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What are three names for OT prophets?

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a. Roeh = “seer”
b. Hozeh = “seer”
c. Nabi = “called out one”

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Prophets are both ________-tellers and ________-tellers.

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fore-tellers and forth-tellers

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Name the prophets of the ninth, eighth, and seventh centuries.

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9th: Elijah, Elisha
8th: Isaiah, Amos, Hosea, Micah
7th: Jeremiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Habakkuk

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What was the “shift” in prophecy from the ninth to the eighth century?

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a. From oral prophecy to written prophecy
b. From king to kingdom
c. From national diplomacy to national ethics

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Who are the prophets of the Post-Exile?

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Zechariah, Malachi, Haggai

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What are the distinctives of a true prophet?

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a. Profound religious experience (burning bush, vision in temple, etc.)
b. He is not in conflict with other past prophets
c. strong ethical and moral content in his speech
d. possessed by the spirit of God
e. He identified with the people

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Why did false prophets decide to be false?

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They were employed by the king,
loved public acclaim,
actually believed that they were telling the truth

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How does someone decide between a true and false prophet?

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you have to know the authentic one so well that you just know when false prophets come

Conduct - how they act away from the crowd

Effectiveness - how widespread and long does their message go.

A matter of time - a true prophet will be vindicated eventually

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What are the ways in which prophecy is transmitted?

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  1. Direct Address
  2. Dreams
  3. Ecstatic
  4. Object Lesson
  5. Life situation of the prophet
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What are the genres of prophecy? Which one is used the most?

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  1. Ethical
  2. Messianic
  3. Soteriological
  4. Eschatological
  5. Apocalyptic

Ethical is the most used form.

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Why is all prophecy contingent?

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Judgement will come UNLESS you repent.

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What are the meanings of the names of the prophets?

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hosea: salvation
amos: burden-bearer
micah: who is like Yahweh
nahum: comfort
obadiah: servant of the Lord
zephaniah: he whom the Lord has hidden
Isaiah: the Lord is salvation
habakkuk: to embrace
daniel: God is my judge
malachi: my messenger
joel: the Lord is God
haggai: Festival
zechariah: the Lord remembers
jonah: dove
jeremiah: the Lord hurls
ezekiel: the Lord strengthens

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What are the differences between Isaiah 1-39 and 40-66?

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1-39
Style and Theology- full of judgment, God of Vengeance

40-66
Style and theology- full of grace, opportunity of salvation

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Why is Isaiah 6 so important to the book?

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Isaiah’s Call and message

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Isaiah was very interested in the people’s ____________ of ____________.

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heart of worship

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What is the theme of Isaiah’s book (and basically the theme of all prophecy?)

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  1. God is Lord
  2. Judgment is inevitable
  3. Salvation is available
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Redemption in Isaiah is like a cone in three parts. What are the parts?

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  1. Nation
  2. Remnant
  3. Suffering Servant
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How does Isaiah 6 serve as the foundation for the entire book?

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It is when Isaiah is called

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What are the names of Hosea’s children, and their meaning?

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a. Jezreel (symbolic of massacre with Jehu)

b. Lo-Ruhamah (“not loved”)

c. Lo-Amni (“not my people”)

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How does Hosea’s marriage serve as an analogy for God’s love for Israel?

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Just as Gomer left Hosea and he still pursued her, Israel broke their covenant with the Lord, but He still pursued them.

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The last verse in Hosea is a ________.

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proverb

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What makes Micah’s prophecy significant?

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Prophecy was actually heard and applied

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Memorize Micah 6:8.

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“He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?”

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Who are the “cows of Bashan” in Amos 4:1?

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they were the extravagant women of that time

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Amos was from the town of ___________ but preached to the nation of ________.
from Tekoa (Judah) preached to Samaria (Israel)
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What was the main problem of the people of Israel in Amos's day?
Israel did not have morality. They were a large, affluent middle-class who worshipped God when it was convenient and only cared about themselves.
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Name the 5 visions of Amos.
1. Locusts 2. Fire 3. Plumbline 4. Basket of Summer Fruit 5. Destruction of the altar
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What town was Jeremiah from?
Anathoth
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Who was Jeremiah's faithful scribe?
Baruch
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What two sins did Judah commit? (see Jeremiah 2:13)
1. they forsook God 2. they dug their own cisterns
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What was Judah's reaction when God showed them their sin? What should have been their reaction? (see Jeremiah 2)
They didn't admit guilt and repent. They should have admitted that they had a problem and repented.
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Name the false prophet who spoke with Jeremiah.
Hananiah
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In the letter to the Exiles (Jeremiah 29), Jeremiah told the people to "________ where they were ________."
bloom where they were planted
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What made the New Covenant new?
instead of a covenant inscribed on a stone, this covenant was instead to be inscribed on the heart. This was a switch from people being taught the law to people knowing the law for themselves. terms are still the same, it is an extension of the old covenant.
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What is a "Den of Robbers?" How does it relate to Jeremiah 7?
The merchants were robbing people, charging fees and etc rather than worshipping God
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Who burned Jeremiah's prophetic scroll?
King Jehoiakim of Judah
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Who was Jeremiah's aide and best (or only) friend?
Baruch
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Nahum spoke against the nation ______ and Obadiah spoke against the nation ______.
Nahum: Assyria Obadiah: Edom
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What is retribution theology? How does it relate to Nahum's and Obadiah's prophecies?
retribution theology is the idea that God will repay each person (whether punishing or rewarding) according to what they have done how does it relate to the prophecies: Assyria was horrible to their enemies and Edom laughed at and looted Judah. Justice will be served.
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Habakkuk's prophecy is like a ________ and it ends as a _______.
it is like a dialogue, it ends as a Psalm
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What is theodicy? What is theophany? What is theocracy?
- Theodicy = justice of God - Theophany = the glory of God - Theocracy = the governance of God
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What are the five woes in Habakkuk?
1. Extortion 2. Injustice 3. Inhumanity 4. Debauchery 5. Idolatry
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Habakkuk was told that the righteous would live by their ______.
faith
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Habakkuk learned that he could not trust in what he _____ or how he _______ but in what he _______.
saw, felt, believes
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Ezekiel's most elaborate vision was of the __________.
Grand and Glorious temple
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What happened on the same day that Ezekiel's wife died?
The Lord spoke to him and told him not to mourn and that Israel would be destroyed.
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What two books are written in both Hebrew and Aramaic?
Daniel and Ezra
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Name Daniel's three friends.
Hananiah (Shadrach) Mishael (Meshach) Azariah (Abednego)
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What are the five traits of apocalyptic prophecy?
a. Dualism (Good/Evil) b. Messianic Material c. Vision-Filled d. Highly Symbolic Language e. Eschatological
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What OT books have characteristics of apocalyptic prophecy?
Daniel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Joel, and Zechariah
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Chapters 1-6 of Daniel have the theme of _______ and _______.
conflict and resolution
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Who are the kings that Daniel worked with?
a. Nebuchadnezzar (King of Babylon) b. Belshazzar (King of Babylon) c. Darius the Mede (King of Persia) d. Cyrus the Great (King of Persia)
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What Persian king allowed the Israelites to move back to Jerusalem from Babylon?
Cyrus the Great
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Zerubbabel rebuilt the _________ while Nehemiah rebuilt the __________.
Zerubbabel: temple Nehemiah: the wall of Jerusalem
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Who was the "ready scribe?" Who was the Cupbearer to the King?
Ezra was the "ready scribe" Nehemiah was the cupbearer to the king
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What was the "disputation formula" for the book of Malachi?
The disputation formula in the book of Malachi follows this formula: a. Statement of a truth b. Hypothetical audience rebuttal in the form of a question c. Prophet's answer to the rebuttal by restating his initial premise d. Presentation of additional supporting evidence Other Way of Looking at it: i. Statement-Question-Response ii. Statement comes from prophet iii. Question comes from audience iv. Response comes from prophet to clarify statement
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Who was Malachi's main audience in his prophecy?
The Priesthood
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Name some of the main characters in the book of Esther.
Esther, Mordecai, Haman, Vashti, Xerxes
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The book of Esther is the origin of what Jewish festival?
Purim
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Esther is one of two books in the Bible that does not mention ______.
God
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Joel addressed what four groups of people in his prophecy?
a. Elders b. Drunkards c. Farmers d. Priests
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The book of Joel is all about contingency, which can be summed up in one word:__________.
Hope
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Joel's prophecy in chapter two was probably fulfilled during the day of
Pentecost
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What are the four possible genres of the book of Jonah?
a. Allegory b. Midrash c. Parable d. Historical Narrative
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Why is the book of Jonah such an ironic book?
- Jonah is the greatest evangelist of the old testament - He's angry with God because God is too loving - The Assyrians did not deserve God's love - But who does?....
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Why does the book of Jonah end without an answer?
the narrator is more interested in your response
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What do the books of Joel and Jonah have in common?
God is slow to anger and abounding in love
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Who rediscovered Hebrew Poetry "parallelism?"
Robert Lowth
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Name the three types of parallelism and be able to identify them.
a. Synonymous: second line is restating the first line b. Antithetic: second line is opposite of first line (but means the same thing) c. Synthetic: second line is continuation of first line
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Who are some authors of the Psalms?
a. Moses b. David c. Sons of Korah d. Asaph Solomon
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What are the 7 types of psalms? What is the most used (=the most prolific)?
- Hymn - Individual Thanksgiving - Corporate Thanksgiving - Individual Lament - Corporate Lament - Royal - Wisdom Individual Lament = Most Common
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What is the difference between a hymn and a thanksgiving psalm?
Hymns praise God for Who He is; Thanksgiving praises God for what He has done
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What was an acrostic used for in the Bible? Name an OT book written mostly as an acrostic.
a. 3 Purposes of Acrostics: Memory Device; Completion (A-Z); Aesthetics b. Lamentations was written mostly as an acrostic
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What are the 6 interpretations of the book of Song of Solomon?
- Allegorical - Typical - Dramatic - Nuptial Songs - Liturgical Rites - Love song
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How does wisdom "work?"
a. Observation b. Reflection c. Instruction
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What are the two types of Hebrew wisdom?
- Proverbial - Speculative
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Most proverbs are written in what kind of parallelism?
Antithetic Parallelism
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What are the 8 collections of the book of Proverbs?
- Introduction - Importance of Wisdom - Proverbs of Solomon - Words of the Wise - Further Proverbs of Solomon - Words of Agur - Sayings of King Lemuel - Description of Virtuous Wife
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The Hebrew name for Ecclesiastes, Qoholet, means ________.
"to collect"
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The book of Ecclesiastes centers around the word hevel. What are four definitions of the word?
a. Brief b. Futile c. Frail d. Deceitful
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According to Ecclesiastes 3, what are the ways to be content?
- Be content with who you are - Be content with what you have - Be content with what you do - Be content with God
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According to Ecclesiastes 5, the best way to worship the Lord is to be ________.
quiet
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Name Job's three friends.
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar
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Job kept asking the question, _______ God answered him, ________.
Job kept asking the question, "why?" God answered him, "who?"
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Name all 16 prophets.
1. Isaiah 2. Jeremiah 3. Ezekiel 4. Daniel 5. Hosea 6. Joel 7. Amos 8. Obadiah 9. Jonah 10. Micah 11. Nahum 12. Habakkuk 13. Zephaniah 14. Haggai 15. Zechariah 16. Malachi
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Job
Penitent One
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Define theodicy, theophany, and theocracy.
- Theodicy = God's justice and actions toward humanity - Theophany = revelation of God's glory - Theocracy = God's glory

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