Final Exam Flashcards by Stacy McNeil

Hosea

“The Lord Saves”

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Hosea - Major Theme

Covenant Unfaithfulness
          Spiritual adultery
          Rejection of YHWH
          Idolatry: Baal & Asherah
          Faithlessness

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Hosea & Family

Used as symbols
Gomber - unfaithful wife (illustration of Israel)
Jezreel - place of Assyrian victory - final judgement
Lo-Ruhamah - not pitied
Lo-Ammi - not my people

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Hosea 10:12

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.

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Joel

The Lord is God

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Joel - Major Theme

The Day of the Lord
Judgement will be devastating
Repentance necessary

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Joel - The Lords Answer

Covenant

Promise of Pity
Promise of Provision
Promise of Protection
Promise of Presence

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Joel - The Day of the Lord

Day of Judgement
Day of Resolution
“Up until this point you have had a chance”

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Joel 2:28

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people, Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see vision.

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Amos - Major Theme

Call to repentance and Justice

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Amos - specific sins

Bethel - golden calf - insincere worship

self indulgence and injustice

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Amos - Day of the Lord

Darkness, not light
Send to exile
Promise of locusts
Promise of fire

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Amos - promise of restoration

I will restore
I will repair
I will bring back
I will plant

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Amos 5:24

But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!

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Obadiah

The servant of the Lord

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Obadiah - Theme

Destruction to Edom

Obadiah - Judgement of Edom

because they are rejoicing in someone’s suffering

they are totally out of covenant

Jonah

Dove

Jonah - Major Themes

Universality of the message of forgiveness
Centrality of repentance
Importance of obedience

Jonah 3:10

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Micah

Who is like YHWH?

Micah - Major Theme

Leadership who is leading unjustly
Spiritual Leadership with prophets
Political Leadership

Micah 3:8

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Nahum (Nineveh)

Consolation or Comforter

Nahum - Major Themes

Comfort to Judah | Sovereignty of God

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust him.

Habakkuk

Watchman

Habakkuk - Major Theme

A dialogue with YHWH

The voice of the godly trying to comprehend the ways of God when even seems to triumph.

Zephaniah

YHWH hides/protects

Zephaniah - Major Theme

Impending Judgement

Zephaniah - I will

``` sweep away stretch out my hand cut off punish search bring distress ```

Zephaniah - Day of the Lord

``` wrath distress and anguish trouble and ruin darkness and gloom clouds and blackness trumpet and battle cry ```

Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight n you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.