“Seek the Lord, and Ye Shall Live”

Day 1 · A Herdman Called to Prophesy

1. “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the ____.”
2. What was Amos before the Lord called him to prophesy?
3. How did the priest Amaziah respond to Amos's prophesying at Bethel?
4. What answer did Amos give to Amaziah's rejection?
5. Amos begins by pronouncing judgments against several surrounding nations. What is the common theme of these judgments?

Day 2 · A Famine of Hearing

1. What kind of famine does Amos prophesy in chapter 8, beyond a lack of bread and water?
2. Amos 4 repeats the phrase “yet have ye not returned unto me” after listing what?
3. What warning does Amos 4 give before this list of chastenings?
4. What vision does Amos see in chapter 9 regarding Israel's ultimate restoration?
5. What does Amos 5 counsel the people to seek instead of empty ritual?

Day 3 · The Pride of Thine Heart

1. “The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the ____.”
2. Against which nation, descendants of Esau, is Obadiah's short prophecy directed?
3. What accusation is brought against Edom in Obadiah's prophecy?
4. What promise closes the book of Obadiah, regarding the house of Jacob?
5. What warning principle does Obadiah give about how nations treat one another?

Day 4 · Fleeing from the Lord

1. Instead of going to Nineveh as commanded, where did Jonah board a ship headed?
2. What did the sailors do when they discovered Jonah was the cause of the great storm?
3. What did the Lord prepare to swallow up Jonah?
4. How long was Jonah in the fish's belly?
5. What did Jonah do from within the fish's belly?

Day 5 · Should Not I Spare Nineveh

1. What happened when Jonah finally preached to Nineveh?
2. How did the Lord respond to Nineveh's repentance?
3. How did Jonah feel about Nineveh's deliverance?
4. What withered plant taught Jonah about God's compassion for Nineveh?
5. “Should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons… and also much ____?”

Day 6 · Rejoicing in Others' Mercy

1. Jonah was angry that God showed mercy to Nineveh, a wicked enemy nation, rather than destroying it as he expected. What does his story teach about our own attitudes toward those who receive mercy we feel they don't “deserve”?
2. Amos taught, “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” What does this teach?
3. Jonah was angry that God showed mercy to Nineveh, Israel's wicked enemy. What does his story caution us against?

Day 7 · “Forsake Not Your Own Mercy”

1. Elder Matthew S. Holland, drawing on Jonah's own prayer, pleaded with anyone feeling cast off or overwhelmed to do what?
2. Elder Matthew S. Holland, drawing on Jonah in the belly of the fish, taught that we have what?
3. Elder Holland taught, from Jonah's prayer, that we should “forsake not [our] own mercy.” What does this warn against?