BIB203 Prophets Final!

Question 1

Nevi’ ‘im

Answer 1

Canonical corpus of the former and latter prophets. The N of TNK.

Question 2

Former Prophets

Answer 2

Joshua
Judges
Samuel
Kings

Question 3

Latter Prophets

Answer 3

Major:
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
12 Minor prophets (Book of the 12):
Hosea
Amos
Micah
Joel
Obadiah
Jonah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

Question 4

Covenant of Grace

Answer 4

YHWH historically administering the covenant of grace by formerly establishing prophecy and kingship to rule his people through a human ruler after his own heart.
God is preserving and redeeming his people, through judgment,… by maintaining his covenant through hope, judgement,… so they can worship him in a new creation.

Question 5

Deuteronomistic History

Answer 5

It is a view that a deuteronomist/single author composed some if not all of the historical books and some of the Prophets in the second century BC of Israel. (JMP)

Question 6

Rest

Answer 6

Dwelling in God’s presence as his covenantal people in obedience. To live in harmony with his law. Josh 1:13

Question 7

Judge

Answer 7

A deliverer and savior; a judicial servant. They serve the theocracy as interim Kings, which prepares Israel to be ruled.

Question 8

Angel of the Lord

Answer 8

A messenger sent to encourage or foretell, as seen in Joshua and Judges. Potentially a theophany.

Question 9

Idolatry

Answer 9

Idolatry is when people put their trust in any other object apart from God. Idolatry leads to exile.

Question 10

Apostasy

Answer 10

To egregiously and publicly turn away from God.

Question 11

Samuel

Answer 11

Samuel was the last Judge and anointed the first king of Israel and king David.

Question 12

Saul

Answer 12

The first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel. A man after the people’s heart. Disobeyed God and gave unlawful sacrifices.

Question 13

Davidic Covenant

Answer 13

Established to where God’s people will dwell in his kingdom according to his kingship (2 Sam. 7:12). YHWH will preserve the kingdom, it will not depend on David’s sons. Nature of the kingdom is built for His name.

Question 14

Solomon

Answer 14

David’s son who asks for wisdom and receives it. He got the privilege of building a grand temple for YHWH and was very prosperous. However, he turned to idolatry and broke every instruction for kings as put forth in Deuteronomy.

Question 15

Elijah

Answer 15

He is a protagonist for God and an antagonist against the kings; suffered persecution, performed miracles including raising the dead, and did not die (instead was taken up into heaven).

Question 16

Assyrian Exile (Israel)

Answer 16

Israel (the Northern Kingdom/10 tribes) was taken captive by Assyria circa 722. A curse of the law for disobedience.

Question 17

Babylonian Exile

Answer 17

Babylonian Exile (Judah) – 586-587 BC, the Babylonian exile is the historical parameters of Kings. A curse of the law for disobedience.

Question 18

Temple

Answer 18

The place of worship, house of God. Symbolized God dwelling with the people.

Question 19

Exile

Answer 19

A disciplinary curse for disobedience, but a means of gathering and preserving God’s people. The holy one will deliver his people from exile not only physical but eschatalogical exile, into a restored creation in which Jesus will consummate the covenant of grace.

Question 20

Hosea

Answer 20

8th century prophet. Hosea prosecutes judgment and calls the people to repentance, to return and abide in covenant through the picture provided by his life in enduring with a wife of whoredom.

Question 21

New Exodus

Answer 21

An image Isaiah prophecies about. In the New Exodus, Israel receives both judgment and salvation. It is a punishment to the nations for disobedience but also the way to restoration with God. Additionally, it is a means by which Israel becomes a witness to the nations.

Question 22

Amos

Answer 22

8th century prophet; talks about the covenant lawsuit because they have rejected God’s laws. Day of the Lord is one of the themes.

Question 23

Remnant

Answer 23

A subset of God’s people He will preserve and purify by grace through judgment in order to build His kingdom. True Israel.

Question 24

Day of the Lord

Answer 24

God’s appointed time of judgment; terrifying, but also ushers in restoration and life.

Question 25

Micah

Answer 25

both Israel and Judah. Written in the 8th century about Israel’s deepening in their sin and impenitence. Micah prosecutes YHWH’s divine judgment on Judah’s sins of false worship and civic injustice.

Question 26

Babylon

Answer 26

A prosperous empire. A tool of God’s disciplinary judgement on His people, but that nation’s wickedness also incurred God’s judgment.

Question 27

Isaiah

Answer 27

Isaiah is a prose oracle and vision with the main themes of judgment and salvation.
The meaning of Isaiah is salvation and YHWH will save.

Question 28

Suffering Servant

Answer 28

The prophecy concerning the messiah found in Isaiah 52-54.

Question 29

Branch of Jesse

Answer 29

A prophecy about the messiah in Isaiah 11

Question 30

New Covenant

Answer 30

The messianic age where the law of God would be written upon the hearts of men.

Question 31

Prophetic Idiom

Answer 31

The language the prophets used to describe the messiahs reign from their Israelite context.

Question 32

Ezekiel

Answer 32

Theme of the temple and glory run through the book and is key to its unity. Ezekiel is a story of God’s departure from the return of his glory revealed.

Question 33

Jonah

Answer 33

A latter prophet with the genre of didactic-prophetic narrative. Its date is debated. Jonah shows the folly of fleeing from the presence of the Lord. The book shows God’s compassion and salvation.

Question 34

Nineveh

Answer 34

An ancient Assyrian capital city full of wickedness. Jonah preaches to them and that generation repents; however, by the time of Nahum assuming a prophetic office, the subsequent generation left repentance and returned to wickedness; thus, God caused it to be sacked in approx 612 BC.

Question 35

Habakkuk

Answer 35

“A prophetic interpretation experiencing the existential crisis of the apparent absence of God’s justice while the wicked appear victorious to believe against despair in hope of God’s gracious promise of salvation” - Salangsang’s multiple choice answer

Question 36

New Covenant

Answer 36

The messianic age where the law of God would be written upon the hearts of men.

Question 37

Zephaniah

Answer 37

A latter prophet with a focus on the Day of the Lord

God says He will restore and celebrate His people.

Question 38

Joel

Answer 38

Focuses on destruction/desolation; judgement barrenness is exhibited with locusts plagues. God is to be trusted to restore what is stripped bare.

Question 39

Obadiah

Answer 39

Focuses on the day of the Lord; vindication thorough judgement of proud Edom with a promise of Jacob’s restoration.

Question 40

Haggai

Answer 40

Focuses on the themes of glory and purity. Haggai exhorts the people to get to work on God’s temple as an expression of love for Him; He will bless them.

Question 41

Zechariah

Answer 41

Zechariah has 8 visions in regards to the restoration and vindication of God’s people, particularly with the advent of a humble shepherd.

Question 42

Malachi

Answer 42

Malachi chastises God’s people for being so forgetful of Him and committing injustice, hardly taking their foolish state to heart; He promises blessings for obedience.

Question 43

Jeremiah

Answer 43

Jeremiah warned and experienced judgement/exile; theme of salvation with a new covenant for the remnant (31). Another theme we sadly see is rejection; God’s people want a fake peace instead of the lowly repentance he urges