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80 Cards in this Set
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Cyrus’ decree
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539
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1st Ret. Zerubabel
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538 –
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Temple Foundation
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536 –
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Haggai Zechariah
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520 –
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Temple Completed
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516 –
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2nd return under Ezra
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458 –
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3rd return under Nehemiah
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444 –
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Pre-exilic
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1. Obadiah
2. Joel 3. Jonah 4. Amos 5. Hosea 6. Isaiah 7. Micah 8. Nahum 9. Zephaniah 10. Habakkuk 11. Jeremiah |
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9th Century
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1. Obadiah
2. Joel |
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8th Century
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3. Jonah
4. Amos 5. Hosea 6. Isaiah 7. Micah |
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7th Century
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8. Nahum
9. Zephaniah 10. Habakkuk 11. Jeremiah |
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Exilic Prophets
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12. Lamentations
13. Ezekiel 14. Daniel |
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6th Century
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12. Lamentations
13. Ezekiel 14. Daniel |
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Post-exilic prophets
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15. Haggai
16. Zechariah 17. Malachi |
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6th-5th Century
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15. Haggai
16. Zechariah 17. Malachi |
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How many prophetic books in the English canon?
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17
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What book is not in the prophets in the Hebrew Canon?
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Daniel
In "Writings" |
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What does Nahum mean?
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Comfort or compassion
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Who was the book Nahum written to?
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Southern Kingdom of Judah
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What natural disaster is mentioned as judgement in the book of Nahum?
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A Flood
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Purpose of the book of Nahum?
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To bring comfort to Judah
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Who is the judgement against?
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Nineveh
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Why is Nineveh judged?
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because of her harlotries and because of her harsh judgement of the other nations
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Habbakuk means?
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one who embraces
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What is the purpose of Habbakuk?
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to encourage the righteous and faithful of Judah
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When was Habbakuk writen?
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the early part of Jehoiakm’s reign
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Theme of Habbakuk?
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God's sovereignty
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Why do the wicked prosper or why isn’t God doing anything about it?
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because he is raising up the Babylonians to be his instrument for discipline
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Theme of Zephaniah
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The Day of the Lord
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Zephaniah means?
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YHWH hides
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Zephaniah was a man of?
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Promise and royalty
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Zephaniah was from?
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southern kingdom
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Purpose of Zephaniah?
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to call Judah to repentance by reminding them of coming judgement
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Jeremiah means?
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Jehovah establishes
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who where his contemporaries?
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Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Daniel, and Ezekiel
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How long was his ministery?
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627-586
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Political climate when Jeremiah was written
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-Started during the reign of Judah’s last good king; Josiah.
-Internally people struggled with idolatry. -Josiah worked on the recovery of the Law -Assyria was collapsing -The rise of Babylon -Egypt expanding -Josiah died, new king appointed; three months later he dies and another kind is appointed -Jehoiakim was a political chameleon -Nebuchadnezzar took over Judah and started the Babylonian exile |
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Which chapter is the 70 year Babylonian captivity described?
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29 and 25
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Which chapter would you find the new covenant promised?
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30 – 33
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What is recorded in Jeremiah 46 – 51?
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Prophecies against the nations
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Jeremiah's theme?
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God's Last warning to Judah
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Three nations fighting?
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Assyria, Egypt, Babylon
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Who did God warn Judah repeatedly to not aline with? (Jer)
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Egypt
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What did God promise to establish with his people? (Jer)
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New Covenant
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Who wrote Lamentations?
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Jeremiah
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What unique literary characteristics do you find in Lamentations?
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Acrostic and Chiasm
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What book does Lamentations Parallel?
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Deuteronomy, God's promise of what he will do when his people disobey
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When was lamentations composed?
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586 to 585
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What is lamentations?
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a postscript to Jeremiah’s prophecies of repentance
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What caused the state of lament?
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Witnessing the destruction of Jerusalem
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What are the five emotional laments?
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- Sad State of Jerusalem
-Sin’s of Jerusalem -sadness of Jerusalem -Siege of Jerusalem -Supplication of Jerusalem |
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When is The Valley of Dry Bones mentioned in Ezekiel?
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(37)
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What is the Theme of Ezekiel:
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God’s glory that departs from Jerusalem temple but God will fulfill it
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What does Ezekiel mean?
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God strengthens
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What are the arguments against Ezekiel’s authorship?
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-How could one who predict destruction also predict heartfelt future blessings
-It reflects Palestinian point of view rather than babylonian |
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What is the theme of Ezekiel?
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God’s Glory
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What does Ezekiel reveal to us at the end of the book?
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Specific details about the reconstruction of the temple
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What are the three significant dates in Ezekiel?
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-605 Nebuchadnezzar overcame Jehoiakim
-597 rebellion Jehoiachin brought more punishment -586 Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city |
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Four arguments against Daniel authorship?
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historical, the literary or linguistic, the theological, and the exegetical
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What does Daniel mean?
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God is Judge
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Date when events took place:
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Daniel was taken to Babylon in 605, Daniel rose to prominence in 603, the latest dated prophecy took place during the reign of cyrus in 536
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Identify kings that are in the book of Daniel
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Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, Cyrus
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Theme of Daniel
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God’s Future for His Covenant People & the Nations
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Author of Zechariah
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Author: Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo. Priestly lineage
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Theme of Zechariah:
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God’s Coming
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Important Date(s) in Zechariah:
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written between 520 B.C. and 518 B.C.
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What two sections is Zechariah split into?
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I. Dated prophecies during the building of the temple (1:1-8:23)
II. Undated prophecies after the building of the temple |
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Important Character in Daniel in 8-12
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Daniel
Gabriel the man by the tigris |
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Theme of Haggai:
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God’s Temple (Spiritual Priorities) & Blessings
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who was Haggai written to?
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Judah
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Important Date(s) in Haggai:
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All four messages given in 520 B.C.
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Four messages in Haggai
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-Message of Conviction
-Message of Courage -Message of Cleanliness -Message of Consummation |
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Theme of Micah
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God’s Burden for Israel
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Who was Micah to?
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Judah
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what are the three major sections of Micah?
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God’s Commitment to Israel
God’s Condemnation of Israel God’s Comfort for Israel |
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What does micah mean?
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Who is like you God
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Where was micah from?
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Southern Kingdom
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What was Micah prophesying during?
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A national crisis
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What was the purpose of Micah?
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To show Judah the result of God's covenant relationship with them.
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What time was Haggai written in?
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post exilic, the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the wall.
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