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Major And Minor Prophets Flashcards

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Who are the major prophets

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Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel

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Why are they called major and minor

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They are called major in minor because of the length. Major prophets written on one scroll. Minor prophets copied together onto one scroll

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What are some other names for the minor prophets collection

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“The 12” or “book of the 12”

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Who are the two famous nonwriting profits in the book of kings

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Elijah and Elisha

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When and by whom did Israel and Samaria fall

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722 BC

Assyrians under king Sargon 2nd

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Final fall of Judah

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586 BC
Babylonians under
King Nebuchadnezzar

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When and by whom did Judah return

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538 BC

Persians under King Cyrus

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Three parts of the common pattern seen in the latter prophets

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Judgement against Gods People
Judgement against foreign nations
Restoration of God’s people

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Which prophets prophesied to Israel

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Hosea and Amos

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Which prophets prophesied to foreign nations

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Jonah
Nahum
Obadiah

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Which prophets prophesied to Judah

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All others

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12
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Where did prophets prophesy

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Israel
Judah
Foreign nations

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What is the time period for Isaiah?

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Assyrian period,

8th century

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What is the book of Isaiah considered to be

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Centerpiece of prophetic literature

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15
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Purpose of Isaiah

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TRUST

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Who are the two kings Isaiah uses to highlight his purpose

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King Ahaz and King Hezekiah

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17
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Issue regarding the authorship of Isaiah?

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One two or three authors

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18
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Know that Isaiah sets up his prophesy

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as a covenant lawsuit

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19
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What is the purpose of the “song of the vineyard in chapter 5 of Isaiah

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Explains why Yahweh sentenced Jerusalem and Judah to destruction

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Familiarize self with syro-ephramite crisis

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King Ahaz didn’t trust god 
Ephram is Israel in the north 
Wanted Judah and Ahaz to help 
God gave 3 signs
Remind will return 
Put to the spoil
Immanuel
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21
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Ashdod rebellion

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Hezekiah prodded to join Egyptians

Isaiah Went naked for three years as warning

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Sennacherib crisis

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Hezekiah prodded to join the anti-Assyrian coalition
Builds a water tunnel
Builds a wall
Hezekiah put trust in God
Sennacherib goes home and is killed by son

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23
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Isaiah’s Childrens names are prophetically significant

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Immanuel god with us

Deliverance or judgement

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What is the essence of Isaiah’s message and hope in Isaiah chapters 9- 11?

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Davidic messianic king will unify and bring peace

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25
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What is the significance differences between the first half of Isaiah in the second half

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First half: Assyrian time period/ judgement

Second half: Babylonian time period/restoration

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26
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Who does the “servant” refer to in the 4 servant songs of Isaiah?

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JeSus

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27
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Who is the servant clearly associated with in the first half of Isaiah chapters 9-11?

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Davidic Messiah

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28
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What is Isaiah’s (new creation theology) about how it is fulfilled ?

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Brings out of Jerusalem and will rebuild. Not physical destruction of heaven and earth. Symbolic

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29
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What is the time period of Jeremiah?

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Babylonian period . (7–6th century BC)

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30
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Know that Jeremiah was not allowed to marry (sign of judgment)
Longest book in the OT

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Jeremiah was a Witness to the fall of Jerusalem

Exiled to Egypt

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What is Jeremiah the prophet known as

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Weeping prophet

32
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What is the purpose Jeremiah?

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Call people to return

33
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Two major parts that highlight Jeremiah’s purpose

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Warning of judgement
Promise of restoration
Judgement hope judgement return

34
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Who is Jeremiah’s friend/scribe

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Barook

35
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Who destroyed the original scroll in Jeremiah

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Jeroiachim

36
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What is the basic difference between Greek and Hebrew texts of Jeremiah

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Greek is shorter

37
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Harlotry cycle

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Foe cycle
Temple sermon
Confessions

38
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Jeremiah’s Ministry of judgement

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Pluck, break down, Destroy, overthrow

39
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Jeremiah’s Ministry Of restoration

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To build

To plant

40
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What were Jeremiah’s visions and what did they represent

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Almond tree- God is watching
Boiling pot from north -enemies from north country
Good and bad figs- good went to exile, bad resisted

41
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What were Jeremiah’s symbolic actions and what did they represent

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Wore dirty underwear in cleft of rock - useless

Smash clay jar in front of people- reap God’s judgement

Wear yoke around neck - going into slavery under Babylon

Buy field from cousin - we’re coming back

Told to bury staff at entry to palace of Pharo- Babylonian king coming and setting up throne where Egyptians were

Wrote war oracle, tied to rock, threw in Euphrates- they will sink and rise no more

42
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Who opposed Jeremiah

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EVERYONE

43
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Confessions are Jeremiahs response to

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his opposition

44
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What is god telling Jeremiah through his visit to the Potter’s house in chapter 18 in Jeremiah

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Make them useful for himself, but it’s all dependent on whether or not they return

45
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Why did Jeremiah write a letter to those in exile

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Will not be here long.

Going to Babylon. Pray for them

46
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Major difference between old and new covenants fulfilled

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Old covenant- outward sign of circumcision. 10 commandments. Old covenant broken often

New covenant- written on heart through Holy Spirit. Sins atoned for. Word teaches new covenant

47
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Not allowed to mourn death of wife

Priest turned prophet

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Carried into exile in 597 BC

48
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What is Ezekiel the prophet known as

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Psychotic prophet-seems crazy

49
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Which prophet seems to have influenced Ezekiel

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Jeremiah- individual accountability before God

50
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What is the 2-part purpose Ezekiel

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Judgement and restoration by God’s glory

51
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Distinctive themes of Ezekiel

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God’s glory and transcendence
Individual responsibility
New covenant

52
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What is the basic meaning of apocalyptic

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Symbolic

Giving you a glimpse of what the world is really like using imagery

53
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What is the occasion and purpose of Ezekiel

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Bad times literature hard times and severe

54
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What is the key image found in Ezekiel

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God’s chariot throne. Glory of God leaves through chariot

55
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What are the two key phases found in exekiel

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Son of man

You will know I am the lord

56
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What were Ezekiel’s symbolic actions and what did they resemble

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Writes on a brick of siege
Lays on his left side for 390 days and right side for 40 days
Eats starvation diet over human waste
Cuts hair -1/3 by fire-burning of Jerusalem
1/3 blown by wind-going to exile
Took up baggage -showing there is more exile to come

57
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How is the climax of God’s judgement against and restoration of Judah/Jerusalem pictured by Ezekiel

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Chariot and God’s glory

His glory left temple

58
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Basic meaning behind Ezekiel’s message of restoration

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Shepherds of Israel
Valley of dry bones
Gog and Magog

59
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Shepherds of Israel

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Kings got you into exile

Earthly king of shepherd will rule from Davidic throne

60
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Valley of dry bones

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God restoring Israel and Judah back together as one nation

61
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Gog and Magog

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God will judge people and enemies
God will restore people
All will know God is the lord

62
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What does Ezekiel envision as the hope for Jerusalem restoration in chapters 40-48? How is it ultimately fulfilled

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Ideal world order
King offers sacrifices
Living water flows out of temple
Perfect world order

63
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Be able to distinguish the 12 minor prophets from each other and from the major prophets

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Hosea 
Jonah 
Amos 
Micah 
Nahum 
Habakkuk 
Zephaniah 
Haggai 
Joel
Zechariah 
Obadiah 
Malachi
64
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Malachi

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Disputations and prophets of Elijah who comes to prepare the way of the lord

65
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Obadiah

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Single oracle against Erin and shortest book

66
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Zechariah

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Prophesies triumphal entry
In johns account
Speer in side

67
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Joel

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Locusts
Day of the lord
Spirit being called out

68
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Haggai

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Temple

Contemporary of Zephaniah

69
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Zephaniah

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Day of the lord
Fierstest prophet
Warrior who restores and brings wrath

70
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Nahum

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Ninevah
Assyrian king
Habakkuk with god about justice and how he will judge and restore people in exile from Babylon

71
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Hosea

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Love

Marry prostitute gomer

72
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Jonah

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Doesn’t understand God’s compassion

3rd person

73
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Amos

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Social prophet in north
Farmer turned prophet
Focuses on social issues

74
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Micah

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Social issues in South
Judah: Micah predicted rest
Messiah born in Bethlehem

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