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| What is the genre of the OT prophets? |
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| What is the responsibility of the OT Prophets? |
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| to represent God before the people by proclaiming the message of God |
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| The message of the Prophet goes from who to who? |
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| The message of the Priest goes from who to who? |
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| The two types of Prophecy? |
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1. Forthtelling or Proclaiming
2. Foretelling or Predictive |
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| Hebrew term: Messenger of the Lord |
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| speaker or spokesman ~ Communication of God's message for His people |
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| regarding the reception of God's message for his people |
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| Regarding the diving calling and ministry of the prophet |
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| Terms: Messenger of the Lord |
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| regarding the responsibility of the prophet |
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| what term is sometimes translated as 'angel' |
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| What are the 2 types of prophets? |
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| What did they do to false prophets? |
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| What did prophets have to do to prove they were TRUE prophets? (3) |
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1) do they turn people to God?
2) Do they use means of divination or occultism?
3) Do ALL predictions come true |
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| What are the 4 themes of the OT Prophets? |
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1) confrontation of sin
2) call for repentance
3) Announcement of Judgment
4) Assurance of Hope |
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| What is the REMNANT of the OT prophets? |
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| God always preserves a group of faithful believes even in the midst of His judgment |
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| Who is an example of the Remnant of God? |
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| The remnant is an example of _____. |
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| What are the 4 temporal perspectives? |
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1) the prophets own time
2) God's impending judgment
3) The first coming of the Messiah to die
4) The second coming of the Messiah to reign |
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| What are the 4 Telescopic Perspectives? |
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1) Prophets own time
2) captivity and restoration
3) Christ
4) Millennium/New Heaven and New Earth |
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| What is the description of the temporal Perspective: the prophets own time |
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*the present
*Confrontation of sin, call for repentance |
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| What is the description of the temporal Perspective: God's impending judgment |
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*The near future
*Announcement of judgment, the exile |
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| What is the description of the temporal Perspective: The first coming of the Messiah to die |
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*The distant future
*Assurance of Hope |
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| What is the description of the temporal Perspective: The second coming of the Messiah to reign |
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*The more distant future
*Assurance of Hope |
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| Who is the author of Joel? |
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| What does Joel's name mean? |
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| If name ends with 'el', it is a reference to _____. |
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| If a name ends in 'ah', it is a reference to ____. |
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| What are the 3 dates of Joel? |
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Early: 830-820
Middle: 609-587
Late: after 516 |
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| Which date do we assume for the writings of Joel? |
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| Evidence for the early date of Joel... |
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*Prophet refers to certain events of that time
*No king is referred to, many priests are referred to. |
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| Who reigned during the 'early date' of Joel? |
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| What was happening during the 'middle date' of Joel? |
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| What is the evidence for the 'middle date' of Joel |
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| What was happening during the 'late date' of Joel? |
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| the rebuilding of the temple, return/post exilic period |
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| What is the purpose of Joel? |
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| To warn Judah of God's impending judgment against them DUE to sin. |
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| What was a greater indication of a greater judgment in the book of Joel? |
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| The swarm of locusts, thus a need to REPENT |
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| What is the key phrase in Joel? |
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| What does the phrase, 'The day of the Lord' refer to? |
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| The future cataclysmic outpouring of God's wrath in judgment upon sinful humanity |
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| What does God reassure us in the book of Joel? |
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| He will destroy our enemies |
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| Who is the author of Jonah? |
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| Who reigned during the book of Jonah? |
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| What is the date of Jonah? |
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| uncertain, late dated to 780-760 BC |
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| What is the purpose of Jonah? |
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demonstrate God's love for Gentiles and universal nature of salvation.
**Rebuke the exclusive mind set of Israel (their belief that God was the only the God of Israel) |
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| What is the negative background of Jonah? |
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| many have rejected the book historically~it should be understood as a myth |
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| What is the positive background of Jonah? |
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| Presented straightforward as history |
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| What is the evidence of the positive background of Jonah?(3) |
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1) the Jews have regarded the book as historical
2) Jonah was a historical person
3) Jesus believed in the history of this book
**IF JONAH ISN'T REAL, NEITHER IS JESUS' RESURRECTION |
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| Why is the book of Jonah unique? |
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| It focuses more on the person of the prophet rather than the message. |
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| What is the 4 general points to the outline of Jonah? |
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1) parts from God
2) prays to God
3) preaches for God
4) pouts for God |
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| How does the book of Jonah end? |
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| With a rhetorical question? |
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| Where does God send Jonah? |
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| What does the fish symbolize in Jonah? |
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| What is the Truth of the book of Jonah? (3) |
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1) God loves all people
2) Jesus died for all people
3) God wants all people to repent and be saved |
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| What does Amos' name mean? |
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| What was Amos' occupation before God called him to be a prophet? |
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| Where was Amos from? and where was he sent to? |
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| From Tekoa, sent to Israel |
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| What is the date of Amos' |
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**767-753
**During the Golden Age |
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| What are the sins of the 'Good times' |
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| What is the purpose of Amos? |
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| To call prosperous Israel to repent in the light of the coming judgment of God. |
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| What 2 things does Amos predict? |
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1) the fall of Israel
2) the exile |
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| How did Amos describe Israel's sin? |
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| he was BOLD and BLATANT ~ described it in explicit terms |
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| What is the important theme of Amos? |
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| External worship apart from right living that reflects a right heart is sickening to God |
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| What is the form for the 8 judgments of Amos? (4) |
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1) Each begins, "For 3 transgressions of (the cities name) and for four ...
2) God's intention to Judge: "I will not revoke its punishment"
3)The sins are then specifically stated
4) God says 7 times He will send fire as a symbol of diving judgment |
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| What are the 5 visions of Amos? |
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1) Locusts
2) Fire
3) Plumb Line
4) Basket of summer fruit
5) The smiting of the Temple (in Bethel) |
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| What are the characteristics of the 3 sermons of Amos? |
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1) All begin w/ "Hear this word"
2) The first 2 catalog the sins of Israel and pronounce impending judgment
3) The third does the same issues repeated calls for repentance |
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| What does Hosea's name mean? |
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| What is the metonymy of Hosea? |
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| His name is equivalent to Jesus |
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| What is the date of Hosea? |
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| Who reigned during Hosea? |
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| When did Hosea's prophetic ministry begin? |
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| During the Golden Age and end towards the end of Israel's rapid decline/captivity |
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| What is the purpose of Hosea? |
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| Confront Israel with their sin and call the to repentance |
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| Hebrew word for Loyal, Loving, Loving Kindness, Unfailing Mercy |
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| What is the overview of Hosea? |
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| Characterizes by the HOPE and comfort of God |
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| In contrast to Amos, Hosea is very ____. |
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| How many times does Hosea appear in NT? |
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| Who are Hosea's children (3)? |
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1) Jezreel
2) Lo-Ammi
3) Lo-Rohama |
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| What does Hosea's child's name JEZREEL mean? |
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| What does Hosea's child's name LO-AMMI mean? |
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| What does Hosea's child's name LO-ROHAMA mean? |
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| What were the names of Isaiah's 2 sons? |
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1) Shear-Jasub
2) Mahr-Shalal-hash-Baz |
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| what does Isaiah's Son's name SHEAR-JASUB mean? |
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| what does Isaiah's Son's name MAHR-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ mean? |
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| What is the date of Isaiah? |
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| According to Jewish Tradition, Isaiah was... (3) |
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1) Part of the royal family
2) Murdered by the Jews by being sawn into 2 (King Manasseh)
3) His wife was a prophetess |
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| What is the purpose of Isaiah? |
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To warn Judah of their sins (1-39)
Promise Judah their ultimate restoration (40-66) |
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| What is the theme of Isaiah? |
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| How many times is the theme mentioned in Isaiah? |
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| Why don't people believe in the unity of Isaiah? (2) |
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1) differences in style and vocab between first and second sections
2) The detailed predictive prophecies which caused them to late date them |
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| What is the pro evidence for the unity of Isaiah? (5) |
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1) Jewish tradition
2) internal evidence
3) Since God is sovereign, he reveals it to the prophets
4) Jesus and other NT writers quote and identify Isaiah as the author
5) ancient copies include all sections |
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| How many allusions of Isaiah is in the NT? |
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| How many times is Isaiah's name mentioned in the NT? |
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| Which verse is mentioned 85 times in the NT? |
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| Which book is quoted second most often in NT? |
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| What is the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 4:2? |
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| What is the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 |
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| What are the 2 interpretive issues with the word, "virgin" in Isaiah 7:14? |
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1) how 'almah' is understood as maiden or virgin
2) how was sign fulfilled, contemporary or future fulfillment |
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| What is the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 9:6-7 |
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| What is the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 11:1-5 |
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| What is the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 52:13-52:12 |
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| What is the messianic prophecy of Isaiah 61:1-3 |
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| Who was the dominant world power during the first part of Isaiah? |
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| How did Isaiah interpret Assyria? |
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| A tool of judgment and discipline against Judah |
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| Who is the world power in the second part of Isaiah? |
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| How does Isaiah interpret Babylon? |
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| God's tool of judgment on Judah |
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| Which book is known as the "little Bible"? |
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| Isaiah 1-39 are primarily _____, focusing on current events of his life. |
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| Isaiah 40-66 are primarily _____, focusing on later events of his life. |
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| What defines the transition in Isaiah? |
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| Hezekiah and the Assyrians and then Hezekiah and the Babylonians |
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| Who is the deliverer from God? |
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| What book has the Servant Songs? |
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| Who is the Servant of Yahweh? |
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| the Nation of Israel, the Remnant and then the Messiah |
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| Who will be delivered from God? |
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| What does Micah's name mean? |
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| Where did Micah prophesize? |
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| What did Micah prophesize? |
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| When did Micah Prophesize |
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| Who is known as 'Little Isaiah'? |
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| Micah: Each sermon begins with ____ and ends with _____ |
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| What are the dates of Nahum |
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| What is the evidence of Nahum's dates? |
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| Nahum referred to the destruction of No-Amon AND prophesied the downfall of Ninevah |
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| What does Assyria represent? |
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| All the enemies of God and people of God of all times |
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| During who's prophecy is Assyria at its highest power? |
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| What is the Fulfillment of Nahum? |
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| A flood of the Tigris River destroyed a part of Nineveh wall and through this breach, the Babylonians invaded and destroyed the city |
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| What does Zephaniah mean? |
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| Yahweh hides (in sense of protection) |
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| Which prophet was part of the Royal family? |
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| What are the dates of Zephaniah? |
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| What is the THEME of Zephaniah? |
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| How many times in Zephaniah is the theme mentioned? |
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| Who helped prepare the way the way of reformation of Josiah? |
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