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Old Testament Literature Major & Minor Prophets
Covers the material for this course in the books from Isaiah to Malachi.
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2011

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Term
Order of Major Prophets
Definition
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
Term
Order of Minor Prophets
- Sin in the Assyrian Period (6)
- Judgment in the Babylonian Period (3)
- Restoration in the Persian Period (3)
- Apolyptic Prophet (1)
Definition
-Hosea, Joel, Amos
-Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habukkuk, Zephaniah
-Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
-Daniel
Term
Reigns of Uzziah to Hezekiah

Period of Isaiah's ministry

8th century was a period of ____ in Israel and Judah.
-The ____ empire rose toward the end of this time.
Definition
780 - 690 BC
740 - 700 BC
Prosperity, Assyrian
Term
Assyrian invasions

Of Israel
-____ states
-Samaria _____
Of Judah:
-Became vassals in ____ BC
-In 701 BC, ____ destroyed, almost.
Definition
-Vassal
-destroyed
-735 BC
-Jerusalem
Term
Isaiah's Call

When?
To Whom?
-Ppl who are coming ___, and who will not _____.
Definition
742 BC
Down, listen
Term
Themes of Isaiah

Who God is
-The Creator, ____ One of Israel, and your ____.
Question of a Plan
-What is God's ____ for his ppl?
Question of the Future
-There will be _____, and a Messiah and God
Definition
-Holy, redeemer
-Plan
-Survivors
Term
Jeremiah

13th year of the reign of ____
There was a shift of world powers from _____ to ______.
Definition
Judah
Assyria, Babylon
Term
Key events in Jeremiah's life

-Babylon ______ when Asshurbanipal dies
-Nineveh _____
-Babylon controls ______ ____.
Definition
-Revolts
-destroyed
-Middle East
Term
Key Messages of Jeremiah

People broke their _____ with God.
They have ______ God.
Relied on _____ instead of God, and rejected His _____.
Definition
-Covenant
-Forsaken
-Idols, Word
Term
God is able and in _____

Like a potter with clay.
-Nebuchadnezzar is God's _____.
-LORD ____ all nations.
-God will bring them back to _____.
-God will ________ new covenant!
Definition
-Servant
-controls
-land
-establish
Term
God is primarily concerned with the ______ with the heart, and ____ for the heart.
Definition
-Problem
-Hope
Term
Ezekiel

Two types of literature:
-Vision reports
-God's glory in ______.
-Valley of dry _____
-New _______ and city
Definition
-Babylon
-bones
-temple
Term
-Symbolic Actions
-_____ head & beard
-No _____ for wife
Definition
Shaved
Mourning
Term
Themes in Ezekiel

God meets His ppl _____ they are.
Goal of God's _____ is knowing him _____.
Every person is ______ for his/her own actions.
Definition
Wherever
Personally
Responsible
Term
Lamentations

It is a lament over the _______ of ______ in 587 BC.
What _____ looks like in the end.
-Light in the midst of _____
Definition
-Destruction, Jerusalem
-Sin
-Darkness
Term
Twelve Minor Prophets

Overall message
_____ of the Assyrian period led to _______ in the Babylonian period that brought on _________ of the Persian period.
Definition
Sin, Judgment, Restoration
Term
Hosea- ______ to covenant
Joel- _________ to warning
Amos- _______ toward the poor
Obadiah- ________ toward a brother
Jonah- ________ for others
Micah- ___________ leaders
Definition
-unfaithfulness
-unresponsiveness
-unjust
-unbrotherly
unconcern
-unspiritual
Term
Hosea

Message of the _______
-Wife is ____, represents God's ppl.
-Prophet is loyal _____, like God.

Qualities of Gods love: ______,_______, and _______.
Definition
-Marriage
-prostitute
-husband
-Loyal, passionate, and preferential
Term
Joel

Locust plage, and impending invasion by _______.
When disaster comes, ______ your _______ with God.
Definition
-Assyrians
-deepen, relationship
Term
Amos

Not a ______ prophet.
Was a ________ and tree tender.

Key ideal: Religion & _____ ________ go hand in hand.
Definition
-professional
-shepherder
-social responsibility
Term
Call of Amos
-To social _______.
The message
-Social ____________ leads the a nation's downfall
Definition
-justice
-irresponsibility
Term
Jonah

Basically, the story of a ______ prophet.
Literary tecnique of _____.
-Incongruency between what is ______ and what ________.
Definition
-reluctant
-irony
-expected, happens
Term
Micah

God's accusation extended to ______ and _______.
God's response
-Judgment is _______
Question of requirements, such as "What does God ___ ____ me?"
Definition
-rulers and priests
-coming
-want from
Term
Judgment in Babylonian Period

Nahum- Prophecy of ______ of Nineveh is just.
Habakkuk- Trust that God is _____.
Zephaniah- Seek God's _______.
Definition
-downfall
-just
-cleansing
Term
Habakkuk

Question: Is God _______?
God's Answer:
The _______ will live, and the ______ will be punished.
God is in control.
Definition
-fair
-righteous
-wicked
Term
Zephaniah

Talks of the day of wrath, _______, and ________.
Also day of _________.
Definition
-destruction, disaster
-purification
Term
Restoration in Persian Period

Haggai- Put God _____
Zechariah- Trust in God's ______ & ________.
Definition
-first
-power, purpose
Term
Haggai

Task: Motivate peeps to ______ in 520 BC.
Situation: Bad _______, discontent, and ________.
Challenge: "Consider your _______!"
Definition
-rebuild
-economy, preoccupation
-ways
Term
Zechariah

Ministry was to keep ppl building _____ from 520 to 516 BC.
Strategy: Visions of the _______
-God will ______
-You are part of the _______ plan.
Definition
-temple
-future
-provide
-larger
Term
Malachi

Prophet of mid-____ century
Judah is still _________.
Rhetoric
-Projecting ______ with audience
-Challenge to a _______ religion.
-Glimpses of the _______.
Definition
-5th
-struggling
-dialogue
-half-hearted
-future
Term
Daniel
Definition
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