Day 5 AMOS, HOSEA, FALL OF THE NORTH AMOS: Issues of social justice HOSEA: Issues of religious unfaithfulness Jezreel – “God Sows” battlefield (1:4-5)  fertile field (2:21-23) Lo-ruhamah – “Not Pitied” Not pitied (1:6-7)  Pitied (2:23) Not pitied (1:6-7)  Pitied (2:23) Lo-ammi – “Not My People” Not my people (1:9)  My people (2:23) Not my people (1:9)  My people (2:23) Fall of the northern kingdom (2 Kgs 17)

Day 5 MICAH (ca BC) Mic 6:6-8 Do justice & walk humbly with God Mic 6:6-8 Do justice & walk humbly with God Mic 3:9-12 Warning of Jerusalem’s destruction Mic 3:9-12 Warning of Jerusalem’s destruction Mic 4:1-5 Promise of restoration Mic 4:1-5 Promise of restoration

Day 5 ISAIAH ( BC) Message 1:2-4 Religious & Social Problems 1:2-4 Religious & Social Problems 1:5-9 Judah’s refusal to repent 1:5-9 Judah’s refusal to repent 1:10-17 Misguided trust in ritual 1:10-17 Misguided trust in ritual 1:18-20 Plea to repent 1:18-20 Plea to repent 2:1-5 Promise of restoration 2:1-5 Promise of restoration Isaiah’s call (6) War with Ephraim & Syria (7-8) Shear-jashub – “a remnant shall return” Shear-jashub – “a remnant shall return” Immanuel – “God with us” Immanuel – “God with us” Maher-shalal-hash-baz – Maher-shalal-hash-baz – “spoil speeds, prey hastens” “spoil speeds, prey hastens” Promise of Messianic King (9) AHAZ (2 Kings 16) Pagan worship / placates Assyria Pagan worship / placates Assyria

Day 5 HEZEKIAH ( BC) Religious reforms (2 Kgs 18) Religious reforms (2 Kgs 18) Deliverance from Assyria (2 Kgs 19) Deliverance from Assyria (2 Kgs 19) Sickness & recovery (2 Kgs 20) Sickness & recovery (2 Kgs 20) Shows Babylonians his treasure Shows Babylonians his treasure Apostate Kings (2 Kings 21) Manasseh ( BC) Manasseh ( BC) Amon ( BC) Amon ( BC) ZEPHANIAH (ca BC) Zeph 1:2-9 Warning against those who adopt false, foreign worship Zeph 1:2-9 Warning against those who adopt false, foreign worship Zeph 3:8-13 Promise that God will bring foreign nations to true worship Zeph 3:8-13 Promise that God will bring foreign nations to true worship JOSIAH ( BC) Reforms Worship (2 Kgs 22-23) Reforms Worship (2 Kgs 22-23) NAHUM & fall of Assyria (Nahum) Josiah’s revolt & death (2 Kgs 23:29-30) Josiah’s revolt & death (2 Kgs 23:29-30)

Day 5 JEREMIAH (ca BC) Early Life Call (Jer 1) Call (Jer 1) Temple sermon (Jer 7) Temple sermon (Jer 7) God the potter (Jer 18) God the potter (Jer 18) Broken pot (Jer 19) Broken pot (Jer 19) Arrest & lament (Jer 20) Arrest & lament (Jer 20) Jehoiakim burns scroll (Jer 36) Jehoiakim burns scroll (Jer 36) (Jehoiakim dies, Jehoiakin becomes king) (Jehoiakim dies, Jehoiakin becomes king) (Jehoiakin and others deported in 597 BC) (Jehoiakin and others deported in 597 BC) (Zedekiah becomes the last Davidic king) (Zedekiah becomes the last Davidic king) Fall of Jerusalem Jeremiah & Hananiah (Jer 27-29) Jeremiah & Hananiah (Jer 27-29) Prison & release (Jer 37-38) Prison & release (Jer 37-38) Fall of the South in 587 BC (Jer 39) Fall of the South in 587 BC (Jer 39) Aftermath –to Egypt (Jer 40-43) Aftermath –to Egypt (Jer 40-43)

Day 5 HOSEA’S CHILDREN HOSEA’S CHILDREN Jezreel – “God Sows” battlefield (1:4-5)  fertile field (2:21-23) Lo-ruhamah – “Not Pitied” Not Pitied (1:6-7)  Pitied (2:23) Lo-ammi – “Not my People” Not my people (1:9)  My people (2:23)

Day 5 Readings from the STORY OF JUDAH DATES2 KINGSPROPHETS 740 B.C. 2 Kings 16 Ahaz Micah Isaiah 2 Kings B.C. Hezekiah Manasseh 650 B.C. Amon

Day 5 Readings from the Story of Judah (cont.) DATES2 KINGSPROPHETS 2 Kings 22-23Zephaniah JosiahNahum Jeremiah 1, 7-9, B.C , B.C Ezekiel