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| What is the responsibility of the prophet? |
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| represent God before the people by proclaiming the message of God |
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| What is the meaning of Forthtelling? |
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| What is the meaning of Foretelling |
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| What are the four primary biblical terms for a prophet? |
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1) prophet
2) Seer
3) Man of God
4) Messenger of the Lord |
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| What are the 3 tests for a prophet to determine whether he is true or false? |
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1) Does the prophet turn people to God
2) Does prophet use means of divination or accultism
3) do ALL of the prophets predictions come to 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 Judgment
4) Assurance of Hope |
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| God always preserves a group of faithful believers even in the midst of his judgment |
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| What are the four temporal perspectives of the prophets? |
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1) prophets own time
2) God's impending judgment
3) the first coming of the messiah
4) the second coming of the messiah |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Joel? |
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| to warn Judah of God's impending judgment against them due to their sin |
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| What are the issues involved in the dating of the book of JOEL? |
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| What are the three possibilities for the dating of Joel? |
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Early: 830-820
Middle: 609-587
Late: 516 |
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| JOEL: 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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| The Day of the Lord, refers to the future cataclysmic outpouring of Gods wrath |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Jonah? |
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| Demonstrate God's love for the Gentiles and a universal nature of Salvation |
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| JONAH: Why should this book be considered as historical (i.e., recording actual events) (4 reasons)? |
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1) Presented as straightforward history
2) the Jews have regarded book as historical
3) Jonah was a historical person
4) Jesus believed in the history of the book |
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| Why is Jonah unique among the prophetic books? |
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| focuses more on the person rather than the message |
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| Where was Jonah directed to go by God and for what reason*******? |
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| To Nineveh but went to Tarnish |
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| What happened after Jonah announced God’s judgment in Nineveh? |
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| What lesson did God have to teach Jonah (4:9-11)? |
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| What did Jonah think of this outcome? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Amos? |
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| What is the meaning of his name AMOS |
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| Why is AMOS' name meaning ...why is this significant for a prophet? |
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| What were the conditions in Israel during the ministry of Amos? |
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| During the Golden Age (reign of Jeroboam) |
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| Why is this significant in the prophecies of Amos? |
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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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| What is the theme in Amos regarding right and wrong worship of God? |
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| Just going through the motions are sickening to God. |
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| What is the emotional effect of the 8 judgments intended to be? |
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| What are the five visions symbolic of? |
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1) Locusts
2) Fire
3) Plumb Line
4) Basket of Summer Fruit
5) The smiting of the Temple |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Hosea? |
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| To Show the Loyal love of God |
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| What is the meaning of his name? HOSEA |
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| What is significant about the word chesed or “loyal love”? |
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| the covenant faithful love to people from God. |
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| HoSEA: What happens in chapters 1-3? What does this symbolize? |
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| What is the significance of Hosea’s children? |
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| What is the purpose of the book of Isaiah? |
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| to warn Judah of their sins. |
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| Salvation mentioned 27 times |
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| The significance of his name? ISAIAH |
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| ISAIAH: What do the terms “Deutero-Isaiah and Trito-Isaiah mean? How do these relate to the unity of the book? |
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| What are the 5 reasons for accepting the unity of Isaiah? |
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1) Jewish Tradition
2) internal evidence
3) Since God is sovereign over the future, He reveals it to his prophets
4) Jesus and other NT writers quote from both sections of the book
5) Ancient copies include all sections together. |
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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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| What were the two interpretive problems connected with 7:14 and its context and their suggested solution? |
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1) How almah is to be understood as maiden or virgin
2) how was the sign fulfilled
**Contemporary or Future fulfillment |
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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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| What is the basic subject matter and mood of chs. 1-39? of chs. 40-66? |
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| Historical and Predictive |
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******What are Isaiah’s “Servant Songs”?
Who is to be identified as the Servant of the Lord? |
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| nation of israel, the remnant and the Messiah |
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