Decline And Fall Of Judah Flashcards

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Where is the Destination of Zephaniah?

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The Southern and sole surviving Kingdom of Judah.

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Jeremiah 33:3

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Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew the great and mighty things, which thou knoweth not.

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Who was Hosea’s wife?

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Gomer, a prostitute.

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What is the Theme of Jeremiah?

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The Destruction of Israel’s capital city of Jerusalem.

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What is the Theme of Hosea?

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The Prostitution of Israel

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What is the Date of Lamentations?

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586 BC. The siege of Jerusalem lasted from 588 to 586 BC. The city fell on July 19 and the city and the Temple was burned on August 15, 586 BC.

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What are the Subtitles of Hosea?

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“Scandal in the Parsonage” and “The Faithful Prophet with an Unfaithful Wife”

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Who was Pashur?

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The chief temple pries who had Jeremiah whipped and put in stocks.

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What is the Main Content of Zephaniah?

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Zephaniah tells of the Day of the Lord, a day of judgment and a day of restoration.

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Isaiah 7:14

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Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

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Where is the Destination of Hosea?

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The Northern Kingdom, called Ephesians throughout the book. This was the first tribe to backslide.

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What is the Key Word of Isaiah?

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Salvation. This word appears 27 times in Isaiah as compared with only seven times in all the other books of the prophets combined.

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What is the Key Word of Micah?

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Violation of the covenant.

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What is the Key Word for Zephaniah?

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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.

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Jeremiah 1:5

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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thous camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

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Jeremiah 29:13

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And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

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Isaiah 26:3

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusted in thee.

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What is the Importance and Distinctives of Jeremiah?

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Jeremiah is the 2nd longest book of thee 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 combined.

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What are the Subtitles of Lamentations?

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“The Wailing Wall of the Bible” and “Jerusalem’s Funeral”

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What is the Theme of Zephaniah?

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The Restoration of Israel in the Day of the Lord.

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What is the Main Content of Lamentations?

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Lamentations is the funeral song of Jerusalem. It is a mute reminder that sin, in spite of all its allurement and excitement, carries it with heavy weights of sorrow, grief, misery, baroness, and pain. It is the other side of the “eat, drink, and be merry” coin.

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What is the Background of Habakkuk?

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Habakkuk prophesied to the sole surviving kingdom of Judah during the death throes of a nation.

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What is the Importance and Distinctives of Micah?

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Micah is the prophet who predicted the Bethlehem birth. He also was the first to bred it the Babylonian Exile.

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Who was the Author of Habakkuk?

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Habakkuk, the final prophet called to the Southern Kingdom before its fall to Babylon. He was not only a prophet, but also a Leviticus chorister in the Temple choir.

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Who is the Author of Zephaniah?

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Zephaniah. He was the great-great-grandson of King Hezekiah and therefore, of royal blood. He was, like Isaiah, a prophet of the royal court.

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What is the Subtitle of Habakkuk?

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“The Doubting Thomas of the Old Testament”

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What is the Key Word of Habakkuk?

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Why?

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Memorize Isaiah 43:10

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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.

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What is the Key Chapter of Isaiah?

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Isaiah 53 - the Sufferings of Messiah

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Who are the Recipients of Lamentations?

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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.

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What is the Background of Lamentations?

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Tradition says Jeremiah was weeping outside Jerusalem’s north wall as he wrote this book, under the knoll of Golgotha.

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What reference teaches the earth is round?

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Isaiah 40:22

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Who was Nebuzardan?

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He was Chief-of-staff of Babylon king Nebuchadnezzar and was instructed to treat Jeremiah with kindness after the fall of Jerusalem.

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What is the reference for the Bethlehem birth?

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Micah 5:2

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What is the Subtitle of Isaiah?

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“The Messianic and Millennial Prophet”

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Who is the Author of Lamentations?

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Jeremiah. This Weeping Prophet is a picture of another Weeping Prophet Who would also weep over this same city some six centuries later - Christ.

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What is the Background of Micah?

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Micah preached in the last days of the Northern Kingdom. While the other prophets had said, “Judgment is coming”, Micah said, “Judgment is here.”

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What is the Subtitle of Zephaniah?

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“The Day of the Lord - A Day of Wrath and Restoration”

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What was Habakkuk’s four questions?

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Why doesn’t God hear my prayers?
Why doesn’t God solve my problem?
Why does God allow the wicked to prosper?
Why does God allow the righteous to suffer?

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What are the Subtitles of Micah?

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“Israel on Trial” and “The Prophet of the Bethlehem Birth”

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What are the 10 steps through the Bible in order?

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The Beginning, Hebrew Fathers, Exodus, Promised Land, Judges, Kingdom, Exile, Restoration, Coming of Christ, and Great Commission.

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What is the Subtitle of Nahum?

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“The Destruction of Nineveh”

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Isaiah 9:6-7

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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, Counselor, 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.

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Who was Hananiah?

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A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah, declaring God had broken the yoke of Babylon.

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What is the Date of Isaiah?

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Isaiah ministered for about 60 years. Isaiah was a younger contemporary of the prophets Amos and Hosea in the Northern Kingdom and ministered alongside Micah in the Southern Kingdom.

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Who is the Author of Micah?

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Micah, a prophet of the common people, and a defender of the poor, the downtrodden, and the exploited.

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Memorize Isaiah 53:5

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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.

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What was the Subtitle of Jeremiah?

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“The Weeping Prophet with a Wrathful Message”

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What is the Key Chapter of Jeremiah?

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Jeremiah 31 - The New Covenant

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What was the Purpose of Hosea?

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To picture Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and God’s faithfulness to Israel.