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24 Cards in this Set
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Content of Hosea
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God has great compassion for Israel, yet they are condemned for their unfaithfulness
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Hosea Bio
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Northern Prophet, likely from Samaria
Date: ca 758-722 BC |
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Message of Joel
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Devastating locust plague sets stage for a twofold summons to repentance.
God responds with promise of mercy, outpouring of His Spirit and a day of judgment on the nations. |
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Joel Bio
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Concern for southern kingdom suggests he was from there.
Date: unknown - some think 590 BC or after 500 BC |
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Message of Amos
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In the midst of rare economic prosperity and political strength for Israel, God pronounces doom because of her unfaithfulness to the covenant.
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Amos Bio
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shepherd/farmer from Tekoa, south of Bethlehem in Judah.
Date: ca 760 BC at peak of the reigns of Jeroboam II in Samaria, Uzziah in Jerusalem |
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Message of Obadiah
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oracle of doom against Edom for taking advantage of (probably) the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 588-86 BC
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Obadiah Bio
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Prophet from Judah
Date: likely after fall of Jerusalem (586 BC) |
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Jonah Message
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through a reluctant prophet God shows compassion for one of Israel's hated enemies
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Jonah Bio
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Son of Amittai
likely prophesied during reign of Jeroboam II, Assyria weakened. |
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Micah Message
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Alternating oracles of doom on Israel and Judah for idolatry and social injustice.
Future hope because God is merciful |
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Micah Bio
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Judean Prophet from Moresheth, a town southwest of Jerusalem
Date: between accession of Jotham (740 BC) and death of Hezekiah (686 BC) |
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Nahum's message
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prophecy against Nineveh (Assyria) for her oppression, cruelty, and idolatry, concluding with the announced destruction of the city
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Nahum's Bio
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He was from Judah
Date: sometime before fall of Ninevah in 612 BC during the period of Judah's being a vassal to Assyria |
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Habakkuk's message
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A dialogue with God over the question of injustice (why do evil people not receive punishment from God).
Habakkuk receives grounds for trust. |
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Habakkuk's Bio
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From Judah, he is unknown apart from this book.
Date: Between 612 and 599 BC when Babylon had begun to dominate the international scene Jerusalem. |
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Zephaniah's Message
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oracles of judgment against Jerusalem (thus Judah) and surrounding nations - as well as an oracle of restoration for a remnant of Judah
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Zephaniah's Bio
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From Jerusalem - possibly from the line of Hezekiah
Date: during the reign of Josiah of Judah (640-609 BC) |
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Haggai's Message
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oracles encouraging God's people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
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Haggai's Bio
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post exilic prophet in Jerusalem, contemporary of Zechariah.
Date: four month period during second year of the reign of Darius of Persia (520 BC). |
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Zechariah's Message
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encouragement for postexilic community (esp. leadership) to rebuild temple.
oracles about future coming King who would be slain and eventually triumph. |
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Zechariah's Bio
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From Jerusalem, contemporary of Haggai.
Date: 520 BC until sometime in the early 400's |
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Malachi's Message
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In the form of six disputes, God warns his people of future judgment and promises redemption to faithful
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Malachi's Bio
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name means "my messenger" nothing else known
Date: unknown, perhaps 460 BC just before the reforms of Ezra & Nehemiah |
