The Recurring Call to Justice
- If the priests and kings had done their work properly would God have needed prophets still?
- Why did God not wish to have kings in the first place?
- Why were prophets more faithful than priests and kings?
Amos
- Why did Amos deny being a prophet when he was a prophet? Why did Ellen White say she did not call herself a prophet but that she did the work of a prophet?
- How successful were the prophets in trying to reform Israel?
- What kind of language is necessary to combat condemning evil successfully?
Micah
- Can one do justly and love mercy at the same time? Which one is superior?
- Who are normally more generous and charitable towards the disadvantaged of society, the rich or the poor? What is the reason for this?
- Why did Micah include "walk humbly" with justice and mercy?
Ezekiel
- How did Ezekiel know that the citizens of Sodom neglected to help the poor and needy when it is not mentioned in the Genesis account?
- Which are more serious, sexual sins or sins against the poor and needy? Why?
- Why is Ezekiel concerned about the sins of being arrogant and overfed? What is wrong about these, and what is the connection, if any?
Isaiah
- What does it mean to defend the cause of the fatherless and the plead the case of the widow? How can we fulfil this practically?
- How might one be figuratively guilty of "grinding the faces of the poor" as described by Isaiah?
- Why would Isaiah condemn those who accumulate houses and fields? What, if anything, is wrong with leaving no space?