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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Figure in red robe
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The prophet
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Second Figure
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Israel
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Darkening sky in background
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The prophet spoke to Israel during the age of decline--from the period of the monarchy under Solomon through the Babylonian captivity in 586 B.C.
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Eyes of Israel centered on the words I WILL BLESS YOU
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During the age of decline, Israel felt secure in the promises of God
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Fragments of torn manuscript spread on the ground
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Israel paid little attention to its responsibility to be a blessing
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Israel clasps mortar bowl and pestles to bosom
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Israel's institutions and traditions had become ends in themselves
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Tent of the tabernacle symbol
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Israel made the temple a reason for false security
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Law symbol in mortar bowl
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Israel made the law a stumbling block to justice
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Separation symbol in mortar bowl
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Israel turned separation into a curse
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Circumcision symbol in mortar bowl
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Israel made circumcision a fetish
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Mirror symbol in mortar bowl
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Israel put the Holy Land to unholy use
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Yoke symbol in mortar bowl
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Israel glorified in its past at the expense of its place in the present and the future
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Prophet holds fragments of torn manuscript before Israel's eyes
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The prophet recalled Israel to a realization of its destiny, to be a blessing
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