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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 th four primary biblical terms for a prophet and what do the emphasize? |
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1. Prophet(Nabhi)- "speaker" of "spokesman" usually translated as prophet, regarding th communication of God's message forhis people
2. Seer (roeh and hozeh)- regarding the reception of God's message for his people
3. Man Of God- regarding the divine calling and ministry of the prophet
4. Messenger of the Lord(Malak, literally messenger, sometimes translated angel)- regarding the responsibility of the prophet |
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| What are the throee tests for prophet?/ |
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1. Does the prophe turn the people of God to God?
2. does the prophet us means of divination or occulism?
3. Do all the prophet's predictions come tro pass? |
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| What are the four themes that prophets spoke about? |
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1. Confrontation of sin
2. Call for Repentance
3. Announcement of Judgement
4. Assurance of Hope, covenants assure this |
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| What are the four temporal perspectives of the prophets? |
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1. The prophet's own time- the present (Confrontation fo sin, call for repentance)
2. God's impending judgement- the near future ( announcement of judgement, specifically the exile)
3. The first coming of the Messaih to die- the distant future ( assurance of hope)
4. the secon doming of Messaih to reigh- more distant future ( assurance of hope) |
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| What is the purpose of Joel? |
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| To warn Juday of God's impending judgement against them due to their sin |
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| What are the issues involved int eh dating of Joel? 3 possibilities |
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opening of ch.3 talk about exile, no references to king but priests(no davidic kings), refernces of temple refer to 2nd temple
1. Early 830-820, Early reign of Joash -enemies fit this time -no king is mentioned
2. Middle 609-587, Babylonian conquest -reference to the temple
3. Late after 516 and teh rebuilding of the Temple -Return/postexilic period , Early suppose the early date |
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| What catasrophe that had just happend that Joel used as an illustration fo God's judgements? |
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| a swarm of locusts, says God's judgement is greater |
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| What is the key term in Joel and the meaning of that term? |
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| "Day of the Lord" it refers to the future, cataclysmic outpouring of God's wrath in judgement upon sinful humanity |
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| What is the purpose of Jonah? |
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| To demonstate God's love for Gentiles and the universal nature of salvation, and to rebuke the exclusivistic mindset of Isreal at this time, that is, the belief that God was the God of Isreal exclusevely |
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| Why should Jonah be considered as historical (4 reasons)? |
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1. From ancient time the jews hve regarded the book as historica
2. Jonah was a historical person
3. Jesus believed in the historicity of this book |
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| Why is Jonah unique among the prophetic books? |
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| the book focuses more on the prophet than his message |
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| what is the Purpose of the book of Amos? |
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| To call prosperous, yet rebelious, Isreal to repentance in light of the coming judgement of God |
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| What is the meaning of Amos's name and why is this signifigant? |
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| Meand burdne bearer, he was a farmer not a prophet, but God called hme to be a prophet and was sent North to Isreal |
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| What wer the conditions in isreal during th ministry of Amos? Why is this significant in the prophecies of him? |
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| Isreal was prosperous. because he has to adress the sins of the golden age |
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| What is the theme in Amos regarding right and wrong worship of God? |
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| External worship apart from right living that reflects a right hear is sickening to God. |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Hosea? What is the meaning of his name? |
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| This book is characterized by the offer of comfort and hoe due to the loyal love of God for his people. His name means salvation it is the equivalent of joshua, Hoshea and Jesus |
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| What is significant about the word chesed or loyal love? |
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| It emphasizes loyal love, unfailing mercy or loving kindess |
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| what happens in chpts 1-3? What does this symbolize? (Hosea) |
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| An unfaithful wife and loving husband it sybolizes Isreal and god |
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| What is the significance of Hosea's children |
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Jezreel- scattered by God
Lo-Reahamah- not loved
Lo-Ammi- not my people |
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| What is the significance of Hosea's children |
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Jezreel- scattered by God
Lo-Reahamah- not loved
Lo-Ammi- not my people |
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| What is the significance of Hosea's children |
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Jezreel- scattered by God
Lo-Reahamah- not loved
Lo-Ammi- not my people |
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| What is the purpose of Isaih? the theme? the Signifigance of his name? |
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Purpose- to warn judah of their sins, which like Ireal would lead to their condemnation by God and to promise Judah their ultimate restoration by God
Theme- Salvation
Name-Yahweh is salvation, |
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| What do the terms of Deutero-Isaiah and Trito-Isaiah mean? How do these relate to the unity of the book? |
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| two authors, three authors, Many critical scholar doubt the untiy of this book because of the predictive prophecies |
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| What are th 5 reasons for accepting th unity of Isaiah? |
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1. This has been Jewish tradition for early on
2. the internal evidence implie that there is only one author
3. Since God is sovereign over the future, he knows the future and sometimes reveals it to his prophets
4. Jesus and other NT writers quote from both sections of the bood and identify I saih as the aurthor
5. All ancient copied of the book include all sections |
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| Isaiah is particularly know for its M______c prophecies? |
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| What is th 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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| The Branch of the Lord, A virgin Birth, His deity and reign, His suffering and death, His comings |
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| What were the two interpretive problems connected with 7:14 and its context and their suggested solution? ( Isaiah) |
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1. How is th hebrew word almah to be understood: Maiden or virgin?
2. how is the sign fulfilled >a contemporary fulfillment >a future fulfillment >or *solution combination |
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| the world power in chs. 1-39 is a A______. The world bower in chs. 40-66 is a B_______. |
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| What is the basic subject matter in 1-39, 40-66? (Isaiah) |
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| Assyria was the cominan worl power, I saiah understood that assyria was to be God's tool of judgement against isrea and his tool of Discipline against judah. Babylon is the focus as the world power isaih understood that baylon would be God's tool of Judgement against Judah |
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| Waht are Isaih's Servant Songs? Who is to be I dentified as the Servant of the Lord? |
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42:1-7, 49:1-7, 50:4-9, 52:13-53:12
Ther servant of yahweh is to be the one who perfectly obeys God and accomplishes his will. |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Micah? It paralles what other prophetic book? |
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| To confront the sin of judah(primarily) to warn of God's impending judgement and to offer hope of ultimate restorationbeen called Little Isaiah. |
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| Micah consists of three sermons beginning withthe word " "? |
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| How does each of Micah's three sermons end? |
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| How is Micah classified regarding Messianicd Prophecy? |
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| More messianic prophecies proportionally than any other book. |
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| What is the Messianic Prophecy in micah 5:2? |
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| What is the purpose of Nahum |
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| To pronounce God's judgement aginst the arrogent nation fo Assyria, represented by its capital ninevah and to bring comfort to God's people through his Judgement |
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| What is the larger significance of Nahum for all of God's people? |
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| Assyria is representative of all othe 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 signifigance of Nahums name in regards to the contents of his book? |
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| His name means comfort and consulation, draw the conclusion ur self |
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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? (Nahum) |
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| the downfall of this nation was accomplished by what other nation? (Nahum) |
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| What is the purpose of Zephaniah? |
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| To warn Judah of God's impending judgement and to call them to repentance, but also His true people of ultimate restoration and blessing |
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| What king and ivent is Zephaniah associeated with? |
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| Josaih and just befor the reform |
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| What is the theme of Zephaniah |
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| What is the purpose of Habbakuk? |
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| To represent God in trustworth and faithful even when his work is beyond our comprehension |
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| What is the date of this book ( in general Habakkuk)? |
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| around 610-605 shrotly befor Babylonian invasion of Judayh in 605 |
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| What is the theme of Habakkuk? |
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| What is the key verse and in what NT books is this quoted? ( Habakkuk) |
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| 2:4b "the righteous will live by his faith" Romans, Galation and Hebrews |
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| what were the two problems Habakkuk was having with God? |
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| He could not understand how God could let the sins of Judah go Unpunished, Then he could not understand how God could use an even more wicked nation to judge Judah |
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| The theological quetion involved in Habakkuk: Why do the W_____ prosper and the r______ suffer |
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| How does Habakkuk end? What is the significance of this (especially the las few verses)? |
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| with Habakkuk praying. 1. God is dealing with unrighteousness even though we may not sense it 2. We should be willing to struggle sith God regarding the hard question of life 3. we must trust God even with unknowns of life |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Jeremiah |
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| To announce God;s impending judgment upon Juday and that their oppurtunity to repent was quickly drawing to a close (before 605) and to assure God;s people that their restoration would come |
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| Jeremaih is know as the w___ing Prophet,. Why? |
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| Weeping, because he was really emotional |
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| Jeremaih's prophetic career extend through the fall of Juday to the Babylonians. What was the emphasis of his prophecies before and after the event? |
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1. 627-605 Prophesied of the impending judgement of God through babylon
2.From 605-580 prophesied that jews should subit to God's judgement upon Juda and that their oppertunity to repent |
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| What did Jeremiah specifically prophesy regarding th babylonian captiviey |
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| that it would last 70 years. |
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| What is the significance of 1:5 regarding Jeremiah's call as a prophet? |
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| His name means Yahweh establishes or appoints, God consecrated him to be a prophet before he was formed in the womb/born |
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| What is the curse of Jehoiachin and how does it apply to Jesus |
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| None of his descendents would sit on the throne, jesus never sat on a earthly throne |
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| boWhat is the New Covenant and where is it found in Jeremiah (chapter only)? IS it conditional or unconditional? What is its nature? How does this apply to us as Christians. |
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| Ch 31,New plan of salvation that applies to everybody, unconditional |
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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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| Jeremiah, after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 |
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| What is the purpose of Lamentations? What is the historical significance of its writing? |
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| To express sorrow for the neccessary judgement angainst the sin of his people, looks ahead to impending fall and looks on the tragic reality |
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| What is the significance of th the title of Lamantations |
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| What is the form of the book? |
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| Where is the book found in the Hebrew Cannon |
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| what is the Purpose of Obadiah? |
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| To comfort Judah by pronouncing God's Judgement upon the Edomites for their past in oppressing Judayh =by assuring Judah of their restoration by God |
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| To What nation was this prophecy directed?(obadaih) |
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| wWhat nation was this prophecy about |
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| What were the two options regarding the dating of Obadaih and the general historical setting of each? |
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9th centry and 6th
-Edom is the enemmy
-downfall of Jerusalem |
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| Who were the Edomites and where was ecom located? |
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| For what generally and specifically was Obadaih condeming Edom? |
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general- for judgement is pride
Specifically- regarding people of God |
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| What was Obadiah's Prophecy concerning the Edomites? |
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| That they would be wiped out, consumed by fire |
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