Expert Bible Quiz: The Minor Prophets (10 Questions and Answers)

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Ten sharp questions on the twelve minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Haggai and Zechariah.

1. How many shekels of silver did Hosea pay to buy the woman loved by another man (Hosea 3:2)?
   Answer: Fifteen shekels of silver
   Hosea bought her for fifteen shekels of silver, a homer of barley and a lethech of barley (Hosea 3:2).
2. What name does the LORD tell Hosea to give the daughter Gomer bears (Hosea 1:6)?
   Answer: Lo-Ruhamah
   The daughter is named Lo-Ruhamah (Hosea 1:6); Lo-Ammi is the name of the son born after her (Hosea 1:9).
3. According to Joel 2:28, who will see visions?
   Answer: The young men
   The old men will dream dreams and the young men will see visions, once the Spirit is poured out (Joel 2:28).
4. Which priest of Bethel reports Amos to King Jeroboam (Amos 7:10)?
   Answer: Amaziah
   Amaziah, priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam that Amos was plotting against him (Amos 7:10); Pashhur is a priest in Jeremiah 20:1.
5. In Obadiah 9, the warriors of which Edomite city are filled with dismay?
   Answer: Teman
   Obadiah 9 says: "Your warriors, O Teman, shall be filled with dismay"; Bozrah is named beside Teman in Amos 1:12.
6. Against the Assyrian, which leaders will Israel raise up according to Micah 5:5?
   Answer: Seven shepherds and eight princes
   Against the Assyrian, God will raise up seven shepherds and eight princes among the people (Micah 5:5).
7. Micah 6:4: God sent Moses, Aaron and whom else before his people?
   Answer: Miriam
   The LORD reminds his people that he sent Moses, Aaron and Miriam before them (Micah 6:4).
8. Where was Nahum from, according to Nahum 1:1?
   Answer: Elkosh
   The book is the prophecy of Nahum the Elkoshite (Nahum 1:1); Tekoa was the town of the shepherds Amos belonged to (Amos 1:1).
9. To what object does the LORD compare Zerubbabel in Haggai 2:23?
   Answer: A signet ring
   The LORD tells Zerubbabel: "I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you" (Haggai 2:23).
10. Zechariah 14:5 recalls an earthquake in the days of which king of Judah?
    Answer: Uzziah
    Zechariah 14:5 recalls the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, also mentioned in Amos 1:1.