Rel 105 Exam 2

Front 1

Who is the main theologin responsible for the deuteronomistic history?

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Martin Noth

Front 2

What books are included in the deuteronomistic history?

Back 2

Josuha through II Kings

Front 3

What are the three reasons why the books are grouped together?

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1). Similar perspective
2). Similar style and vocabulary
3). Similar not just in words, but in literary links (phrases)

Front 4

What is the role of Deuteronomy?

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It serves as the foundation for all the books.

Front 5

What is the English/Greek/Latin designation for Joshua?

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Joshua

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What is the Hebrew designation for Joshua?

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"The Lord Saves"

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What is an inclusio and where is one located in Josuha?

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The repetition of a certain phrase from the beginning of a work again at the end...Joshua 1:7 and 23:6

Front 8

How is Joshua like a second Moses?

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Moses failed to lead due to a lack of faith, but Joshua is allowed in the promise land. We now maybe have some hope that Joshua will be the man to finally lead them into the promise land.

Front 9

What are the six characteristics of a judge before Judges?

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1.A Judge is going to fear God (Exodus)
2.A Man of Truth (Exodus)
3.Hates dishonest gain (Exodus)
4.A Military Leader (Numbers)
5.Discern right/wrong (Deuteronomy)
6.Preserves people from evil (Deuteronomy)

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What are the two roles of a judge in Judges?

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1). Judge the people
2). Deliver the people

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Author and date of Judges

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Anonymous and undated

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What is the six-fold cycle of a judge?

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1.Death and Falling Away (previous leader dies)
2.Israel does evil
3.The LORD sends oppressors
4.Israel cries out for help
5.God, being merciful, raises up a judge to deliver them
6.Israel has peace

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What is the significance of Othniel in Joshua?

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The first judge

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What is the significance of Deborah in Joshua?

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The first and only female judge in the book of Judges. God does not originally call her. He actually calls a man by the name of Barack but this man denies wanting a helper.

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What is the significance of Gideon in Joshua?

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He is the “turning point” from good judges to bad judges. He starts out destroying idols and ends up building them. Can be described as a downward spiral from Gideon downward

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What is the significance of Samson in Joshua?

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Actually portrayed as the individualization of Israel…The events of one man are affecting the whole nation of Israel. His life “parallels” Israel almost. This is important because at the end of Samson’s reign, he dies.

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What are the five messages of Judges?

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1.The Role of Judah—being held above all the other tribes…has preeminence..
2.The Role of Law—the law had been lost
3.The Role of Judgment—God judges Israel despite them losing the law…they were still accountable for it.
4.The Role of Mercy—God sending judges for the people
5.The Role of [no] peace—at the end of the book, there is no peace

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Author and date of Ruth

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Anonymous and undated

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What is the role of David in Ruth?

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Their child is in the line of David…gives us intimate details of how God is fulfilling His promises

Front 20

What is the role of non-Israelites in Ruth?

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Ruth herself was a gentile (non-Jew)

Front 21

What is the Hebrew/Latin/English designation of Samuel?

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Samuel

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What is the Greek designation of Samuel?

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First and Second Kingdoms

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Author and date of Samuel

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Anonymous and undated

Front 24

What is the deuteronomic baseball?

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Leaders have three strikes and then they’re out

Front 25

Where is the inclusio in Samuel?

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Hannah’s Song/David’s Song

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What does it mean that David is a prototype or individulization of Israel?

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The lives of the Israelites mirror David...Things happen to David that later happen to the Israelites

Front 27

Where do we find the Davidic covenant?

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II Samuel 7

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What are the three points gleaned from the Davidic Covenant?

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1). God tells David that He will build a future temple
2). Within the temple, there will be a king that will reign forever.
3). This King will be the very Son of God.

Front 29

What is the Hebrew/English/Latin designation of Kings?

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Kings

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What is the Greek designation of Kings?

Back 30

Third and Fourth Kingdoms

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Author and date of Kings

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Anonymous and undated

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What is the structure of Kings?

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A. United Monarchy—Solomon (I Kings 1-11)
B.Divided Monarchy (I Kings 12-II Kings 17)
-King Cycle (every cycle gives us an evaluation of the king)
-Alternating Kingdoms
C.Judah Monarchy (II Kings 18-25)

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What are the roles of prophets in Kings?

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A.Emphasis on prophecy
B.Elijah as a second Moses
C.Relationship between Elijah and Elisha

Front 34

What are the four theories regarding Chronicles?

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A.Displacement Theory—Chronicles was written to replace Samuel and Kings..However, the author assumes you have read Samuel and Kings but why would he do that if Chronicles was written to replace those two books?
B.Supplementation Theory—Chronicler was trying to add to Samuel and Kings…Trying to add to the text to give us a deeper understanding of what happened…There are so many parallels in the book of Chronicles that it really doesn’t supplement. It was basically a copy and paste book in some aspects.
C.Exegesis Theory—Written as a commentary on Samuel and Kings. It really doesn’t contain much commentary because some passages are exact from Samuel and Kings.
D.Systematic History—Chronicles was written as a history of Israel from Adam till post-exile to reveal God’s faithfulness to His promises.

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Author and date of Ezra-Nehemiah?

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Anonymous and undated

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What promises are fufilled in Ezra-Nehemiah?

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Israel’s return and temple construction

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What promises are unfufilled in Ezra-Nehemiah?

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A more glorious temple than before, Israel is marrying foreign wives, Nehemiah recognizes the failure of the people.

Front 38

What does Esther teach us about God's sovereignty?

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God is sovereign even in exile

Front 39

What does Esther have to do with the feast of Purim?

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Jewish holiday where Jewish celebrate God’s faithfulness…they are basically celebrating the events that take place in Esther...

Front 40

Where is poetry found in the OT?

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Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, Lamentations

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What is a stich?

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a line of poetry containing one thought

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What is a verse?

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combination of stichs

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What is a bistich?

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verse with two stichs (the most common form)

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What is a tristich?

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verse with three stichs

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What are the three types of parallelism?

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A.Synonymous parallelism—the same thought is expressed in successive stichs using different words (Ex: Psalm 26:4) Typically uses the word “like”
B.Antithetic Parallelism—the thought expressed in the second stich contrasts the thought of the first (Ex: Psalm 1:6) Typically uses the words “better[….]than” or “but”
C.Synthetic Parallelism—the thought of the first stich is carried out or completed in the second

Front 46

Author and date of Job?

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Anonymous and undated

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What are the reasons for Job's pachtriarchal date?

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-Wealth Measured in number of cattle
-Job was the head of large family
-Served as the family priest
-Non-Israelite (from Uz)

Front 48

What are the three genres covered in Job?

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-Historical Narrative
-The Problem of Evil
-Wisdom Debate

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What are the two messages in Job?

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-Divine Wisdom
-Human Suffering

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Author and date of Psalms?

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I. 150 separate compositions
II. Date: Pre-Exile (Ps. 90) to Post-Exile (Ps. 126)
III. 73 of the 150 are attributed to David. Others are Solomon, Asaph, Moses

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What are Gunkle's Nine Categories?

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I. Hymn—general song of praise to God
II. Lament—song of petition
-community vs. individual laments
III. Trust Psalm—expresses someone’s confidence or trust in God before he is delivered
IV. Royal Psalm—a psalm that discusses any earthly king
V. Thanksgiving Psalm—thanking God for specific deliverance or a specific action
VI. Wisdom Psalm—teach or offer instruction for successful living
VII. Liturgical Psalms—songs used in corporate worship for a specific festival or holiday
VIII. Sacred History Psalm—any psalm that references events or the history of Israel
IX. Mixed Psalm—any psalm that combines two or more of the above elements

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What are the three ways the Psalms reflect Christ?

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I. The purpose of Psalms is Christ
II. They are about Jesus
III. They record the prayers of Jesus

Front 53

Authors and dates of Proverbs?

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Authors: Solomon, Agur, King Lemuel, the “wise”
Date: varies

Front 54

What are the potential pitfalls in Proverbs interpretation?

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a) Secular wisdom
b) Theological absolutes—“If I do A, then B will always happen.”
c) Isolated interpretation—You have to look at context

Front 55

What are the three purposes for Proverbs?

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a) Biblical counseling
b) Wisdom vs. folly
c) Relationship with God (1:7)

Front 56

Who are the two authors of Eccles. and where does their writing appear?

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I. Qohelet—“Teacher” (might be Solomon)
II. Wise Man (1:1-11 and 12:8-14)

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Message of Eccles?

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Godly wisdom vs. worldly wisdom (wise man)

Front 58

What are the two interpretations of drama and who are each in Song of Solomon?

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-Two-character narrative (Solomon and Shulammite woman)
-Three-character narrative (Solomon + Shepherd boy + Shulammite woman)

Front 59

What are the two interpretations of Song of Solomon as allegory?

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-God and Israel
-Christ and the Church

Front 60

What is the NT example of the themes being joined together?

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Ephesians 5:22-23

Front 61

What is inductive prophecy?

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Inductive Divinizing—using something concrete or material to express their prophecy

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What is intuitive prophecy?

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Intuitive Divinizing—using words to express their prophecy

Front 63

What are the characteristics of pre-classical prophets?

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A. Pre-Classical Prophets—non-writing prophets (their accounts recorded by others)
1)Guilds
2)Ecstatic Behavior
3)Primitive and Violent

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What are the characteristics of classical prophets?

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B. Classical Prophets—the writing prophets (they record their own accounts)
1) Emphasis on message
2) Delivered message to groups
3) Non-violent

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What are the four roles of a prophet?

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A. Covenant Mediator
B. Politician (mostly with pre-classical prophets)
C. Historical Analyst for the Israelites
D. Proclaimer based on the Israelites’ past (not predictor)

Front 66

What are the two theories regarding the authorship of Isaiah?

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1) One Book (Author: Isaiah)
2) Divided Book (Author: Various)
i. Part One: In Jerusalem
ii. Part Two: In Exile

Front 67

What are the four messages of Isaiah?

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1) God as the Holy One of Israel
i. This title portrays God as Holy (whereas the Israelites were not and Isaiah was encouraging them on to obedience) and that He is the God of Israel (not Baal or other idols)
2) God as Savior and Redeemer
3) The Remnant
4) The Servant of the Lord (Christ…referred to also as the “branch”)

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Why is Isaiah important for the NT?

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Often quoted in the NT

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Author of Jeremiah?

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Jeremiah

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Dates and Events in Jeremiah...

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1) Josiah’s Reform (621 BC)
2) Babylon Defeats Egypt (605 BC)
3) First Exile to Babylon (597 BC)
4) The Destruction of Jerusalem and Second Exile (587 BC)

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What is the role of Babylon in Jeremiah?

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Babylon as God’s Instrument

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False prophets and false security in Jeremiah..

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[The Israelites don’t listen because of] False Prophets and False Security
i. The Ancient Near East Prophets often told them contrary oracles and the Israelites chose to believe them.
ii. “If we live close to the temple, then we won’t be killed because God won’t destroy His temple.”

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Author of Ezekiel?

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Ezekiel

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Key dates in Ezekiel?

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1) 592 BC to 570 BC
2) Deported with the first exiles in 597 BC
3) Called to be a prophet to those in exile
4) Prophesized both before and after final destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC

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What is the message of Ezekiel?

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1) Judgment and Doom
2) Consequences for breaking covenant
3) Symbolic prophecy
4) Future Hope

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What are examples of symbolic prophecy found in Ezekiel?

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i. Took a brick and made a model of Israel
ii. He are a scroll
iii. He cut his hair off
iv. Slept on his side

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Author of Daniel?

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Daniel (and a editor)

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What is the two-part structure of Daniel?

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Organized by genre

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What is the four-part structure of Daniel?

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Organized by theme

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What are the two genres in Daniel?

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i. Court Narrative
ii. Apocalyptic (refers to end times) Prophecy

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What are the two languages in Daniel?

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i. Hebrew
ii. Aramaic

Front 82

What are the two messages in Daniel?

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i. Sovereignty of God
ii. Coming of Christ

Front 83

What is the role of Hosea's marriage?

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Hosea’s marriage is a picture of God’s love

Front 84

What is the structure of Hosea?

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i. First Marriage (1-2)
ii. Second Marriage (3)
iii. Prophecy Against Israel and Judah (4-14)

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Who are the two groups that Hosea spoke against?

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Israel and Judah

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What are the two parts to the Day of the Lord in Joel?

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Judgment and Salvation

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What is the role of Obadiah?

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A judgment against Edom

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What is the meaning of Edom?

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Who is Edom? A small foreign nation that was in the promised land (although Edom can be written in Hebrew as Adam…so it could be addressing the entire race/mankind)

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Difference in message between Jonah and Obadiah

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The people actually repent in Jonah, but not in Obadiah.

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What is the role ov Nineveh in Nahum?

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Fulfillment of Genesis of 12:3 and also a blessing for Judah