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Who were the kings for the late 7th century prophetic books (Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadaiah?)
Josiah 640-609 good
Jehoahaz 609 bad
Jehoyakim 609-597 bad
Jehoyachin 597 bad
Zedekiah 597-587 bad
What was the historical context for late 7th century prophetic books (Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadaiah?)
669-627 Asshurbanipal (Assyria) reigns
627 - 580 Jeremiah
626-605 Nabopolassar (Babel) reigns
622 - height of Josiah's reforms
612 - fall of Nineveh
610-595 Necho (Egypt) reigns
609 - Josiah dies at Meggido, fighting Necho, cuts religious reform in Judah short
605 Necho fights Babylonians at Carchemish and is soundly defeated
605-562 Nebuchadrezzar reigns in Babylon
605 First set of captives from Judah to Babel (Daniel): 2 Kg 24.1?
604-535 Daniel
597 Second set of captives from Judah to Babel (Ezekiel): 2 Kg 24.10-16
592-565 Ezekiel
587 Third (and last) set of captives from Judah to Babel: 2 Kg 25
After 587 Obadiah
What is the main message of Jeremiah?
1)The sinfulness of Judah: forsaking the Lord, religious system that epitomized disobedience.

2) Judgment: via Babylon if the people did not repent. (conditional prophecy)

3) New Covenant: God would work directly on the hearts of his people, ritual without morality would cease.

4) Future of Judah: Return from exile... looking to the Messianic age when Israel & the nations would be blessed by a Davidic ruler.
What is the main message of Ezekiel?
In spite of the repeated provocations (profaning his name) of His People, YHWH himself would bring about their new birth and accomplish the goal of saving people for himself. He would see the story through to its conclusion - do the people of Judah want to have a part in that?
What is the main message of Daniel?
Meets the needs of "thoughtful Jews in Exile"
1.The story is still going somewhere
2. God is sovereign over all and remembers his covenant.This is displayed by:
2a) Physical protection of Daniel in lion's den & 3 friends in fiery furnace
2b) Daniel's ability to interpret dreams for foreign kings (message of dreams also give exiles hope)
2c) Repentance of Nebuchadrezzar/Darius ("the nations"!)
What is the main message of Obadiah?
Edom is toast!!!

JUDGMENT upon Judah through Edom is God's faithfulness,
JUDGMENT upon Edom (for participation in the plunder of Jerusalem and general opposition of God's people)

YHWH's ZEAL for Israel (his Covenant people)
YHWH's ZEAL for Edom (and all nations, which Edom represents), for they will be "judged" - meaning they will be ruled as they come into the people of God.
Date Jeremiah's ministry
627-580
External and Internal conditions During Jeremiah's ministry
Internal conditions: Judah idolatrous, syncretistic; political rulers faithless; disregarding warnings; exile imminent

External conditions: Assyria (Asshurbanipal) weakened and eventually fallen; Babylon (Nabopolassar) ascendant;
Date Daniel's ministry
604-535
Internal/External condition During Daniel's ministry
Internal conditions: tail end of Josiah’s reign - Judah in first wave of exile

External conditions: Babylon (Nebuchadrezzar) firmly in power - taking Judah captive
Internal/External condition during Ezekiel's ministry
Internal conditions: Judah in exile, downfall of Jerusalem

External conditions: Babylon (Nebuchadrezzar) firmly in power
what foreigns kings are in play in Daniels book
Nebuchadrezzar Babylonian
Belshazzar Babylonian
Darius the Mede
Date Ezekiel's ministry
592-565
When were the 3 Babylonian exiles?
Three Babylonian exiles (605, 597, 587)
• 605 – Daniel, his friends, and the royal court taken captive to Babylon.
• 597 – Ezekiel, of the priestly line, exiled to Babylon began his prophetic ministry (593-571).
• 587 – Jerusalem destroyed and the final group taken away to Babylon.
Who are the late 7th - 6th century prophets?
Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadiah