Major Prophets

Question 1

Book of Isaiah

Answer 1

TO: Judah
SETTING: During, and immediately after, the fall of Israel.
THEME: Judgment and deliverance
1. The judgement of God 1-35
2. Historical interlude 36-39
**Hezekiah and a) Sennacherib, b )illness c) Babylonian visitors
3. The deliverance of God 40-66
**The supremacy of the Lord 40-48
**The servant if the Lord 49-53
**The future plans of the Lord 54-66

Question 2

Book of Jeremiah

Answer 2

TO: Judah
SETTING: Final days of Judah, ending in the fall of Jerusalem.
THEME: Judgment is coming, so repent
1. Prophecy: judgment on Judah 1-25
2. Narrative 26-45
**Experiences with messages of hope 26-36
**Experiences with messages of judgment 37-45
3. Prophecy: judgment on the nations 46-51
4. Epilogue: fall of Jerusalem 52

Question 3

Book of Lamentations

Answer 3

TO: Judah
SETTING: Jerusalem has fallen, is in ruins, and the people are captives.
THEME: Mourning the fall of Jerusalem
1. Jerusalem's destruction 1-2
2. Personal afflictions 3a
3. Hope expressed 3b
4. Destruction described 4
5. Jeremiah's prayer 5

Question 4

Book of Ezekiel

Answer 4

TO: Judah
SETTING: Final years of Judah, he speaks from captivity in Babylon.
THEME: Explanations for misery and exhortations to trust God.
1. Ezekiel’s call 1-3
2. Judgment on Judah 4-24
3. Judgment on the nations 25-32
4. Restoration of God’s people 33-48

Question 5

The Book of Daniel

Answer 5

SETTING: In captivity in Babylon
THEME: "God's sovereignty over people and nations."
1. Historical section 1-6
     **Education 1
     **Neb's statue dream 2
     **Fiery furnace 3
     **Neb's tree dream 4
     **Belshazzar's feast 5
     **Lion's den 6
2. Prophetic section 7-12
     **Four beast 7
     **Ram and goat 8
     **70 weeks 9
     **Warring kings 10-12