Bible_Study_5 Flashcards
1
Q
Sins of Presumption
A
oWhen we know what is right and what is wrong and we willfully choose to sing in direct disobedience to God .♦oWhen we presume upon God’s grace to forgive us and therefore choose to sin, it is a sin of Presumption.♦oIt is considered so serious by God that under the Old Testament Law there was no provision for sacrifice. Judgment was sure.
2
Q
The Unpardonable Sin -
A
The sin of final rejection of the work of the Holy Spirit in manifesting Jesus as the Savior and Lord
3
Q
The Sin Unto Death
A
oThis occurs when a believer becomes so carnal that God takes him home early in order to protect the testimony of Christ and prevent the sinning saint from becoming a further stumbling block to the lost.♦oThis sin (or sins) can only be committed by believers and refers to the loss of physical, not eternal life.
4
Q
Sins of Omission-
A
The sin of not doing what should be done.
5
Q
Sins of Comission -
A
The sins of doing what should not be done.
6
Q
Sins of Doubt -
A
Doing that which you are not certain is right before God.
7
Q
Sins of Offense -
A
Doing that which, although it may or may not be wrong in and of itself, causes a brother to stumble into sin or causes the lost to reject Christ.
8
Q
The Course of Sin
A
♦Conviction♦♦Chastening♦♦Calling home of a believer
9
Q
Why Did God Allow Sin?
A
♦God created both angels and men with a free will. This is both because of His Own Nature and His desire that man love Him freely.♦♦God allowed man to sin so that He might display His Grace.
10
Q
Isaiah 7:14
A
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
11
Q
Isaiah 9:6
A
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
12
Q
Jeremiah 31:22
A
How long wilt thou go about,thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
13
Q
Romans 3:23
A
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
14
Q
Romans 5:12
A
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
15
Q
Genesis 3:15
A
Predicts that the “seed of the woman” will crush the serpent. This is the first prophecy of the Virgin Birth.
16
Q
Hebrews 1:8 & 10
A
The Father calls the Son “God” and “Jehovah” (LORD)
17
Q
John 1:1
A
Speaks of Jesus and declares “In the beginning was the Word…and the Word was God”.
18
Q
John 5:18
A
The Jews tried to stone Jesus for claiming to be the son of God, “making Himself equal with God”.
19
Q
John 8:28
A
Jesus claimed the name of Jehovah when he stated “If ye believe not that I am…ye shall die in your sins
20
Q
John 8:58
A
Jesus claimed the name of Jehovah, “I AM”, when He stated “Before Abraham was, I am”
21
Q
John 20:28
A
Thomas calls Jesus “My Lord and my God.”
22
Q
1 Timothy 3:16
A
Says Jesus is “God…manifest in the flesh”
23
Q
Hebrew 1:6
A
The Father commands that the Son be worshipped (He was also worshipped by the shepherds, the wise men, and many others; and only God is to be Worshipped.)
24
Q
1 John 5:20
A
Jesus is called the “true God”.
25
Revelation 1:8
Jesus is called the Alpha and Omega & the Almighty
26
Colossians 2:9
States that "in Him dwelleth all the fullnesss of the God head bodily".
27
10 Steps Thru the Bible
Step 1: The Beginning ♦Step 2: The Hebrew Fathers♦Step 3: The Exodus ♦Step 4: The Promised Land♦Step 5: The Judges♦Step 6: The Kingdom♦Step 7: The Exile♦Step 8: The Restoration♦Step 9: The Coming of Christ♦Step 10: The Great Commission
28
The Single Kingdom of Israel
Includes the 40 year reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon (1043-931 BC, a period of approximately 120 years).
29
The Separate Kingdoms of Israel and Judah:
From the division of the nation in 931 BC to the Fall of the Northern Kingdom in 721 BC (210 years).
30
The Surviving Kingdoms of Judah:
721 BC until the Fall of the Southern Kingdom in 606 BC (115 years).
31
Which book(s) covered the Reign of Saul
1 Samuel
32
Which book(s) covered the Reign of David
2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles
33
Which book(s) covered the Reign of Solomon
1 Kings (1-11) & 2 Chronicles (1-9)
34
Which book(s) covered the Separate Kingdoms, Surviving Kingdom, & the Exile
1 Kings (12-22)-2 Kings & 2 Chronicles (10-36)
35
1 & 2 Kings were written by
Jeremiah
36
1 & 2 Chronicles were written by
Ezra
37
1 & 2 Kings were written during
the early part of the Captivity
38
1 & 2 Chronicles were written
after the Return
39
The reason for the writing of 1 & 2 Kings
to Encourage Repentance
40
The reason for the writing of 1 & 2 Chronicles
to Encourage Rebuilding
41
1 & 2 Kings explains
God's reasons for allowing Captivity
42
1 & 2 Chronicles explains
God's faithfulness in allowing Restoration.
43
10 Rebel Tribes made up the
Northern Kingdom
44
The Northern Kingdom was called
Israel
45
The Capital of the Northern Kingdom
Samaria
46
The Northern Kingdom was carried captive by
Asyria
47
2 Tribes loyal to David made up the
Southern Kingdom
48
The Southern Kingdom was called
Judah
49
The capital of the Southern Kingdom
Jerusalem
50
The Southern Kingdom was carried captive by
Babylon
51
Subtitle of Hosea
Scandal in the Parsonage OR "The Faithful prophet with an Unfaithful Wife:
52
Main Content of Hosea
God actually instructs the prophet to marry a prostitute.♦Her unfaithfulness then serves as a life long object lesson of Israel's sin.
53
Theme of Hosea
The Prostitution of Israel
54
Author of Hosea
Hosea
55
Destination of Hosea
The Northern Kingdom (Ephriam). This was the first tribe to backslide.
56
Purpose of Hosea
To picture Israel's unfaithfulness to God and God's faithfulness to Israel.
57
Importance & Distinctives of Hosea
•For its size, this book is quoted more times in the New Testament than any other book, some 30 times! If the inspired New Testament writers saw this book s this important, should we not see it as crucial to our spiritual lives as well♦•This book is perhaps the strangest book in the Bible. In it, God commanded the prophet to take "a wife of whoredom".
58
The Weeping Prophets
-Hosea was the weeping prophet who oversaw the fall of the Northern Kingdom.♦-Jeremiah was the weeping prophet who oversaw the fall of the Southern Kingdom.
59
Hosea lived out his message as no other prophet.
He understood the anguish of God's heart over His people's sin as perhaps no other prophet.
60
Hosea predicted the _____________________________________________________________ and lived to see this prophecy fulfilled.
Assyrian invasion of the Northern Kingdom
61
Hosea's wife was named _________________________ and she was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Gomer, prostitute
62
Subtitle of Micah
Israel on Trial AND "The Prophet of the Bethlehem Birth"
63
Main Content of Micah
Israel and Judah had broken their Covenant with God. God, however, would keep His Covenant with them. He would do so by delivering the promised, and agreed upon, punishments for his people's sins and then by sending the promised Messiah to redeem them
64
Key Word of Micah
The Violation of the Covenant
65
Importance & Distinctives of Micah
Micah was the first to predict the Babylonian Exile.
66
Background of Micah
Micah preached in the last days of the Northern Kingdom. While the other prophets had said "Judgment is Coming", Micah said "Judgment is here."
67
Micah was a
prophet of the common people, a defender of the poor, the downtrodden, and the exploited.
68
Micah was a younger contemporary of
Amos and Hosea and was closely associated with Isaiah.
69
Micah and Isaiah began their ministries about the same time
and preached the contemporaries for 4 decades.
70
Micah and Isaiah's primary ministries were to
the Southern Kingdom.
71
Micah was a ________________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ like Amos, and spoke to the _________________ \_\_\_\_\_.
country preacher; common man
72
Isaiah was a ________________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and spoke to the ____________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Court preacher; King's Court
73
Micah's first sermon is pictured as a
courtroom drama where Israel is accused of violating her covenant with Jehovah - with the world as the jury and God as the Judge.
74
Micah 5:2 predicts
the Bethlehem birth.
75
Subtitle of Isaiah
The Messianic and Millennial Prophet
76
Main Content of Isaiah
•"From the revolt of Satan to the rule of the Savior! Here it is, as told by Scripture's most eloquent Prophet!"♦•Isaiah is a miniature Bible in the Bible. It, like the Bible itself, is a book of Salvation and the Savior.♦•Isaiah has one chapter for every one of the 66 books of the Bible.♦•Isaiah is divided into 2 major sections, just as the Bible.♦•The last chapter of Isaiah (Isaiah 66), concludes with a prophecy of the New Heavens and the New Earth, just as does the last book of the Bible.
77
Key Word of Isaiah
Salvation. This word appears 27 times in Isaiah as compared with only 7 times in all the other books of the prophets combined.
78
Key Chapter of Isaiah
Isaiah 53
79
Author of Isaiah
Isaiah
80
Date of Isaiah
He ministered for about 60 years.
81
Purpose of Isaiah
Twofold:♦•To rebuke his present sinful generation and call them back to their covenant relationship with God. (Chapters 1-39)♦•To comfort a future exiled generation and insure them God would call them back to their covenantal land and a future Messianic Kingdom. (Chapters 40-66)
82
Importance & Distinctives of Isaiah
•Greatness: "To the Jews, Isaiah was the greatest of the prophets."♦•Literary Merit: Isaiah was perhaps the greatest writer who ever lived. His skills and eloquence surpass Shakespeare, Milton, and Homer. ♦•It is the 3rd longest book of the Bible, surpassed only by Jeremiah and Psalms.♦•It is called the Messianic prophet, the 5th Gospel, and the Evangelical prophet. Only the Psalms have more verses about Christ. Jesus said Isaiah saw His glory and spoke of Him.♦•For years, skeptics had claimed that the Biblical text of the Old Testament had been greatly corrupted as copies of copies of copies had been made down through the centuries. Liberal professors taught what we could no longer be sure of the original text.♦•With this great manuscript find (the Dead Sea Scrolls), we had the perfect test tube experiment to prove or disprove the accuracy of the Jewish copying process. Had the text changed over the course of 1000 years - a full millennium of being copied and recopied by hand? The astounding answer is NO. Thanks to the biblical sovereign preservation of God, the Biblical text and the Bible you hold in your hand is the same as when it was first inspired by God! "...The Word of our God shall stand forever." (Isa 40:8)
83
What is the 3rd longest book in the Bible
Isaiah, surpassed only by Jeremiah and Psalms.
84
The meaning of Isaiah's name is the same as the message of His book,
Salvation is of the Lord.
85
Isaiah was of distinguished lineage and education.
Jewish tradition says that he was a nephew of King Amaziah and cousin of King Uzziah. He was thus of royal seed and was a preacher at the royal court.
86
Isaiah was married to
a prophetess and had 2 sons.
87
Like Ezekiel, Isaiah acted out his message in unusual ways.
God commanded Isaiah to walk barefoot and naked for 3 years to picture how Assyria would conquer Egypt and Ethiopia - this removing all hope that Judah could trust in foreign alliances and moving them to trust in God alone for safety.
88
The Jewish Talmud says that Isaiah was martyred by
being sawn asunder by evil King Manasseh.
89
Isaiah was a younger contemporary of the prophets
Amos and Hosea in the Northern Kingdom and ministered alongside Micah in the Southern Kingdom.
90
Immanuel means
God with us.
91
Isaiah 43:10 "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me." refutes:
•Polytheism - There is only ONE God!♦•Pantheism - This God is Personal, Intelligent, and Distinct from His Creation. There is a God and we are not Him!♦•Mormonism and Word Faithism - We cannot become gods and we are not "little gods".♦•Jehovah Witness's view that Jesus was an angel who became a god.♦•Armstrongism - We cannot join the God head.♦•Universalism - All men will not be saved. There is only One God and there is only One Savior.♦•Liberalism and Cultism - Since the "LORD" Jehovah declares, "beside Me there is no Savior, then every verse calling Jesus the Savior is an inspired proof that Jesus is Jehovah God!
92
Isaiah 28:9-13 implications:
•In the great chapters of the Blessings or Cursings (Deut 28-29), Israel was warned that one of the cursings for disobedience to the Covenant was to be spoken to in another "tongue" (Deut 28:49) - the language of a nation that would carry them away into Captivity. If they rejected their Sovereign King and God of the (old) Covenant, they would be spoken to in other tongues and carried into Captivity.♦•Isaiah and Jeremiah both spoke of this warning before the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities (Isa 33:19; Jer 5:15). Thus to the Jews, it was a sign of judgment by Captivity to be spoken of in another tongue/language.♦•In 1 Corinthians 14:21-22, Paul quotes from this very passage (Isa 28:11-12) to explain the purpose of the New Testament give of tongues. Tongues were a warning sign of judgment to Israel for rejecting their Messiah King and God of the (New) Covenant - Jesus. If they did not repent, they would be carried into Captivity by a fierce nation pictured by an "eagle" (Deut 28:49). The eagle was the symbol of Rome which carried Israel into Captivity in AD 70 - a captivity that lasted almost 2,000 years.♦•This passage in Isaiah (28:9-10) also instructs us concerning the proper way to teach our children God's Word. From their infancy, we are to give them simple "line upon line...precept upon precept" teachings which build one upon another.
93
Isaiah 53: The Rejection of the Savior
•He was despised (counted as nothing) because of His lowly background.♦•He was rejected because of His message.♦•He was a man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief because of His earthly mission.♦•These verses answer the greatest questions raised in the mind of the Jew when confronted with the question of Christ. How could Jesus be the Jewish Messiah if He was rejected by the Jewish people, and how could an ordinary man have been the Messiah? ♦•The answer is that the Jewish Scriptures written by the greatest Jewish prophet predicted that the Jewish Messiah would be rejected by the Jewish people because He would appear to be just an ordinary man!
94
Isaiah 53:4-6 - The Messiah to Suffer for our Sins
•The key word in verse 4 is "Our". Here we have the Substitutionary Atonement and Sacrifice of Christ described clearly in the Old Testament. Jesus died for our Sins. ♦•The last part of verse 4 informs us that the nation of Israel in general would look upon the cross as a righteous sentence imposed by God Himself upon a blasphemer named Jesus of Nazareth!♦•Verse 5 tells us this was done "for our transgression...for our iniquities...the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed."♦•The 2nd half of verse 6 declares that all of the guilt of ALL men was laid upon Christ. Christ died for all men. He took our Hell that we might partake of His Heaven.
95
Isaiah 53:7-10 - The Messiah to Die for our Sins
•Verse 7 points out His suffering in silence as the Lamb of God.♦•Verse 8 points out that His Death was for Sin.♦•Verse 9 reminds us that His Cross was between thieves. His burial in a rich man's tomb, and of His sinless innocence.
96
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will
personally RULE a world wide kingdom from His spiritual capital of Jerusalem
97
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, Israel will be
made God's Holy people again. "He that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jersualem, shall be called holy, even everyone that is written among the living in Jerusalem". (Isa 4:3)
98
Isaiah tells us that in the Millenium, the Messiah will
restore the Earth as he removes the curse of Sin from the Physical World. ♦•This will include the healing of all sickness. ♦•There will be a total healing of all the deformed. The healing of all deformity will take place at the inception of the Millennium. There will be no tragedies of mental or physical handicaps or birth defects during this blessed age.♦•There will be no natural death in the Kingdom. The life-span of man will be expanded with those in the Millennium actually living for the entire 1,000 years.♦•There will be no accidents and no disasters for a thousand years. God Himself will preserve life.
99
In the Millennium, Isaiah tells us that all of mankind
will worship the true God.♦•The temple will be rebuilt at Jerusalem♦•All nations will worship there. ♦•Jesus will personally teach and judge all men.
100
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will usher in an age of world-wide
peace. There will finally be World peace when the Prince of Peace rules this world. There will be peace among the nations, neighbors, families, with God, and within human hearts.
101
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will usher in an age of unparalleled
joy.
102
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will usher in an age of unparalleled am age where He will
personally minister to and comfort every need.
103
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will usher in an age of
Holiness for all mankind.
104
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will usher in an age with
unprecedented, universal outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all mankind. This outpouring will take place at the beginning of the Millennium at a unique time in history when all adults on Earth are saved (the lost survivors of the Tribulation having been cast into Hell at the judgments following the Tribulation).
105
Isaiah tells us that in the Millennium, the Messiah will usher in an age of perfect
Understanding as all the inhabitants are personally taught God's truth by Jesus Who is the Truth and are given understanding by the Holy Spirit, Who is the Spirit of Truth.
106
In the Millennium, Isaiah tells us that the Messiah will usher in an age of perfect
Unity as all men speak a common tongue, the curse of the confusion of languages at Babel having been conquered.
107
In the Millennium, Isaiah tells us that the Messiah will usher in a glorious age inhabited by
those in natural bodies and by those in glorified bodies.
108
Glorified / Supernatural bodies:
The Church, Old Testament saints, resurrected Tribulation saints, the entire resurrected family of God.
109
Natural bodies:
The saved survivors of the Tribulation (Jewish and Gentile) and their offspring. The lost survivors of the Tribulation will be cast into Hell at the Judgments following Armageddon.♦ During the Millennium, children will be born, just like any other time. Living saints who go into the Millennium in their natural bodies will beget children throughout the age. During the Millennium, however, these children will live without defect or sickness for the entire 1,000 years.♦ During the Millennium, people will have jobs and work, just as at any other time. The curse on man's labor will also have been lifted, resulting in unimaginable blessing and prosperity. During this glorious age, Christ will completely abolish all Hunger and Famine.
110
The Final Revolt of Satan
•After the 1,000 years, Satan is loosed for a "short season" and tempts all those who were born during the Millennium, but have never been tested by temptation, to now rebel against God.♦•Millions who refused the new birth and only outwardly conformed during the Millennial Kingdom will now gather with Satan for the final revolt against God. This is referred to as the battle of Gog and Magog (named after, but not the same as the Russian invasion of Israel during the Tribulation. These rebels follow Satan to their doom and are cast with him into the Lake of Fire.
111
Zephaniah
The great-great-grandson of King Hezekiah and therefore, of royal blood. He was like Isaiah, a prophet of the royal court.
112
Subtitle of Zephaniah
The Day of the Lord - A Day of Wrath and Restoration
113
Main Content of Zephaniah
Day of the Lord a Day of Judgment and a Day of Restoration.
114
Theme of Zephaniah
The restoration of Israel in the Day of the Lord.
115
Key Word of Zephaniah
The Day of the Lord. This phrase is found more often in Zephaniah than in any other book. Zephaniah speaks of this Day as a time of Judgment and Justice and of Judgment on Sin and Restoration of God's People. The restoration of Israel in the Day of the Lord.
116
Author of Zephaniah
Zephaniah
117
Destination of Zephaniah
The Southern and Sole Surviving Kingdom of Judah
118
Background of Zephaniah
The Northern Kingdom of Israel had already fallen to Assyria by the time of Zephaniah. In the south, the 55 evil years under wicked kings Manasseh and Amon had a profound effect upon Judah, from which it never fully recovered. Zephaniah's prophecies helped bring about a temporary revival in 621 BC under King Josiah, but it was far too little and far too late! After Josiah's death the people quickly turned back to their sin.
119
Importance & Distinctives of Zephaniah
•Zephaniah mentions the prophetic Day of the Lord more than any other book.♦•Zephaniah predicts the reversal of the curse of Babel during the millennial Kingdom of Christ.
120
Subtitle of Habakkuk
The Doubting Thomas of the Old Testament
121
Main Content of Habakkuk
•"The sighs, the cries, and the whys, as uttered by the doubting Thomas of the old testament!...It is a book of deepest doubt. His doubts centered around 2 painful problems. How could God allow the sins of Israel go unpunished? God then tells him Judah would indeed be punished by the Babylonians. How, then, he asks, could God justify allowing a godless nation to punish Judah, which at least believed in God and had some good men left?♦•Habakkuk looks around at the sin of his nation and the cruelty of wicked oppressors and asks the age old question "Why does God allow the righteous to suffer and sinners to prosper?" God answers these questions with His Justice, his Timing, and His Glory.
122
Key Word of Habakkuk
Why?
123
Author of Habakkuk
Habakkuk
124
Background of Habakkuk
Habakkuk prophesied to the sole surviving kingdom of Judah during the death throes of a nation.
125
Importance & Distinctives of Habakkuk
•Style: In addition to being a prophet, Habakkuk was one of the Levitical Choristers (singers) and wrote in a style more akin to the poetical wisdom literature than the prophets. In fact, the final verse reveals this book was actually a song.♦•Habakkuk sees one of the greatest manifestations of God's glory in Scripture, thus turning his doubts into shouts♦•Habakkuk is the author of the great theological declaration, "the just shall live by his faith" (Hab 2:4), as quoted in Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38.♦♦Habakkuk was the final prophet given to Judah before the Babylonian Captivity just as Micah (who ministered to both kingdoms) had been the final prophet to given to Israel before the Assyrian Captivity.
126
Habakkuk's 4 Questions to God
1. Why doesn't God hear my prayers?♦2. Why doesn't God solve my problem?♦3. Why does God allow the wicked to prosper?♦4. Why does God allow the righteous to suffer?
127
Habakkuk's Main Questions to God - Why does God allow suffering and injustice?
1) God has chosen to judge wicked men at the hand of wicked men. ♦2) God can use the Wicked: Habakkuk's Faith in the Everlasting God. Habakkuk first proclaims his faith in the everlasting covenant of his Everlasting God, declaring that Israel will not be annihilated, but that Babylon is merely God's tool to discipline, not destroy Israel for her sin. ♦3) Habakkuk anticipates and receives God's answer: God will judge the wicked and correct all injustices according to His "appointed time". The man of God is told to..."...Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time...though it tarry, wait for it: because it will surely come..."♦ ♦"For Habakkuk, the message was clear. Stop complaining! Stop doubting! God is not indifferent to sin! He is not insensitive to suffering. ...He is in control. IN His perfect time Yahweh will accomplish His divine purpose."♦ ♦For us, the message is just as clear. There is a time to silence our questions and trust our God!
128
The Joy of Habakkuk
Habakkuk 3:17-18: "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation."♦ ♦Once we have truly been in the presence of God, we can truly learn to have joy in the Lord in any circumstances! This is certainly one of the greater passages of hope in the entire Bible!♦ ♦As was the case with Job, once we truly see God in His Glory, all of our questions are replaced with total trust in His power, His wisdom, and His love!
129
The Strength of Habakkuk
Habakkuk 3:19 "The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."♦ ♦The Presence of God gives us the strength to stand in the midst of the Valley or upon the mountain top!
130
Subtitle of Nahum
The Destruction of Nineveh
131
Main Content of Nahum
♦Nahum is a warning about the danger of spiritual erosion. It reveals the horrible danger of failing to pass the faith along to the next generation.♦♦Over 2,700 years ago, an ancient prophet gazed down at the mightiest city on earth, capital of the greatest empire the world had ever seen. It was built by Nimrod. The city was prepared to withstand a 25 year siege. It was set along the Tigris River. The moat around the city walls was 150 feet wide and 60 feet deep.
132
Background of Nahum
Assyria and its capital city of Nineveh was a bitter oppressor of Israel and Judah, often placing both nations under bondage and tribute. Assyria carried the Northern Kingdom into captivity in 721 BC. At this time they also invaded Judah, capturing 46 cities and besieging Jerusalem. Only direct intervention by God and the death of the 185,000 Assyria troops in one night prevented the fall of Judah.
133
Importance & Distinctives of Nahum
♦Nahum is one of the only 2 Biblical books given over completely to the destruction of a heathen nation. The other is Obadiah which describes the destruction of Edom.♦♦Nahum is a classic example of the Justice of God and of a fulfillment of Genesis 15:16, "For the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full." The terrible sin of Nineveh at the time of Jonah had returned and was now terminal!
134
Nineveh is first mentioned in
Genesis 10:8-12.
135
Nineveh was first built by
Nimrod, who also built the Tower of Babel and the city of Babylon. He was also the founder of the world wide false religious system of Mystery of Babylon.
136
Nineveh represents the
Apostate Gentile Religious System as Babylon represents the Gentile Political System.
137
Nineveh is distinguished from all other ancient Gentile cities by the fact that
it knew God under the preaching of Jonah, but had now completely apostatized into paganism.
138
Nahum 2:6,8 predict that Nineveh will be destroyed by a "flood" when the "gates of the rivers" are opened and that the one hundred foot stone walls and massive stone palace will literally "dissolve"!
♦Deserters fled to the Babylonian army and informed them of the celebration within the walls.♦♦The locks and gates to an already flooded reservoir which was now overflowing from the massive rainstorm, were suddenly opened, sending a gigantic wall of water down the bed of the Tigris River, which flowed under the walls of Nineveh.♦♦The walls then collapsed as the sun dried brick literally dissolved (just like God said!).
139
Subtitle of Jeremiah
The Weeping Prophet with a Wrathful Message
140
Main Content of Jeremiah
•The Message of Jeremiah was a message of Judgment at Judah's final hour. Jeremiah is the "Weeping Prophet with a Wrathful Message". He was the prophet to Judah's terminal generation, "the generation of His [God's] wrath." (Jer 7:29)♦•Because of Judah's gross sin, God was sending Babylon to conquer Judah and carry them into Captivity. Judah was to repent and submit to God's judgement by unconditional surrender. Needless to say, Jeremiah's message was not popular!♦•A note of application is important here: Often when we supposedly "repent" of sin, we are upset with God if consequences still follow. Genuine repentance, however, feels that it deserves and therefore submits to punishment or consequences!♦•"A heartbroken prophet with a heartbreaking message, Jeremiah labors for more than forty years proclaiming a message of doom to the stiff-necked people of Judah. Despised and persecuted by his countrymen, Jeremiah bathes his harsh prophecies in tears of compassion. His broken heart causes him to write a broken book..."
141
Key Chapter of Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31 - The New Covenant
142
Author of Jeremiah
Jeremiah, aided by his secretary, Baruch.
143
Dates of Jeremiah
Jeremiah's ministry lasted almost 60 years.
144
Importance & Distinctives of Jeremiah
Jeremiah is this 2nd longest book of the Bible (after Psalms). In fact, it may technically be considered the longest actual book in the Bible, since Psalms is actually a collection of 150 individual songs rather than a regular book. In fact, Jeremiah is about 1/3rd longer than all the minor prophets (Hosea, Joel, Amos Obadiah, Jonah, Micah Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi) combined.
145
Jeremiah is known as the Weeping Prophet.
His name means "Jehovah hurls down" or "Jehovah establishes a foundation".
146
Jeremiah was the most persecuted of all the Old Testament prophets.
He was hated by his countrymen because they wrongly saw him as a traitor because of his message that Judah would be defeated because of God's judgment and therefore should surrender to Babylon to avoid their own destruction.
147
It is believed that not only did Jeremiah pen the book of Jeremiah and Lamentations,
but also that he compiled 1 & 2 Kings.
148
Jeremiah penned the
2nd greatest amount of Scripture of any Biblical Writer. Moses is the first.
149
721 BC
Assyria (dominant world power) conquers Israel and then is prevented from conquering Judah only by the miraculous intervention of God in answer to the prayers of Isaiah and King Hezekiah.
150
605 BC
1st Babylonian Invasion of Judah. Daniel is carried captive to Babylon. Judah becomes a vassal kingdom to Babylon.
151
597 BC
2nd Babylonian Invasion of Judah. Ezekiel is carried captive to Babylon. Babylon had marched against Egypt itself and suffered a major defeat. Judah had then switched allegiance to Egypt and was punished with this invasion.
152
Subtitle of Lamentations
The Wailing Wall of the Bible OR Jerusalem's Funeral
153
Main Content of Lamentations
It is a mute reminder that sin, in spite of all its allurement and excitement, carries with it heavy weights of sorrow, grief, misery, bareness, and pain. It is the other side of the 'eat, drink and be merry' coin.
154
Author of Lamentations
Jeremiah - This weeping prophet is a picture of another weeping prophet who would also weep over this same city some six centuries later (Christ).
155
Dates of Lamentations
The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 588-586 BC. The city fell on July 19, 586 BC and the city and the temple were burned on August 15, 586 BC.
156
Recipients of Lamentations
Lamentations was written to the captives in Babylon to show that as God had faithfully delivered the Covenant Curses on Israel for their sin, even so, He would faithfully fulfill His promises of Restoration for their Repentance.
157
Importance & Distinctives of Lamentations
•The book is composed of 5 elegies, dirges, or funeral songs, all lamenting the tragic destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.♦•A different Hebrew letter begins each of the 22 verses in chapters 1, 2, and 4, using each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet successfully.
158
Background of Lamentations
Tradition says that Jeremiah sat weeping outside Jerusalem's north wall as he wrote this book, under the knoll called Golgotha.
159
The promise of a New Covenant guaranteed that
the Old Covenant (and the Law), would pass away.
160
The New Covenant was inaugurated at the death of Christ,
but it will see its fulfillment in the complete restoration of the Jews as God's covenant people in the Millennium.
161
The New Covenant
is unconditional, unchangeable, unending, enabling, and atoning.
162
The New Covenant gives
new hearts (rather than new rules) through the regeneration of the Spirit.
163
The New Covenant brings
the forgiveness of brsins.
164
Theme of Hosea
The Prostitution of Israel
165
Theme of Micah
The Transgression of Israel
166
Theme of Isaiah
The Salvation of Israel.
167
Memorize Isaiah 43:10
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
168
Memorize Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
169
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
170
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
171
Isaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
172
This verse teaches that the earth is round.
Isaiah 40:22
173
This verse predicts the Bethlehem birth.
Micah 5:2
174
Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
175
Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
176
Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
177
Ahaz (732-716 BC)
He was Judah's 2nd worse king, even sacrificing his own children to idols. God offered him a sign that his kingdom would be delivered from the Syrian-Israeli alliance. In unbelief, he rejected God's offer, but was graciously given Isaiah's prophecy of the Virgin Birth.
178
Hezekiah (716-687 BC)
This son of the wicked Ahaz became the second best king of Judah. He organized the greatest Passover celebration since Solomon. He also helped organize the books of Psalms and Proverbs.
179
Rabshakeh
The Assyrian spokesman who blasphemed God when the Assyrian army surrounded Jerusalem.
180
Sennacherib
The Assyrian General who besieged Jerusalem and saw his army defeated by the prayer or Hezekiah.
181
Cyrus
The future king of the Persian Empire who Isaiah predicted would command the return of the Jews to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. Isaiah made this prophecy and called this king by name 200 years prior to his birth.
182
Zephaniah
The great-great-grandson of King Hezekiah and therefore, of royal blood. He was like Isaiah, a prophet of the royal court.
183
Habakkuk
Means "embrace". He was the final prophet called to the Southern Kingdom before its fall to Babylon. He was not only a prophet but also a Levitical Chorister in the Temple choir.
184
Nebuzardan
The chief-of-staff of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and was instructed to treat Jeremiah with kindness after the Fall of Jerusalem
185
Pashhur
The chief temple priest who had Jeremiah whipped and put in stocks
186
Hananiah
The false prophet who opposed Jeremiah declaring God had broken the yoke of Babylon
187
Josiah
The final righteous king of Judah and led the nation's last revival.
188
Johoiakim
The oldest brother of Jehoahaz and son of Josiah. He was appointed as vassal king by Pharoah Necho. ♦♦He was violently opposed to Jeremiah and took a pen knife to the scroll of the book of Jeremiah, burning the Word of God one page at a time. ♦♦He suffered the first Babylonian Invasion and became a vassal of Babylon when Egypt was defeated in 605 BC.
189
Zedekiah
He saw his sons slain before his eyes and was then blinded and deported to Babylon.
190
Johanan
He ruled as Governor after Gedaliah, and against Jeremiah's warnings, attempted to flee with a Jewish remnant to Egypt taking Jeremiah with them as their prisoner.
191
We must study the doctrine of Satanology confidently.
•Knowing that when we submit to God and resist the Devil, he must flee from us. (James 4:7)♦•Knowing that "greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world". (1 John 4:4)♦•Knowing that the Devil must kneel and ask permission of God before he can even approach a believer (Job -2)
192
When we submit to God and resist the Devil,
he must flee from us. (James 4:7)
193
The Devil must kneel and ask permission of God
before he can even approach a believer (Job -2)
194
We must study the doctrine of Satanology carefully - recognizing 2 opposite dangers.
•Ignorance - We should be aware of our enemy's devices "lest Satan should get an advantage of us". (2 Cor 2:11)♦•Interest - One of Satan's devices is to draw our attention away from God and to himself, even if that focus is for the purpose of fighting against him. (Luke 10:20)
195
Three Chapters that refer to Satan's Fall
Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28, Revelation 12
196
Lucifer is not an Eternal Being
Though he will exist for all of Eternity Future, he has not existed for all Eternity Past.
197
Lucifer was created by God: (Ezekiel 28:15)
oLucifer was created in perfection & holiness. He only became sinful after he fell into sin as an act of his free will.♦oHe is not as powerful as his Creator - not even close! Satan loves to exaggerate his own power in his longing for glory, worship, fear and equality with God.
198
Lucifer was created as an angel of God: (Ezekiel 28:14)
oHe was an "anointed cherub".♦oHe was originally the chief cherub.
199
Lucifer was created in absolute Holiness
oHe was the height or pinnacle of perfection, perhaps the most perfect creation of God - "...Thus saith the Lord God, Though sealest up the sum".♦oHe was "full of wisdom". Satan uses this wisdom against men today. False intellectualism, pseudo-science, and vain philosophies (secular and religious) have always been favorite tools of our subtle and sinister foe.♦oHe was created with built in musical instruments. Music was designed for the worship and glory of God. It appears that Satan may have been given charge over the music and worship of God in heaven.
200
Note the famous five "I Will's " in the Fall of Lucifer:
♦I will be in the Place of God - Heaven♦♦I will rule the Angels of God - "stars"♦♦I will rule the creation of God♦♦I will possess greater glory than God♦♦I will have the Power of God
201
Contrast of Satan's "I Wills" and Jesus' Will
♦Five times in Glory, Satan declared, "I Will"♦♦Three times in Gethsemane, Jesus declared "Not my will, but Thine be done."
202
Notice that the desire for Godhood was at
the heart of Satan's fall and at the heart of the fall of man.
203
Lucifer was lifted up and fell because of the pride of his heart over his beauty.
The sin of pride is therefore one of his chief tools which he uses against us today. The essence of all pride is taking glory to one's self that belongs to God.
204
Lucifer retains the appearance of his original creation as an Angel of Light.
It is important to realize he still utilizes this attribute to deceive and that his preachers also appear as ministers of righteousness.
205
The 5 Chief Sins of Satan
1. Pride♦2. Jealousy♦3. Self-will♦4. Rebellion♦5. Coveteousness
206
We Are To Be Aware and Be Wary of the Devices of the Devil
•Satan gains a foothold of control in our lives through unforgiveness.♦•We are to be "vigilant" - constantly alert to the dangers of temptation and attack.♦•Our response should be to remain steadfast in the faith by:♦Resting in and accepting how greatly God loves and cares for us and then casting our cares upon him.♦Knowing that, contrary to Satan's lie, we are not the only ones suffering this badly.•Knowing that God will supply grace though and bring good out of our trial.
207
Why Did God Allow Satan to Tempt Man
•God granted this because of His Own holy nature.♦•God granted this because of His loving desire to have voluntary love and fellowship from man.♦•God allowed man to be given a choice in Eden because of His Sovereign Wisdom in that He is able to bring greater good out of the events that have followed the fall. One example of this is the teaching of Paul in Romans 5 that believers have gained far more in their salvation through Christ than they lost in their fall with Adam.
208
In order to deceptively imitate God, Satan appears as an angel of light.
Entire false religions have been founded by men who claimed to have been given their revelations by an angel of light.
209
Satan's most dangerous guise is always his appearance, not as evil, but as good.
Few will embrace overt evil. It must be hidden or twisted into appearing as good.
210
Satan takes the Scriptures
out of context
211
Satan makes sure the Scriptures are
misinterpreted or misapplied.
212
Satan leads men to
overstress certain doctrines.
213
Satan leads men to understress certain doctrines.
Even doctrines which we believe rightly may be so underemphasized in our thinking or living that, practically speaking, we live as if we rejected that truth.
214
We should be aware of Satan's most dangerously subtle attack on the Scriptures.
He takes the true Words of God rightly believed, and tempts men not to apply them.
215
The Devil's Role as the Opposer of God
•Satan attacks the family♦•Satan hinders the work of God. ♦•Satan afflicts men physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually. ♦•Satan is the source of some, but not all affliction and sickness.♦•Satan blinds men to the truth of the Gospel.♦•Satan accuses Christians before the throne of God.♦•Satan tempts men.♦•Satan deceives men.♦•Satan provokes wars. This is indicated by the end of wars when he is bound and their return upon his release.♦•Satan stands against Israel - the chosen people of God.♦•Satan casts doubt upon God's Word - "And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said...?"♦•Satan changes or corrupts God's Word - "Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"♦•Satan completely denies God's Word "...Ye shall not surely die".
216
The Temptation of Eve
•The Devil attacks with doubt - "And he said unto the woman, Yeah hath God Said Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"♦•Satan takes our God-given desires and perverts them into evil desires.♦•The Lust of the Eyes - "...an that it was pleasant to the eyes..."♦•Satan fell through pride and caused man to fall through pride. Men have never learned and have been falling prey to this same tactic for centuries. How many lives, marriages, friendships, and churches have all been destroyed by pride.
217
The Temptation of Job in Uz
•Satan is not all present. He came before God from the earth where he had been wandering to and fro. The Devil can only be in one place at a time.♦•He is not all knowing. He had no idea how Job would respond or that his entire plan would end in failure.♦•He is not all powerful. He has much power, but was so conscious of his inability to overcome God's power that he did not even attempt to do so♦•He is not Sovereign. He can't tempt a believer except by God's permission.♦•God knows exactly how much we can bare.♦•God will not allow Satan beyond this point.♦•God only allows temptations to strengthen and to purify us.
218
The Temptation of Christ
•No one is immune from temptation♦•Satan strikes at times when we are most susceptible •After our mountain top experiences - Jesus had just been baptized and publicly announced as the Messiah by John & the Father. The evil strikes when we are glad and therefore are not expecting or preparing for an attack.•During our valleys - Jesus has fasted for 40 days. The Devil strikes when we are sad, mad, in need, struggling with powerful desires, in weakness, or more tempted to be dominated by our emotions.•Before our service - Jesus was about to begin His public ministry. The old serpent wants to disqualify you from serving God or reaching others.♦•We can prepare for temptation. Jesus was filled with the Spirit and had His heart filled with memorized Scripture before He faced temptation.♦•Satan tempts us to act independently from God.♦•Satan often attacks in areas of our strengths and therefore potential overconfidence and lack of confidence upon God.♦•Satan tempts with the lust of the eyes. We defeat this by a heart and eyes so focusted on worship and Christ that the world holds no appeal. ♦•Satan tempts us to believe that he can give us all that we desire, but that God will not.
219
Resources For Battling Satan - We must stay:
♦In The Word♦♦In The Spirit♦♦In The Church♦♦In Submissive Surrender to the Lord♦♦In God's Presence♦♦In Contrition (Humble Repentance and Confession)♦♦Out of the World♦♦Out of the situations that make provisions (give opportunites) to the flesh
220
What Does it Mean To Resist the Devil
♦It means to submit to God - Satan wants you to rebel.♦♦It means to draw near to God - Satan wants you distant from God.♦♦It means to humble yourself - Satan wants you proud.♦♦It means to confess and genuinely repent of sin - Satan wants you to deny your sin and continue in your sin.
221
The Spirit is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, along with the Father
Co-Creator
222
The Spirit _______ and _________ Life.
gave; sustains
223
The Spirit has the special ministry of being _____________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Creation's Life-giver
224
The Spirit came upon all of Saul's soldiers, and later Saul, while they were trying to capture David, and caused them to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
prophesy
225
The Spirit came upon John the Baptist from the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
womb
226
The Old Testament ministry of the Holy Spirit was not automatic upon salvation.
There is no Biblical statement of an automatic indwelling of all believers in the Old Testament era from the moment of salvation as there is in the New Testament era.
227
The Old Testament ministry of the Holy Spirit was not permanent.
It could be lost.
228
The Old Testament ministry of the Spirit was usually anointing for a special task, call, or purpose - not necessarily associated with distinctly spiritual matters.
These Old Testament annointings were often for a very specific task or ability and did not necessarily have any moral effect upon the one anointed. A familiar example of this is Samson, who was given supernatural strength for battle in spite of moral failure.
229
Since both the omnipresence of the Spirit and the many mentions of His active ministry in the Old Testament demand that the Holy Spirit was present on earth before Pentecost, what is meant by the references to His coming and arrival at Pentecost?
The Spirit was being poured out in a new and greater New Testament ministry. This new ministry is associated with additional blessings for New Testament believers individually and with corporate empowerment for New Testament Churches.
230
The Holy Spirit has always played a role in salvation.
For example, no one could ever have been saved without His convicting ministry
231
However, the exact nature of the Spirit's role changed from the Old to the New Testaments with the New Testament believer
receiving additional ministries of the spirit upon his salvation as part of the promised blessings of the New Covenant.
232
The Old Testament promised a new and greater ministry of the Spirit under the New Covenant/Testament.
One specific promise in Ezekiel's prophecy of the coming New Covenant is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
233
The new ministry of the Spirit under the New Covenant was to be:
•Universal for all believers of all nations from the moment of salvation. Before Pentecost, there is no record of the Spirit falling on any nation other than Israel.♦♦•Permanently Secure for all the saved as illustrated by Samson, Saul, & David
234
Even vile sin does not change our nature as the
Temple of the Spirit.
235
The New Testament ministry of the Spirit apparently had more to do with Power for a special task than with Purity.
For instance, there is no indication that Saul or Samson were purified by the Spirit, though they did receive his power.
236
The restraining work of the Holy Spirit will continue until the Holy Spirit is removed as the Restrainer at the Rapture.
The unrestrained work of Satan will then begin as the antichrist is revealed on Earth.
237
Much confusion about the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the other ministries of the Spirit comes from the failure to distinguish between the
ministries of the Spirit (regeneration, baptism, receiving, indwelling, filling, anointing, sealing, etc). We must be careful to distinguish these.
238
The fact that the New Testament never commands a believer _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ is a death blow to the Wesleyan Holiness, Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Enduement with Power Views, all of which teach that the baptism with the Spirit is to be sought as a separate experience from salvation.
to seek the Baptism with the Holy Spirit (but instead teaches that it occurs at the moment of salvation)
239
We are commanded to be filled with the Spirit,
but we are never commanded to seek to be baptized with the Spirit.
240
The view that Spirit Baptism occurs at Water Baptism and that water baptism is therefore necessary for salvation is refuted by the fact that
the Gentiles of Cornelius' house were explicitly stated to have been baptized with the spirit before they were baptized with water.
241
We are commanded to be filled with the Spirit,
but we are never commanded to seek to be baptized with the Spirit.
242
Indwelling
The Holy Spirit taking residence in the believing sinner and abiding within forever.
243
Timing of Indwelling
The Spirit indwells is at the moment of salvation.
244
Benefits of Indwelling
•As the temple of God, we are called:•To Purity - recognizing the sacredness of God's Temple•To recognize God's ownership of our body and spirit.•To Glorify God in our body and spirit.♦♦It gives us assurance of salvation.♦♦It gives us the power and ability to obey God.♦♦It guarantees our resurrection.
245
Regeneration
The act of God, whereby a Second Birth, He recreates the believing sinner and gives him a new nature as a child of God.
246
Timing of Regeneration
Occurs at the moment of salvation.
247
Benefits of Regeneration
•We die to sin and our old sin nature♦•We become a new creature in Christ Jesus with a new nature.♦•We walk in newness of life.♦•We become a child of God.♦•We receive a new ability to overcome temptation and the world.
248
Outpouring of the Spirit
The act of God in outpouring the Holy Spirit upon believers for the purpose of appointing us as His Servants, empowering us for His Service, and enabling us to understand His Scriptures.
249
Timing of Outpouring
Every believer has received the anointing of the Spirit. Special anointings may also be available in special times of ministry upon individuals or groups.
