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2 Kings 11-14; Joel;
Amos; Jonah; Hosea
Next week’s assignment:
• 2 Kings 15-20; Micah;
Isaiah 1-10, 30, 36-39
JUDAH: SOUTHERN KINGDOM
MAIN KINGS
Rehoboam 
MAIN KINGS
920 BC
Jeroboam  
9o0 BC
Baasha 
Hanani
880 BC
Omri   
Jehu
Eliezer
860 BC
Ahab   
Asa 
Elijah
Jehoram 
Joel
820 BC
800 BC
Amaziah 
Jehu 
Jehoahaz 
Jehu
Joash 
780 BC
Uzziah 
760 BC
Micah
Hezekiah 
Isaiah
Ahaz 
740 BC
Jeroboam II 
Amos
Menahem
Pekahiah
720 BC
700 BC
Jonah
Pekah 
Hoshea 
Assyrian Captivity
Hosea
Jotham 
Micaiah
Elisha
Joash --
840 BC
Joram 
MAIN PROPHETS
Ahijah
Elijah
940 BC
MAIN PROPHETS
Shemiah
Azariah
Jehoshapat 
ISRAEL: NORTHERN KINGDOM
Obed
The Northern
Kingdom is ripening
in inquity.
Israel
(10 Tribes)
Capital: Samaria
Chief Tribe: Ephraim
The Southern
Kingdom is not far
behind them.
Judah
Capital: Jerusalem
Chief Tribe: Judah
The Pattern of Destruction
4. Spirit Ceases Striving with Man
3. Prophets are Rejected/No Repentance
2. God Sends Prophets to Warn
1. People Ripen in Iniquity
Joel
Who is Joel?
What does “Joel” mean?
Jehovah is God
When did Joel prophecy?
He may have lived as early as the time of
Elisha (late 800 B.C.s), or as late as the time
of Jeremiah, Lehi, & Daniel (early 600s to
late 500 B.C.s).
Who is quoting who?
He is either original and quoted by many or
he synthesizes the words of former prophets
before him.
The Prophecy of Joel
Many elements of this prophecy are almost
universally applicable. It applies to:
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Elisha’s time
Jeroboam’s time
Isaiah’s time
Jeremiah’s time
Jesus’ & Peter’s time
Joseph Smith’s time
Our time
On September 22, 1823
as the Angel Moroni
taught Joseph Smith,
"He ... quoted the
second chapter of Joel,
from the twenty-eighth
verse to the last. He
also said that this was
not yet fulfilled, but
was soon to be" (JS-H
1:41).
President Gordon B. Hinckley
(Ensign, Nov. 2001, p.4)
From the day that He [the
Father] and His Beloved Son
manifested themselves to
the boy Joseph, there has
been a tremendous cascade
of enlightenment poured out
upon the world.…
President Gordon B. Hinckley
(Ensign, Nov. 2001, p.4)
The vision of Joel has been
fulfilled wherein he declared:
“And it shall come to pass
afterward, that I will pour out
my spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young
men shall see visions:
“And also upon the servants and
upon the handmaids in those
days will I pour out my spirit.
(Joel 2:28-32).
President Gordon B. Hinckley
(Ensign, Nov. 2001, p.4)
There has been more of
scientific discovery during these
years than during all of the
previous history of mankind.
Transportation, communication,
medicine, public hygiene, the
unlocking of the atom, the
miracle of the computer, with all
of its ramifications, have
blossomed forth, particularly in
our own era.
President James E. Faust
(Ensign, May 2000, 17)
“I do not believe that this great
outpouring of knowledge happened
by chance. All of this secular
knowledge did not come solely from
the creative minds of men and
women. Mankind has been on the
earth a long time. Over the centuries,
knowledge came at a snail’s pace.
I believe that the appearance of God
the Father and His Son, the Lord
Jesus Christ, in 1820 to Joseph
Smith unlocked the heavens not only
to the great spiritual knowledge
revealed in this dispensation but also
to secular knowledge….
President James E. Faust
(Ensign, May 2000, 17)
“New ideas, including scientific
inventions and discoveries of
better ways of doing things,
were being produced annually
at 39 a year from 4,000 b.c. to
a.d. 1, contrasted to 3,840 new
ideas a year in the 19th century,
while today they are created at
the rate of 110,000 a year.”
How have you been blessed by
the fulfillment of Joel’s
prophesy?
(Ie. How has modern technology
blessed your life?)
Joseph Fielding Smith
(Doctrines of Salvation, 1: 175)
I maintain that had there been no
restoration of the gospel, and no
organization of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
there would have been no radio;
there would have been no airplane,
and there would not have been the
wonderful discoveries in medicine,
chemistry, electricity, and the
many other things wherein the
world has been benefited by such
discoveries.
Joseph Fielding Smith
(Doctrines of Salvation, 1: 175)
Under such conditions these
blessings would have been
withheld, for they belong to the
dispensation of the fullness of
times of which the restoration of
the gospel and the organization of
the Church constitute the central
point, from which radiates the
Spirit of the Lord throughout the
world.
Q: Does this mean that inventors are inspired
of God? Does this mean that God “pouring out
his spirit upon all flesh” means that He is
giving people ideas for inventions which will
help move the work along?
A: In part, yes.
Q: Are most inventors LDS? Are they religious
people?
Mormon Inventors
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will
pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, your old
men shall dream dreams, your young men shall
see visions:
“And also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out my
spirit. (Joel 2:28-32).
One example of how this was fulfilled.
Philo T. Farnsworth
This Mormon farm boy, in 1921,
was breaking up soil with his
uncle's horse-drawn harrow—
when the idea walloped him. He
gazed at the plowed rows of dirt
behind him, and a vision of a
line of excited electrons danced
in his head.
And so, the idea for television
was born. Farnsworth was only
14 years old.
In high school he carried this
idea in his head: You could
transmit an image of an object
from one place to another by
converting the picture into
electricity and shooting the
stream of electrons at a
fluorescent screen in a vacuum
tube.
To show his chemistry teacher,
Justin Tolman, how it worked,
Farnsworth scribbled a
diagram of his idea on the
school blackboard. He was 15.
Philo T. Farnsworth
"I am a deeply religious man, I
know that God exists," said
Farnsworth in a KSL interview a
year before his death. "I know
that I have never invented
anything. I have been a medium
by which these things were
given to the culture as fast as
culture could earn them. I give
the credit to God."
“Television is a gift from
God. And He will hold those
who utilize this instrument
accountable to Him.”
Philo T. Farnsworth
(LDS inventor of TV)
Philo T. Farnsworth’s son, Kent, summed up
how his father felt about how the TV is being
used.
He would say to his children, in essence,
"There’s nothing on it worthwhile, and we’re
not going to watch it in this household, and I
don’t want it in your intellectual diet."
Jonah
Who is Jonah?
What does “Jonah” mean?
“Dove.”
When did Jonah prophecy?
He prophesied during the reign of
Jeroboam II, approximately 788 B.C.
Interesting Fact
Jonah’s book is not written by Jonah but
another writer some time after Jonah’s
mission is complete.
Jonah 1:3
Jonah 1:3
No Tarshish will ever be better than
the Nineveh the Lord calls you to.
Why is Jonah running?
Jonah’s mission was a mission of mercy to a
Gentile people whom he (and most Israelites)
believed were unfit for God’s mercy.
He didn’t believe the Ninevite heathens
deserved God’s mercy (see Jonah 4:1-3).
Jonah 1:4-15
Jonah was a prophet, tried to run away.
Didn’t go to Nineveh, instead he went astray.
A Storm began to rock his boat going to Tarshish,
Overboard they threw him and God said to a fish:
“Swallow the prophet!”
“Swallow the prophet!”
“Swallow the prophet!
He went astray.”
“Swallow the prophet!”
“Swallow the prophet!”
“Swallow the prophet!
He went astray.”
Alma 27:17
“Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that
he was full; yea, he was swallowed up in the
joy of his God, even to the exhausting of his
strength; and he fell again to the earth.”
Every missionary gets
swallowed up in something!
Alma 27:17
“Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that
he was full; yea, he was swallowed up in the
joy of his God, even to the exhausting of his
strength; and he fell again to the earth.”
Every missionary gets
swallowed up in something!
When you run from the Lord you
eventually end up in …
Jonah 2:2
Jonah 3:1-2
God is a God of second chances.
Jonah 3:4-10
Jonah 4:1-2
Jeffrey R. Holland
Quorum of the Twelve
(BYU Speeches, 13
January 2009)
Jeffrey R. Holland
Quorum of the Twelve
(BYU Speeches, 13
January 2009)
“Let people repent. Let people
grow. Believe that people can
change and improve.
“Is that faith? Yes! Is that
hope? Yes! Is it charity? Yes!
Above all, it is charity, the pure
love of Christ.”
Amos
Who is Amos?
What does “Amos” mean?
“Burden.”
When did Amos prophecy?
He was contemporary with Jonah & Isaiah.
He prophesied during the reign of king
Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel,
approximately 780-740 B.C.
Interesting Fact
Amos was a shepherd from Tekoa, 12 miles
south of Jerusalem.
Who is Amos?
Amos 1:1
Amos 7:14-15
Text
What verse comes to mind that you
already know from Amos?
Amos 3:7
Cross Reference: 2 Nephi 25:9
Amos 3:4, 7-8
Who is the Lion?
Amos 1:2
Sometimes prophets’
messages are not popular.
As a result…
Amos 2:11-12; 5:10
For example…
Amos 7:10-17
Amos 4:1
Israelite women are like…
Amos 4:2-3
What will happen to them?
How has the Lord tried to warn Israel?
Amos 4:6-11
(Cf. Helaman 12:3)
So now what?
Amos 4:12; 5:27; 6:14; 8:1-2
Amos’ Prophecy of Hope
Amos 9:8-15
Hosea
Who is Hosea?
What does Hosea mean?
“Help; deliverance; and salvation.” This
name is derived from the same root as
Joshua and Jesus.
When did Hosea prophesy?
From approximately 755 B.C. to 725 B.C.
He was contemporary with Amos, Isaiah,
and Micah.
To whom did Hosea prophesy?
His main audience was Israel, the Northern
Kingdom, his native land.
The Greatest Love
Story Ever Told
Hosea 1:2-3
Brethren, what would be your
concern if the Lord commanded
you to marry a harlot?
Brethren, what would be your
concern if the Lord commanded
you to marry a harlot?
What Kind of a Wife Was Gomer?
Hosea 2:5
What would it have been like
to be Hosea in this situation?
Hosea 2:7
If Gomer wanted to come back, do
you think Hosea should take her
back? Could he ever trust her again?
Hosea 2:12-13
Is this really about a prophet
who actually married a harlot?
Hosea =
Jesus
Gomer =
Israel
(Faithful Spouse)
(Unfaithful Spouse)
Israel
(10 Tribes)
Capital: Samaria
Chief Tribe: Ephraim
Judah
Capital: Jerusalem
Chief Tribe: Judah
The Marriage Analogy
Isaiah 54:5. “For thy Maker is thine
husband.”
Jeremiah 3:14. “For I am married
unto you.”
In what ways was Israel
unfaithful to the Lord?
• Hosea 4:1-2, 12
• Hosea 5:3-5
What will be the
immanent consequences?
• Hosea 9:17
• Hosea 13:16
Have you ever departed from the Lord?
Have you ever been unfaithful to your
covenants?
Have you ever gone after the things of
this world rather than stay true to your
God?
If you’ve ever done this,
what are you?
Gomer
If Israel wants to come back
to the Lord, do you think He
will have them back? Can He
ever trust them again?
What does Christ do, in the long
run, after Israel (and we) have
been unfaithful to Him?
Hosea 2:14-16, 19-20, 23
How Merciful is the Lord?
• Hosea 13:9
• Hosea 14:4
• Mosiah 26:30 (p. 198, B of M)
Henry B. Eyring
Quorum of the Twelve
(CES Symposium, 1995)
“This was not a story about a
business deal between partners….
This was a love story. This was a
story of a marriage covenant
bound by love, by steadfast love.
What I felt then, and it has
increased over the years, was that
the Lord, with whom I am
blessed to have made covenants,
loves me, and you … with a
steadfastness about which I
continually marvel and which I
want with all my heart to
emulate.”
Concluding Thoughts
The Message of the
Book of Jonah:
God is a God of second chances. His love is
not confined to a single nation.
The Message of the Books
of Joel, Amos, & Hosea:
God punishes sin and rewards righteousness.
Israel will be scattered for her wickedness for
a season, but will, in the latter-days, be
gathered again through the mercy of the Lord.
God is merciful.
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