Key Theme and Argument of Books

Question 1

Lamentation

Answer 1

• Collection of 5 poems
• Post-fall of Jersalem in 586 BC
• communicats loss, but recognizes faithfulness of the Lord

Question 2

Judah Kings (and queen)

Answer 2

1. Saul
2. David
3. Solomon
4. Rehoboam
5. Abijiam
6. Asa
7. Jehosphaphat
8. Jerhoram
9. Ahaziah
10. Athasiah
11. Joash
12. Amazial
13. Uzziah
14. Jotham
15. Ahaz
16. Hezekiah
17. Manasseh
18. Amon
19. Josiah
20. Jehoahaz
21. Jehoiakim
22. Jehoiakim
23. Jehoiachin
24. Zedekiah

Question 3

Israel’s Kings

Answer 3

1. Jeroboam
2. Nadab
3. Baasha
4. Elah
5. Zimri
6. Timri/Omri
7. Abab
8. Ahaziah
9. Jehoram
10. Jehu
11. Jehoahaz
12. Joash
13. Jeroboam 2
14. Zechariah
15. Shallum
16. Menahem
17. Pekahiatz (sp?)
18. Pekah
19. Hashea

Question 4

Nahum

Answer 4

Nahum preach after Nineveh destroyed Israel’s N Kingdoms only to fall to Babylon in 612–years after Nahum’s warning.

Justice for their violence

1. Wrath
2. Distruction
3. Woe

Question 5

Micah

Answer 5

Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah (Contemporary of Isaish)

• saw N Kingdom fall
  
  • denounced oppression of porr and wealth
• deliverer born in bethlehem (5:2)

Question 6

Isaiah

Question 7

Malachi

Answer 7

post Zechariah–cold hearted worship

• restore heart of sacrifice
• true priesthood
• robbing God

comming messenger of God

Question 8

Ezekiel

Answer 8

Prophet-preist prophesying from Babylonian Exile

• Glroy of Lord
• Judah & Jerusalem to be destroyed for abominations & false leadership

New covenant, prinve, Vally of Bones, and Temple

Question 9

Zephaniah

Answer 9

During Josiah

1. Coming judgment & Day of the Lord
2. Judgement on enemies
3. Judgement on Jer & Nations
   
   1. conversion
   2. Isreale’s joy and restoration

Question 10

Zechariah

Answer 10

• return from excile–repent and renew cov
• through visions
• Nos commit Jumme(?) sins as forefathers
  
  • justice and mercy
• shepherd struck, pierced

Question 11

Haggai

Answer 11

• Post excile, reterned to Jerusalem
• rebukes people for living in panel house to rebuild house of the Lord
• sign of being with them

Question 12

Hosea

Answer 12

• Jeroboam II
• Last propher before 722 fall of Israel to Asyria
• prosperity brining moral decay
• image of wife of whoredom
• call to return to the Lord who tolerates no rivals

Question 13

Amos

Answer 13

• Southern shepherd/breeder sent from S. Judah to Israel during Jeroboam II
• during peacetime but time of oppression and idolitry and wealth
• especially social injustice

Question 14

Daniel

Answer 14

• In Nebuchanezzar’s court and in position of authority in Persian court
• dream, lions, fernace, handwriting
• Apocalyptic vision of judgement, messiah

Question 15

Obadiah

Answer 15

• against Edomite shortly after 586 BC
• condeming them fro helping Babylon capture the fleeing Israelites

Question 16

Jeremiah

Answer 16

• from Josiah until post 586
• sorrowful, weaping prophet
• failure to repent and judgement
• but coming restoration and Spirit

Question 17

Habakkuk

Answer 17

• Habbukk ask how could God use wicked Chaldeans fro diving purposes
• 2 complaints
  
  1. God judges all nation, even Babylon
  2. “rightous shall live by faith”

Question 18

Messianic Psalms

Answer 18

• 2 King in Zion (today I begotten you)
• 8? little lower than angeles (Heb 2)
• 16 not let holy one see corruption (Acts 13)
• 22 pierced hand and feet tell you name in congr (Heb 2)
• 23 Good Shepherd (John 10)
• 45 your thron is forever and ever (John 2)
• 72 King of Sheba gifts (Matt 2)
• 89 establish offspring forever (Luke 1-Mary’s Song)
• 110 Melchizedeck, sit at right hanf (Heb 1:3)
• 118 Stone the builders rejected 1 Peter 2:4