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40 Cards in this Set
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What is the responsibility of the prophet? |
to represent God before His people by proclaiming His message |
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What is the purpose of the books of prophecy? |
to deliver the message of God to His people
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What are the four primary biblical terms for a prophet and what do they emphasize? |
1. prophet - "speaker" or "announcer" - has to do with the communication of God's message for his people - most common term
2. seer - has to do with the reception of God's message - one way is visions 3. man of God - has to do with the divine calling + ministry of the prophet 4. messenger of the Lord - literally means "messenger" but sometimes translated as "angel - has to do with the primary responsibility of the prophet |
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What are the three tests for a prophet (i.e., to determine whether he is true or false)? |
1. do they turn His people to or away from God and His Word? 2. do they use means of divination or occultism? 3. do all their predictions come true? |
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What are the meanings of forthtelling/proclamation prophecy and foretelling/predictive prophecy? |
- forth-telling/proclamation prophecy - can stand by itself - fore-telling/predictive prophecy - is always also forth-telling |
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What are the four themes of the classical prophets? |
1. confrontation of sin 2. call for repentance 3. announcement of judgement 4. assurance of hope |
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What are the four temporal perspectives of the prophets? How do these perspectives relate to the four themes? |
1. the prophets own times - the present (confrontation of sin, call for repentance) 2. God's impending judgement - the near future (announcement of judgement, specifically after the exile 3. the first coming of the Messiah to die - the distant future (assurance of hope) 4. the second coming of Messiah to reign - the more distant future (assurance of hope) |
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What is the “remnant”? the “day of the Lord”? |
- a group of people whom God preserves in faithfulness to himself even in the midst of and through his judgements - due to an example of God's grace in salvation - ex. Noah + family, characters in the book of Ruth, the Jews who returned after the exile |
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is disaster prophecy? |
announcement of imminent or future disaster due to sin |
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is woe? |
similar to the disaster prophecy, but introduced by "Woe to you/those who..."
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is salvation prophecy? |
opposite of the disaster prophecy but with positive contents - announcement of future restoration from divine disaster (hope)
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is dirge? |
a funeral lament spoken over the His people as though they were already dead (judged by God)
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is a lawsuit? |
an indictment spoken over the people of God as if they were on trial; God is usually the prosecutor and/or judge
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is a vision? |
the prophet's report of a divine vision
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is a narrative? |
descriptive prose of prophetic commissions and instruction about symbolic actions
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is apocalyptic? |
characterized by dreams and visions with elaborate + strange imagery and symbolism
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is disputation? |
the speaker tries to persuade the audience of some perspective
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is praise psalm? |
extolling the person or work of God |
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SUBGENRES of the PROPHETS What is a lament? |
the prophet complains to God |
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JONAH What are the themes of the book of Jonah? |
1. God loves Gentiles as well as his chosen nation, Israel
2. God's salvation is universal, for Jew + Gentile 3. therefore, any exclusivistic mindset is wrong |
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JONAH Why should this book be considered as historical (i.e., recording actual events) (4 reasons)? |
1. it is presented as history 2. the Jews have regarded the book as historical from ancient times 3. Jonah was a historical person (2 Kings 14:25) 4. Jesus believed in the historicity (Matt. 12:38-41; 16:4 |
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JONAH Why is Jonah unique among the prophetic books? |
it focuses more upon the person of the prophet rather than their message
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JONAH Where was Jonah directed to go by God and for what reason? |
Ninevah - to confront the Assyrians of their sin
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JONAH Why did Jonah run away? |
He didn't want to, and he was afraid
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JONAH What happened after Jonah announced God’s judgment in Nineveh? |
The city of Ninevah truly repented and God forgave them, not destroying the city. It started with the king and went down from there, eventually to the whole city. |
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JONAH What did Jonah think of this outcome? |
Jonah pouted about this outcome and didn't like how the city didn't have to pay for all of the evil they had done in the past.
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JONAH What lesson did God have to teach Jonah (4:9-11)? |
The truth illustrated here is that God loves all people; Jesus died for all people to be saved. Therefore, our attitude toward all people should reflect God's attitude.
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JONAH How does this apply to all of us? |
- God loves ALL people
- Jesus died for ALL people - God desires ALL people to repent + be saved - our attitude toward ALL people should reflect God's attitude |
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AMOS What are the themes of the book of Amos? |
1. external worship apart from right living that reflects a right heart is sickening to God
2. God expects his people to reflect his own character by being just 3. God will judge all people, including his chosen people 4. God's judgement was imminent 5. even though judgement may be near, God always seeks the repentance of his people |
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AMOS What is the meaning of this prophet’s name and why is this significant for a prophet? |
"burden-bearer" - messages of the prophets were often called a "burden" because of their "heavy" nature
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AMOS What were the conditions in Israel during the ministry of Amos, and why is this significant in his prophecies? |
ministered during the reigns of kings Uzziah (Judah and Jeroboam II (Israel)
- Jeroboam's reign was a time of great military, political, + economic success - the "Golden Age" of the northern kingdom of Israel |
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AMOS What does Amos specifically prophesy regarding God’s judgment of Israel (5:27; 7:11, 17)? |
Exile for the nation of Israel...?
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AMOS What is the rhetorical/emotional effect of the 8 judgments intended to be? |
- Have israel change their ways and turn back to God- these were repeated calls to Israel
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AMOS What are the five visions symbolic of? |
1. locusts - devastation
2. fire - devastation 3. a plumb line - righteousness 4. a basket of summer fruit - God's way of saying the people are right for judgement 5. shattering of the temple - a pagan temple |
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AMOS How does the book end (9:11-15)? |
assurance of hope
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HOSEA What is the theme of the book of Hosea? |
God's loyal love for his rebellious people
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HOSEA What is the meaning of his name? |
"salvation" - equivalent of
- Joshua - Hoshea - last king of Israel - Jesus - in the NT |
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HOSEA What is significant about the word "chesed" or “loyal love”? |
chesed - lovingkindness - loyal love - steadfast love - unfailing mercy |
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HOSEA What happens in chapters 1-3? What does this symbolize? |
Hosea was a loving husband, but his wife was unfaithful - symbolic of what Israel + God had done for each other
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HOSEA What is the significance of Hosea’s children? |
Jezreel - "scattered by God" Lo-Ruhamah - "not loved" Lo-Ammi - "not my people" |
