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33 Cards in this Set
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JOEL What are the themes of the book of Joel? |
1. the day of the Lord is certain
2. repentance is crucial |
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JOEL What are the issues involved in the dating of the book? |
1. no king is mentioned, but priests and elders are
2. the temple is operating, and Jerusalem has walls 3. what does 3:1-3 describe? 4. is it significant that there are no reference to Israel or Samaria (only Judah mentioned)? |
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JOEL What are the three possibilities? |
1. early date - 9th c. - 830-829 BC, the early reign of King Joash
2. middle date - 7th c. - 600 BC, during the Babylonian period 3. late date - 6th century, after the rebuilding of the temple in the post-exilic period |
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JOEL What was the catastrophe that had just happened that Joel used as an illustration of God’s judgment (1:4)? |
plague of locusts
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JOEL What is the common biblical term in Joel and the other prophets for God’s ultimate judgment (1:15; 2:1, 11, 31, etc.)? |
“the day of the Lord”
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JOEL Where is Joel 2:28-32 quoted in the NT? |
Peter’s pentecost sermon in Acts 2:16-21
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JOEL Was it completely fulfilled in the 1st century (as presented in class)? |
no, not completely
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HAGGAI What are the themes of Haggai? |
1. the Jews who had returned to the Land needed to finish rebuilding the temple
2. God will not bless wrong priorities; he will bless obedience 3. for God's people, the future is glorious |
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HAGGAI How does Haggai fit into the postexilic chronology? |
4th month period in 520BC after Jews were allowed to return home and rebuild the temple - in the first group to return home
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HAGGAI How is Haggai unique among prophets in terms of response to his message? |
one of the only one’s to experience any kind of success
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HAGGAI What was Haggai’s temporal orientation regarding the temple and why? |
present orientation for their own spiritual well-being
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HAGGAI What problem did Haggai deal with in chapter 1? |
- the people are struggling with priorities - God was not their highest priority
- everyone got discouraged and they wanted to give up |
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HAGGAI What was the peoples’ response? |
they listened and the Lord said he would be with them
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HAGGAI What did God promise with regard to the glory of the Temple (2:9)? |
"the later glory"
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HAGGAI What are the 3 interpretations of the fulfillment of this promise? |
1. Herod the Great's expansion of the 2nd Temple + Jesus' presence there
2. the church corporately + individual Christians as the temple of God 3. the future temple of the Messianic kingdom |
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HAGGAI How are references to Zerubbabel in ch. 2 probably to be understood? |
type of foreshadowing of the Messiah - geneologies
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ZECHARIAH What are the themes of Zechariah? |
1. the Jews who had returned to the Land needed to finish rebuilding the temple
2. for God's people, the future is glorious |
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ZECHARIAH How does Zechariah fit into the postexilic chronology? |
with Haggai - returns with the first exiles to rebuild the temple back to the land about 520 BC
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ZECHARIAH How is Zechariah unique among prophets in terms of response to his message? |
same as Haggai - the people listened and obeyed |
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ZECHARIAH What was Zechariah’s temporal orientation regarding the temple and why? |
preparing the temple for the future - to be ready for the glorious future that God had planned for them (coming of the Messiah)
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ZECHARIAH Zechariah has many ___________ prophecies. |
Messianic
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ZECHARIAH What are the characteristics of the two major divisions of Zechariah? |
1. Ch. 1-8 - dated with a more present orientation with an encouragement to rebuild the temple
2. Ch. 9-14 - undated with more of a future orientation, anticipation of Messiah’s coming |
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ZECHARIAH What are the common characteristics of the 8 visions in chapters 1-6? |
1. apocalyptic in nature
2. all come in one night 3. usually begin with the words "Then I lifted up my eyes and looked... 4. generally interpreted by an angel |
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ZECHARIAH What prompted the four messages in chapter 7-8? |
Jews have a question regarding the observance of four annual feasts
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ZECHARIAH Chapters 9-14 generally have to do with what? |
the coming of the Messiah--1st and 2nd coming
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MALACHI What are the themes of Malachi? |
1. the Jews who had returned to the Land were guilty of moral and spiritual apathy
2. if repentance did not come, God's judgement would 3. ultimately, God will remember his covenant promises and bless his covenant people |
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MALACHI What does “Malachi” mean? |
"my messenger"
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MALACHI How does Malachi fit into the postexilic chronology? |
- during the same time as Nehemiah
- 433-25 BC - 100 years after the temple had been rebuilt |
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MALACHI Malachi's unique style is: 1st; 2nd; 3rd. |
1. accusation or affirmation 2. objection 3. refutation |
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MALACHI What is the unusual thing that God tells his people to do in 3:10? |
"put me to the test"
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MALACHI With Malachi, the Hebrew canon was considered __________. |
closed
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MALACHI Following Malachi comes the 400 ________ years. |
silent
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MALACHI What brought this period to a close? |
when God spoke to Zechariah father of John the baptist
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