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36 Cards in this Set
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Said to Jeroboam would extend the kingdom
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Jonah
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The prophet of God's justice
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Amos
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Was a herdsman and dresser of trees, came from the village of Tekoa in Judah
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Amos
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Preached about the enemies destruction, ministry was probably very short, tells of coming exile in 5 vision
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Amos
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The prophet of God's love, probably witnessed the fall of Samaria, Told to Marry Gomer
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Hosea
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Warns Rehoboam not to fight Jeroboam
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Shemaiah
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Tell Jeroboam of coming reign, tells Jeroboam's wife of son's coming death
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Ahijah
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Rebukes Asa for alliance with Syria
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Hanani
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Confronts Ahab in Naboth's vineyard
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Elijah
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Tells of how a famine will be broken, and food will be plentiful in a days time
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Elisha
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Born during Manasseh's reign, experienced the plunge into wickedness
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Zephaniah
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Very active during Amon's 2 year reign, Saw the judgement of Judah coming, brought about the religious awakening of Josiah's time
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Zephaniah
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Preeminently the persecuted prophet, has little to say about future hopes, lived during last 40 years of Judah
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Jeremiah
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Born in Anathoth, 3 miles from Jerusalem
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Jeremiah
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Had a personal scribe named Baruch, chronology of his book is confused
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Jeremiah
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Called in the 13th year of Josiah, saw fall of Jerusalem of Judah
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Jeremiah
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Told he was chosen by God before birth, told 3 times not to pray for his people, Often called the weeping prophet
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Jeremiah
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A linen Sash represents Judahs pride, told not to marry or have children, is taught a lesson in the potters house
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Jeremiah
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Is arrested, beaten and put in stocks, tells Jehoiakim he will die like an ass
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Jeremiah
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Tells captivity will last for 70 years, makes a wooden yoke and wears it, broken by Hananiah, tells hannaniah he will die for it
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Jeremiah
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Told to buy ground while in prison, when Babylon comes he is arrested, put in an abandoned cistern, taken to Egypt against his will
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Jeremiah
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Shortest book of the Old Testament, Talks exclusively to Edomites, Edom will be judged because of their treatment of Israel, He may have been an Edomite
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Obadiah
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Speaks exclusively to Assyrians, Gives most vivid Battle scenes, internal clues tell when he spoke
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Nahum
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Speaks exclusively to Babylonians, Has a dialogue with God in which he asks why? Resolves his difficulty by expressing his faith in God
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Habakkuk
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Spoke at a time of a severe locust plague, "It speaks of judgement to come"
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Joel
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Before end times God will pour out his spirit-prophecy and dreams will increase, partially fulfilled in the day of pentecost, tells of final judgment in the valley of Jehoshaphat
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Joel
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Born and reared in Jerusalem, born in days of prosperity
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Isaiah
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Tiglath Pilesar and Assyria on the rise, was called in the year that Uzziah died
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Isaiah
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His call was in the temple, a vision, Critical scholars think his book was written by three men
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Isaiah
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Quoted 20 times in the NT, tells of his call in Chapter six, gives unique parable in chapter 5
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Isaiaha
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Gives virgin birth prophecy to Ahaz, Tells of coming universal peace, tells of return of the Jews to Israel
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Isaiah
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Lord of Hosts expression often used, Called treaties covenants with death, counseled against relying on Egypt
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Isaiah
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Goes barefooted and naked for 3 years, tells of Hezekiahs illness and war with Sennacherib
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Isaiah
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Was probably martyred by Manasseh
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Isaiah
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Contemporary to Isaiah, does not mention Isaiah, but close in message, was a rustic rural prophet
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Micah
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Tells of universal peace when swords are beaten into plowshares, tells where the Messiah is to be born
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Micah
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