altar and He said to strike the doorposts that the threshold may shake and break them on the heads of them all 149. How does Amos describe the impossible escape from the hand of God s judgment and His wrath? Amos 9:1-15 Those who dig into hell, the hand of the Lord will take them from there Those who attempt to climb to heaven, the Lord will bring them down Those who attempt to hide on top of Carmel, He will search and take them Those who attempt to hide from the Lord s sight at the bottom of the sea, He will command the serpent to bite them Those who go before their enemies in captivity, the Lord will command the sword and it shall slay them 150. What are the five visions of judgment the Lord showed Amos? The vision of the swarms of locusts The vision of fire The vision of the plumb line The vision of summer fruit The Lord standing by the altar 151. What will become of the remnant of Edom and other gentile nations in the days when Israel is restored? Amos 9:1-15 Israel will possess the remnant of Edom and other gentile nations who are called by the name of the Lord 152. How will the productiveness of the land be demonstrated through the actions of the plowman and the one who treads grapes in the day when the Lord restores Israel? 26

27 Amos 9:1-15 The plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes the one who sows seed 153. What vision did Obadiah have concerning Edom? Obadiah 1:1-21 A messenger had been sent among the nations saying arise and let us rise up against Edom in battle 154. What was God s charge against Edom according to Obadiah? Obadiah 1:1-21 The pride of her heart had deceived her concerning her wealth, her wisdom, her alliances and her army of soldiers that no one could conquer her 155. How will the alliances Edom once trusted deceive her and overpower her? Obadiah 1:1-21 The men in your confederacy shall force you to the border, deceive you and prevail against you 156. What would become of Edom s mighty men and her wise men? Obadiah 1:1-21 The wise men and their understanding shall be destroyed and the mighty men shall be destroyed 157. What had Edom done to its brother and children of Judah whereby the Lord declared that as they had done to those it would come upon them? Obadiah 1:1-21 They were violent against their brother Jacob, they rejoiced over the calamity of the children of Judah, took their substance and blocked them at the crossroads so that they could not escape to safety and they delivered those who remained in their day of distress to the enemy 158. How does Obadiah describe the restoration of Israel? Obadiah 1:1-21 On Mount Zion there shall be deliverance and there shall be holiness and the land promised to Israel will be occupied by Jacob 159. What is Obadiah s description of the forces that will unite to make Edom non-existent? Obadiah 1:1-21

28 Bible Bowl 2017 The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph will be a flame and Edom will be a stumble, no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau 160. Who will come to govern the people that have occupied the mountains of Edom? Obadiah 1:1-21 Saviors from Mount Zion 161. What was God s message to Jonah? Jonah 1:1-17 Arise and go to Nineveh and cry against it for their wickedness had come up before the Lord 162. What was Jonah s response to God s instructions? Jonah 1:1-17 Jonah fled to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord 163. Where did Jonah board the ship? Jonah 1:1-17 Joppa 164. What did the Lord cause to happen when Jonah boarded the ship? Jonah 1:1-17 He sent a great wind and there was a mighty tempest on the sea 165. What did the mariners do when trouble arose in the sea? Jonah 1:1-17 They called on their God and threw the cargo that was on the ship into the sea 166. Where was Jonah when the trouble on the sea arose? Jonah 1:1-17 In the lowest part of the ship fast asleep 167. How did those on the ship seek to find the source of the trouble that was upon them? Jonah 1:1-17 They cast lots 168. What was the cause of the great tempest in the sea? Jonah 1:1-17 Jonah fleeing from the presence of the Lord 169. What would cause the great tempest in the sea to cease? Jonah 1:1-17 The men would have to throw Jonah into the sea 28

29 170. What differences of actions characterized the men whom were on the ship Jonah boarded as a result of their encounter with God? Jonah 1:1-17 They feared the Lord exceedingly, offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows 171. What was the Lord s safety net for Jonah while disciplining him for his disobedience? Jonah 1:1-17 He prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah where he would remain for three days 172. When did Jonah remember the Lord and what happened as a result of his remembrance? Jonah 2:1-10 When his soul fainted within him, then his prayer went up to the Lord in His holy temple 173. How was Jonah delivered from the discipline of the Lord? Jonah 2:1-10 The Lord spoke to the fish and it vomited Jonah on dry land 174. What was the Lord s second set of instructions to Jonah? Jonah 3:1-10 Arise, go to Nineveh and preach to it the message that I tell you 175. How long was Jonah s travel to the great city of Nineveh? Jonah 3:1-10 Three days 176. What was the message to Nineveh upon Jonah s entrance to the city on the first day? Jonah 3:1-10 Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown 177. How did the people of Nineveh receive the word the Lord? Jonah 3:1-10 They believed God, proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them 178. How did the King of Nineveh receive the word of the Lord? Jonah 3:1-10 He arose from this throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, sat in ashes, proclaimed and published the decree throughout Nineveh

30 Bible Bowl What was contained in the decree proclaimed and published by the King of Nineveh? Jonah 3:1-10 No man, beast, herd or flock were to taste, eat or drink water Man and beast were to be covered with sackcloth and cry mightily to God They were to turn from their evil way and from the violence that was in his hand 180. Why did God relent from the disaster He said He would bring upon Nineveh? Jonah 3:1-10 Because He saw their works that they turned from their evil way 181. What was Jonah response to the people of Nineveh repentance? Jonah 4:1-11 He was exceedingly displeased, became angry and he asked that the Lord take his life from him 182. Where did Jonah go that he might observe what would happen to the city of Nineveh? Jonah 4:1-11 To the east side of Nineveh where he sat under the shelter he made 183. What did the Lord do for Jonah to deliver him from his misery the second time? Jonah 4:1-11 He prepared plant to come up over Jonah to be shade for his head 184. How did Jonah receive God s provision of protection and shelter? Jonah 4:1-11 He was very grateful 185. How did God discipline Jonah the second time? Jonah 4:1-11 God prepared a worm to damage the plant, cause it to wither at dawn that He had given Jonah as shade for his head the previous day then God prepared a vehement east wind and the sun beat on Jonah s head so that he grew faint 186. How did the Lord illustrate to Jonah the error of his thinking concerning Nineveh s deliverance? Jonah 4:1-11 Through the plant for which he had pity but had not labored nor made it grow which came up in a night and perished in a night 30

31 187. What was the population of Nineveh? Jonah 4:1-11 More than one hundred and twenty thousand persons 188. What was the Lord s characterization of the people of Nineveh? Jonah 4:1-11 A people who could not discern between their right hand and their left and much livestock 189. Why didn t Jonah want to minister to the people of Nineveh? Jonah 4:1-11 He knew God was gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, one who relents from doing harm 190. Where was the prophet Micah from? Micah 1:1-16 Moresheth 191. What area was the focus of Micah s prophecy? Micah 1:1-16 Samaria and Jerusalem 192. What will become of Samaria according to Micah s prophecy? Micah 1:1-16 A heap of ruins in the fields, a place for planting a vineyard down to her foundation 193. What was the irony of the idol image worship of wages received from the harlot in Samaria? Micah 1:1-16 All her pay as a harlot would be burned with the fire and the idols laid desolate however the capturers (the Assyrians) would use the them again to pay the wages of harlots 194. What would be the extent of Micah s mourning for Israel and Judah? Micah 1:1-16 He would wail and howl, go barefoot (stripped) and naked 195. What animals did Micah relate his extreme mourning to? Micah 1:1-16 Wailing like jackals, mourning like ostriches 196. What was to be the expression of grief of the people of Beth Aphrah? Micah 1:1-16 To roll in the dust

32 Bible Bowl What were the inhabitants of Zaanan to do upon the attack of the Assyrians? Micah 1:1-16 They were not to go out 198. What trust would prove to be a failure for the Kings of Israel? Micah 1:1-16 The houses of Achzib 199. What matter of defense would the people of Judah have to defend their land according to Micah? Micah 2:1-13 They would have no one to determine boundaries by lot 200. What were the sins of Israel that Micah spoke against? Micah 2:1-13 Persecuting God s prophets and oppressing the people 201. How does Micah describe the harsh injustice of the leaders against the people? Micah 3:1-12 They stripped the skin and flesh from the bone, ate the flesh and broke the bones of the people and chopped them in pieces 202. What was the judgment Micah prophesied concerning the false prophets? Micah 3:1-12 They would have night without vision and darkness without divination, the sun will go down on them 203. Why will many nations come to the house of the Lord in the latter days? Micah 4:1-13 To be taught the ways of the Lord so that they may walk in His paths 204. What will become of the nations that gather against Jerusalem and say let her be defiled? Micah 4:1-13 They will be gathered like sheaves to the threshing floor 205. How does Micah describe God s strength given to Jerusalem to stand against those who sought to conquer her? Micah 4:1-13 Horns of iron and hooves of bronze to beat in pieces many people 32

33 206. Where will the One ruler of Israel come from whose goings forth are from of old from everlasting? Micah 5:1-15 Bethlehem Ephrathah 207. What will be Israel s defense when the Assyrians come into their land and tread the palaces? Micah 5:1-15 Seven shepherds and eight priestly men shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria 208. What does Micah say about what the Lord requires of man instead any sacrifice that he could present to Him? Micah 6:1-16 To be just, love mercy and walk humbly with God 209. How does Micah describe his state in the midst of sinful people? Micah 7:1-20 Woe is me, I am like those who gather summer fruits and glen vintage grapes but there is no cluster to eat, the faithful and upright man have perished 210. How does Micah characterize a man s enemies? Micah 7:1-20 A man s enemy are those of his own household 211. How does Nahum describe God wrath on His enemies? Nahum 1:1-15 God is jealous, He avenges, He is furious, He will take vengeance on His adversaries and He reserves wrath for His enemies. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power and will not acquit the wicked 212. How was Nineveh to prepare for its coming attack? Nahum 2:1-13 Man the fort, watch the road, strengthen their flanks and fortify their power mightily 213. What symbolism does Nahum use to illustrate the envisioned destruction of Nineveh? Nahum 2:1-13 The lion and the young lions, he asks, where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions 214. What is Nahum s descriptive of the city of Nineveh? Nahum 3:1-19 A city of blood full of lies and robbery who victims never depart

34 Bible Bowl Why is Nineveh referred to as the city of blood? Nahum 3:1-19 Because it is full of countless corpses because of the multitude of harlotries of the seductive harlot 216. How does Nahum describe the progressive manner of attack that will come upon Nineveh? Nahum 3:1-19 The noise of a whip and of rattling wheels, of galloping horses, clattering chariots, horsemen charging with bright swords and glittering spears 217. What will those who look up Nineveh in its state of destruction do? They will flee and say Nineveh is laid waste 218. What well situated city did the Lord compare Nineveh to show his displeasure and that they would not escape his hand of judgment? Nahum 3:1-19 No Amon 219. What do the following make reference to, Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength and at the head of every street they cast lots for her honorable men? Nahum 3:1-19 The city of No Amon 220. What comparison does Nahum make of the strength of Nineveh s strongholds? Nahum 3:1-19 Their strongholds are fig trees with ripen figs, when shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater 221. What prescriptive does Nahum give for the healing of Nineveh s wound? Nahum 3:1-19 Nineveh s wound is severe, her injury has no healing 222. What did Habakkuk ask the Lord concerning the burden he saw? Habakkuk 1:1-17 How long shall I cry and you will not hear? Why do you show me iniquity and cause me to see trouble? 223. What conclusion did Habakkuk draw because of the plundering and violence he saw and the strife and contention that arose among the people? Habakkuk 1: