Minor Prophets Flashcards
Daniel’s friends name meanings
Hananiah-God has shown grace -shadrach-the commander of Aku Mishael-who is what God is? -Meshach-who is what Aku is? Aazariah-God has helped -abendnego-servant of Nego
Administrator of kings
Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius (Mede), Cyrus?
Daniel served under all these rulers! And remained pure!
Daniel’s position of influence
Who is the greater God?
Protecting the welfare of the captive people
Daniel and his friends are the administrators
Style of book
History, prophetic, apocalyptic
Language division of book
Hebrew 1:1-2:4a, 8-12 (Jews)
Aramaic 2:4b-7:28 (Gentiles)
Prophecies in Daniel
Great image, beasts, 70 weeks
Message of Daniel
Sovereignty of the creator/redeemer over kingdoms and circumstances of life
The rise and fall of kingdoms of men
The existence of the kingdom of God
Conclusions from Daniel
The kingdom has always been God’s
The father has granted sovereignty to the Messiah
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit rule over all the world
We await the full establishment of the kingdom
Daniel 1-6
Ch 1 the food test Ch 2 the dream test Ch 3 the image of gold test Ch 4 the power test (tree cut down) Ch 5 the revelation test Ch 6 the nature test
Daniel 7-12 themes
Horror of human evil as concentrated in the state
Announcement of specific time of deliverance
Repentance that leads to deliverance
Revelation that cosmic war stands behind human conflict
Judgment is certain for those who resist God and oppose His people
Certainty that Gods people now oppressed will have new life in full
Ch 7-12 the future
Ch 7 dream of the 4 beasts
Ch 8 vision of the ram and goat
Ch 9 Daniels intercession and vision
Ch 10-12 the final vision
Hosea: theme or message
Knowing God’s love
Background: historical and political
End of Jeroboam II rule Either right before or after Amos Decay and calamity ahead Assyria rising up Israel in for a quick succession of kings
Social conditions of Hosea
Rulers set poor examples
Property of little value
Correct courts
People hardened by conditions-bloodshed, highway robbery, murder, organized crime (Led by priests), class hatred, family life falling apart
Religious conditions of Hosea- sin rules in peoples hearts
Priests did not lead people to God but actually made sin attractive
Unfaithfulness in worship and marriage
God’s people refused to love the one who loved them
Lesson-physical adultery is an outward result of spiritual adultery
If you can’t be faithful to God, what is the holding from being faithful to people
The man Hosea:
Name means, father, who he prophecies to
Salvation
Son of Beeri
Prophet of N. Kingdom, to address his own people
Hosea’s marriage
1:2 “a wife of harlotry
Allegory, spiritual lesson of Israel’s unfaithfulness
He actually married a woman known to him to be a harlot, perhaps a temple prostitute
He married a woman who was religiously unfaithful and worship false gods
He married a woman whom he thought pure but later was unfaithful (prophetic anticipation)
The children of Hosea
Jezreel (son)- place where Jehu’s sword ended dynasty of omri with slaughter
Lo-ruhamah (daughter)- not pitied or no compassion
Lo-ammi (son)- not my people
Two key truths of Hosea
The root sin is the people’s unfaithfulness to God
The nature of God’s loving kindness to His people
Hosea’s relationship images
A king and his subjects
A father and his child
A husband and his wife
Hosea’s family is the message
Chapter one
Hosea’s family: the marriage, the children, then the promise
Ch 2
Hosea’s and God’s divorce
Hosea/gomer
God/Israel
Chapter 3
Hosea and Gomer’s reconciliation
Joel: prophecies to, name, father
Judah
The Lord is God
Son of Pethuel
The dating of Joel
Uncertain, but early date is accepted
Because there’s no reference to Assyria and Babylon, absence of reference to King
Reference to exile 3:2-3
Occasion of Joel
A great locust plague: historical, literal, in his lifetime
Allegorical-invading army, 4 stages of locust represent Assyria-Babylon, Media-Persian, Greek, Roman
Apocalyptic - end times, eschatological figure
Style of Joel
Poetry, metaphors, similes, war imagery, imperatives
Theme of Joel
The Day of the Lord
Historical day of judgment
A period of judgment
Eschatological day of reckoning
The four main topics of Joel
Desolation of locust plague
Repentance leads to renewal of land
Judgment of God’s enemies
The gifts of the Holy Spirit
Three themes relating to the Spirit of God in the OT
His presence, His power, His revelation
Five views about the gifts of the Holy Spirit being poured out
Termination at Pentecost: from Joel to Jesus
Fulfillment at Pentecost: acts 2:17
Nonfulfillment: at end of time in Israel
Typical fulfillment: at Pentecost again at end (but not in between)
Continuous: from Pentecost to end of time
Chapter one of Joel
The plague of locusts, total destruction
Drunkards mourn (wheat to make alcohol) , priests mourn (offerings) , farmers mourn (crops) (animals) , hearts of people mourn - rejoicing stops
Then lament, fast, solemn assembly
Call to respond
Lesson-people either turn to God or away from Him in crisis, His purpose is to bring you closer to God
Chapter two of Joel
How to respond to crisis with results
Blow a trumpet, sound an alarm
Lesson- if no one confronts the problem nothing will change
Repent, return to God with all your heart
Lesson- a broken heart=’s a restored heart
Chapter two continued of Joel
Gather people to fast and pray
Rejoice and be glad
Lesson- know God’s nature and believe Him
God will restore: every judgment is for us to turn back
Lesson- God’s ability to restore is greater than our losses
God will pour out His Spirit
Lesson-if you come, He will come
Chapter 3 of Joel
(Still ch 2 The day of the Lord will come
Lesson-perception of presence is positional)
God makes all things right, valley of God’s judgment
Lesson - you will answer for now you treat God’s possessions and His people
Lesson- if you fight God you lose
God makes everything right
Final restoration
Judah will be inhabited forever
Lesson- in the end you will know what He already knows. He is God with you forever
Amos-a cry for justice
The man:
Name means burden From Tekoa Herdsman and grower of sycamore figs No education but student of God's law Poor man sent from judah to proud capital of Israel
Dating of Amos
V.1 date of preaching mission; two years before earthquake
Circumstances: political and social conditions of Amos
Jeroboam II extended borders, trade
Powerful merchants, no middle class, poor neglected and oppressed
Justice to highest bidder, power to money lenders
Poor have to mortgage their land and self
Fruits of prosperity: Pride, luxury, selfishness, greed, oppression, moral decay
Religious conditions of Amos
Not neglected but perverted, ritual but no godliness, other gods, which ceremony and costly sacrifice at expense of poor
Both God and Amos oppose the; misuse, excuse, and abuse of sacrificial system
Oracles against the nations in Amos 1:3-2:16
Aram, Philistia, Phoenicia (Tyre), Edom, Ammon, Moab, Judah, Israel
Each judgment is fire
The five oracles 3:1-6:14
Ch3 - prophet and altar in agreement
Ch4 - haven’t returned
Ch5 - nation dead yet individuals can still live
Day of the Lord is coming, near view/far view
Social injustice is intolerable to God
Ch6 - exile because of turning justice into poison
Five visions of judgments in Amos
Locusts (7:1-3 pardon) Fire (7:4-6 pardon) Plumb line (7:7-9) Autobiographical (7:10-17) Summer fruit (8:1-14)
The final restoration- Amos 9:11-15
Fallen booth of David is raised up
Plowman overtakes the reaper
Captivity of Israel restored
Planted of their land
Obadiah “Family Feud Finally Fixed”
Edom
Name means worshiper or servant of the Lord
From Judah
Land of Edom
South of Dead Sea
Kings highway
Petra
Sibling rivalry of Obadiah
Lesson-strong
Warning against brotherly strife
Occasion and date of Obadiah
Jerusalem plundered and Edom helped
Jehoram 845 earliest
Final destruction 587 latest
Early dating for Obadiah reasons
Not mention whole population deportation
Captives to Phoenicia and west
No mention of total temple and city destruction
Amos, Joel, and Jeremiah snow acquaintance with Obadiah
Style of Obadiah
Vigorous poetic language, personified and direct
Prophetic perfect tense
Crime in climatic order
Contrast sin and doom with hope and victory
Judgment from particular to general
Israel restoration and establishment of KOG
Obadiah v. 1-9: requirement of judgment
Arrogance of Edom
The answer of God
Lesson- God hears and responds
Obadiah vs. 10-14: reasons for judgment
Violence to brother (Judah) No concern or compassion for brother Rejoicing over brothers judgment Looting their wealth Helping enemy capture and imprison Lessons: Ridicule of others in judgment will bring to self Having compassion for others in day of distress
Obadiah vs. 15-21: results of judgment
“Your dealings will turn on your own head”
On Edom: total destruction
Lesson: live by sword/die by sword
On all nations: Day of the Lord, restoration of God’s people and judgment of Gods enemies
Lesson: Eternal justice will prevail
Lesson: the kingdom is the Lord’s
Conclusion of Obadiah
By 70 AD all destroyed and people disappeared
Jonah
Name means dove
Son of Amotti
A prophet of Gath-hepher, zebulan, now Galilee
Four possible interpretations of Jonah
- Legend- myth, fiction based on legend
- Parable- post exile Judaism and unsaved world
- Allegory- Jonah - Israel mission to world, fish - Babylon, disgorgincy - return of Jews from exile, Jonah’s dissatisfaction, spirit of Judaism
- Historical- obvious sense of text, Jewish tradition accepts, jesus reference in Mt. 10 and Lk. 11