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| What is the responsibility of the prophet? |
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| - To represent God before the people of God by proclaiming the message of God. |
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| What are the four primary biblical terms for a prophet and what do they emphasize? |
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- Prophet (mahbi): “Speaker” or “Spokesman” usually translated as prophet; regarding the communication of God’s message for his people.
- Seer (roeh and hazeh): regarding th reception of God’s message for his people.
- Man of God: Regarding the diving calling and ministry of the prophet.
- Messanger of the Lord (Malak literally “Messenger” sometimes translated “Angel) regarding the responsibility of the prophet |
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| What are the three tests for a prophet (ie, to determine whether he is true or false)? |
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- Does the prophet turn the people of God to God and His word or away from God and His Word?
- Does the prophet use means of divination or occultism?
- Do all the prophet’s predictions come to pass? |
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| What are the four themes that prophets spoke about? |
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- Confrentation of sin
- Call for repentance
- Announcement of Judgement
- Assurance of hope |
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| - God always preserves a group of faithful believers even in the midst of His Judgement. |
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| What are the four temporal perspectives of the prophets? |
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- The prophets own time: the present (confrontation of sin; call to repentance)
- God’s imeeding judgement: the near future (announcement of judgement, specifically, the exile)
- The first coming of the Messiah to die- distant future (assurance of hope)
- The second coming of a Messiah to reign- the non distant future (assurance of hope) |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Joel? |
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| - To warn Judah of God’s impending Judgement against them due to their sin. |
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| What are the issues involved in the dating of the book? What are the three possibilities? |
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- early~ 830-820 B.C.- early reign of Joash
- Middle ~ 609-587 B.C- Babylonian conquest
- Late~ after 516 B.C. and rebuilding of the temple- Return/ Postexilic period |
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| What was the catastrophe that had just happened that Joel used as an illustration of God’s judgment (1:4)? |
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| What is the key term in Joel and the meaning of that term (1:15; 2:1, 11, 31, etc.)? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Jonah? |
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| - to demonstrate God’s love for the Gentiles and the universal nature of salvation, and to rebuke the exclusavistic mindset of Israil at this time, that is, the belief that God was the God of Esrael exclusively. |
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| Why should this book be considered as historical (i.e., recording actual events) (4 reasons)? |
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- it is presented as straight forward history
- - from ancient times, the Jews have regarded the book as historical
- Jonah was a historical person (2 Kings 14:25)
- Jews believed in the historicity of this book. |
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| Why is Jonah unique among the prophetic books? |
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| - it focuses more upon the person of the prophet than the message of the prophet. |
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| Where was Jonah directed to go by God and for what reason? |
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| - Nineveh; to warn of God’s Judgement |
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| -He was frightened of the Ninevites. |
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| What happened after Jonah announced God’s judgment in Nineveh? |
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| What did Jonah think of this outcome? |
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| He thought God would still strike them down. |
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| What lesson did God have to teach Jonah (4:9-11)? |
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| -That God loves and cares for ALL his people. |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Amos? What is the meaning of his name and why is this significant for a prophet? |
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- means “burden- bearer”
- he was a farmer and not a prophet, but God called him to be a prophet |
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| What were the conditions in Israel during the ministry of Amos? Why is this significant in the prophecies of Amos? |
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- It was the “Golden Age”
- They still sinned: Greed, pride, Idolotry, injustice, oppression, self-righteousness, self-sufficiency,, indulgence, etc… |
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| What does Amos specifically prophesy regarding God’s judgment of Israel (5:27; 6:14; 7:11, 16-17)? |
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| - the fall of Assyria and the exile |
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| What is the theme in Amos regarding right and wrong worship of God? |
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| - False worship is distasteful to God |
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| What are the five visions symbolic of? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Hosea? What is the meaning of his name? |
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- Meaning is “Salvation”= Joshua, Hoshea, and Jesus.
- To comfront Israel with their sin and call them to repentance, but also to emphasize the loyal love of God for his rebellious people. |
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| What is significant about the word chesed or “loyal love”? |
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| - important OT word also means “unfailing mercy” and “Lovingkindness” |
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| What happens in chapters 1-3? What does this symbolize? |
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- Hosea is commanded to marry a wife of harlotry
A) she commits adultery
B) Hosea sells her into slavery then buys her back
- a picture of God |
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| What is the significance of Hosea’s children? |
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- Jezreel- scattered by God
- Lo- Ruhamah- not loved
- Lo- Ammi- not my People |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Isaiah? The theme? The significance of his name? |
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- Means “Yahweh is Salvation”
- Theme: Salvation
- Purpose: to warn Judah of their sins, which, like Israel, would land to their condemnation by God and to promise Judah their ultimate restoration by God. |
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| What do the terms “Deutero-Isaiah and Trito-Isaiah mean? How do these relate to the unity of the book? |
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- Deutro: those who believe Isaiah wrote the book
- Trito: those who don’t believe Isaiah wrote the book
- Many critical scholars deny the unity of this book that Isaiah wrote the entire book. |
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| What are the 5 reasons for accepting the unity of Isaiah? |
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- this has been the Jewish tradition early on
- the interval evidence implies that there is only one author
- Since God is sovereign over the future, he knows the future and reveals it to his prophets
- Jesus and other NT writers quote from both sections of the book and Identify Isaiah’s authorship |
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| Isaiah is particularly known for its M_____c prophecies? |
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| What is the general teaching about the Messiah in 4:2; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5; 52:13-53:12 and 61:1-3? |
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| - predicts a virgin birth |
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| What were the two interpretive problems connected with 7:14 and its context and their suggested solution? |
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| -How the Hebrw word almah is to be understood: “Maiden” or “Virgin” |
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| The world-power in chs. 1-39 is A . The world-power in chs. 40-66 is B . |
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- Assyria 1-39
- Babylonia 40-66 |
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| What is the basic subject matter and mood of chs. 1-39? of chs. 40-66? |
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- 1-39: Isaiah understood that the Assyrians were God’s tool for Judgement against Israel and tool for discipline against Judah.
- 40-66:Isaiah understood that Babylon was God’s tool for Judgement against Judah |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Micah? It parallels what other prophetic book? |
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- To confront the sin of Judah, to warn of God’s impeding judgement, and to offer hope of ultimate restoration.
- Micah reflects the message of Isaiah, and therefore it has been called the “Little Isaiah” |
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| Micah consists of three sermons beginning with the word “______” (1:2; 3:1;6:1). |
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| How does each of these three sermons end? |
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| How is Micah classified regarding Messianic prophecy? |
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| - It tells the prophecy of Jesus’ birth |
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| What is the Messianic prophecy in Micah 5:2? |
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| -That Jesus will be born in Bethlehem. |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Nahum? |
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| - To pronounce God’s Judgment against the arrogant nation of Assyria, represented by its capital, Ninevah and bring comfort to God’s people through… |
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| What is the larger significance of this book for all of God’s people? |
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| -Assyria is representative of all of the enemies of God and people of God of all times who will eventually be judged by God. |
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| What is the significance of this prophet’s name with regard to the contents of the book? |
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- Means consultation or comfort
- He was from Judah (1:1) and a prophet to Judah (Now the only remaining kingdom) |
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| Nahum’s prophecies here are directed against what nation? |
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| The downfall of this nation was accomplished by what other nation? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Zephaniah? |
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| - To warn Judah and the nations of God’s impeding Judgment, and call them to repentance, but also to assure his true People (the remnant) of the ultimate restoration, and blessing. |
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| What king and event is this prophet associated with? |
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| What is the theme of Zephaniah? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Habakkuk? |
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| - To present God as trustworthy and faithful even when His work is beyond our understanding |
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| What is the date of this book (in general, not the specific year(s))? |
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| What is the date of Habakkuk (in general, not the specific year(s))? |
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| What is the theme of Habakkuk? |
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| What is the key verse in Habbakuk and in what NT books is this quoted? |
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- Habakkuk 2:4
- Quoted in Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38 |
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| What were the two problems Habakkuk was having with God? |
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- First Dialogue
a) Questioning God
b) God says the Babylonians are there to judge
- Second Dialogue
a) Saying He will judge the Babylonians at some point
b) Only way to be right with God is by faith |
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| The theological question involved here is: Why do the w_____ prosper and the r_______ suffer? |
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- Wicked prosper
- Righteous suffer |
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| How does the book end (ch. 3)? What is the significance of this (especially the last few verses)? |
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- Habakkuk’s prayer
a) Putting trust in God but still unsure of God’s plan
b) Reliance on God in total devastation |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Jeremiah? |
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| - To announce God’s imending Judgment upon Judah and that their opportunity to repent was quickly drawing to a close (before 605 B.C.) and to assure God’s People that restoration would come. |
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| Jeremiah is known as the w____ing prophet. Why? |
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- Weeping prophet
-Jeremiah’s prophetic career extended through the fall of Judah to the Babylonians. |
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| What was the emphasis of his prophecies before that event and after that event? |
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- From 627- 605 BC.: Warn of the impeding judgment of God through Babylon
- 605- c.580 BC.: Jews should submit to God’s judgment through the Babylonians |
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| What did Jeremiah specifically prophesy regarding the Babylonian captivity (25:11,12; 29:10)? |
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| What is the significance of 1:5 regarding Jeremiah’s call as a prophet? |
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| - Yahweh establishes or appoints |
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| Why was ch. 52 added to this book (as suggested in class)? |
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| Who probably wrote the book of Lamentations? When? |
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| - Jeramiah around the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. |
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| What is Lamentations' purpose? What is the historical significance of its writing (regarding the city of Jerusalem)? |
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- To express sorrow for the necessary Judgment of God against the sin of his people and for sin itself.
- The book of Lamentations reflects back or the tragic reality. |
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| What is the form of the book of Lamentations? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Obadiah? |
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| - To confront Judah by pronouncing God’s Judgment upon the Edomites for their part in oppressing Judah, and by assuring Judah of their restoration by God. |
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| To what nation was Obadiah's prophecy directed? |
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| What nation was Obadiah's prophecy about? |
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| What were the two options regarding the dating of Obadiah and the general historical setting of each (not the evidence for each)? |
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- early date: 9th. C. BC. (around 840-830 BC.)
- Late Date: 6th C. BC. (around 586) |
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| Who were the Edomites (descendants of _____) and where was Edom located? |
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- Esau
-SE of the Dead Sea |
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| For what generally (v. 3) and specifically (vv. 10, 11) was Obadiah condemning them? |
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-pride
-for standing by and not helping when help was needed |
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| What was Obadiah’s prophecy concerning them (vv. 10, 18)? |
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| -The Edomites will be ruined forever |
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