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Midterm Exam (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel) Flashcards

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3 elements of a prophetic message

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  1. logical argument
    - reason for the relationship they have with God
    - reason for judgement
  2. emotional appeal
    - the love of God for His people
    - compassion on the part of the prophet
  3. credibility of the speaker
    - character of the person
    - accuracy of the message–does it align with the Bible?
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Differences between a priest and a prophet

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  1. they both are messengers between God and man
  2. the priest has his face to God and his back to us
  3. the prophet has his back to god and his face to us
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Four levels/realms of prophecy

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  1. prophecy of Scripture
  2. the Spirit of prophecy
  3. the office of a prophet
  4. the gift of prophecy (all can enter into it)
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The origin of prophets in Israel

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Moses addressing the nation (Deuteronomy 18:9-22)

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7 Biblical tests for prophets

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  1. speak only in the name of the Lord
  2. their moral character
  3. conscious of a definite call experience
  4. message in harmony with previous revelation (Word of God)
  5. historical confirmation
  6. moral quality of the message
  7. hearer’s discernment
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Genres

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  1. oracles and visions
  2. short spoken messages
  3. short narratives, symbolic acts
  4. dialogues with Yahweh
  5. poetic language

Anthologies: a collection of material

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Elements of OT poetry

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  1. Density
  2. Parallelism
  3. Figurative imagery
  4. Wordplay
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Types of Figures of Speech (involving analogy)

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  1. simile
  2. metaphor
  3. hypocatastasis
  4. hyberbole
  5. personification
  6. anthropomorphism
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Types of Figures of Speech (involving substitution)

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  1. metonymy
  2. synecdoche

misc.

  1. irony & sarcasm
  2. wordplay
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3 levels of OT history

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  1. individual
  2. national
  3. universal
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Basic prophetic message

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  1. you broke the covenant–you better repent!
  2. No repentance? Then judgement.
  3. Hope/future restoration?
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3 Categories of violation

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  1. Idolatry
  2. Social injustice
  3. Reliance on religious rituals
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pre-exilic to other nations

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  1. Obadiah
  2. Nahum
  3. Jonah
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post-exilic, full restoration is yet to come

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  1. Haggai
  2. Zechariah
  3. Malachi
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Daniel

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Historian, Government official, Prophet of the far future

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Prophets and End Time

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2% messianic
5% new-covenant age
1% yet to come

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Six Central Issues

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  1. The Land
  2. The near view/far view
  3. Conditional Prophecy (“if”)
  4. Figurative Language
  5. Relationship between Israel and the Church (replacement theology)
  6. Nature of the future kingdom
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Interpretive Systems

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  1. Amillenialism–no literal 1000 year reign
  2. Premillenialism
    - Classic Dispensational–very literal (clear distinction between church and Israel)
    - Progressive Dispensational–“already/not yet”
    - Historic–tribulation before rapture
  3. Postmillenialism
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Isaiah

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  1. Prophesies to Israel & Judah 739-690 BC
  2. related to Uzziah
  3. Married (wife called prophetess)
  4. 2 sons–Shear-jashub-a (remnant shall return), maher-shlalal-hush-buz (judgement that is coming)
  5. From Judah & Jerusalem
  6. Name–“The Lord is salvation”
  7. Denounces sin of people and leaders, predicts overthrow by Assyria and Babylon
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Theme of Isaiah

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  1. Salvation is given by grace, by power of God the redeemer

2. Person, work, and kingdom of Messiah

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Siege of Jerusalem

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701 BC

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The Servant Prophecies (Isaiah)

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  1. Suffering Servant represents faithful Israel
  2. An individual (Jer., Moses, etc.)
  3. Servant is Messiah
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Purpose of judgement

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Every judgement, up until the book of Revelation, is designed to bring restoration.

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Jeremiah (The Weeping Prophet)

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  1. most influential in Judah’s final hour
    2 not to have wife or children
  2. scroll destroyed
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Name (Jeremiah)

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“The Lord appoints (or establishes)

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Kings during Jeremiah’s time

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  1. Josiah
  2. Jehoahaz
  3. Jehoiakim
  4. Jehoiakin
  5. Zedekiah
  6. Gedaliah (app. gov. from Babylon)
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Jeremiah’s 2 visions

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  1. Almond Tree
  2. Boiling Pot

Also, analogies include the unfaithful wife and the two sisters (Samaria and Sodom). Also, the shepherds and bride and bridegroom.

70 years of desolation

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Ezekiel

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  1. Name means “God strengthens”
  2. Influenced by Jeremiah’s works
  3. with 2nd group of exiles
  4. wife dies
  5. Daniel in service 5 years by his time
  6. his ministry is pastoral and preaching
  7. called priest, prophet, watchman, “father of apocalyptic writing”
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Twofold mission of Ezekiel

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  1. Destroy false hope of early restoration

2. Establishment of real hope–God is in control

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Themes of Ezekiel

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  1. Sovereignty and glory of God

2. The presence of God

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Object lessons of Ezekiel

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  1. the brick siege
  2. the beard
  3. idolatry and resulting judgement
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4 terrible things in temple (during Ezekiel’s time)

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  1. pagan idol at north gate
  2. images on walls–elders also had incense
  3. mourning over Tammuz–godess of vegetation
  4. back to temple bowing to sun (back facing God)

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