OTS Exam 4 Flashcards
This prophet struggles to understand God’s methods and instruments for dealing with Judah’s punishment
Book of Habakkuk (pre-exilic, Babylon)
This book takes an actual event (plague), translating it into a future prediction of the coming Assyrian invasion and the fall of Samaria (Northern Kingdom)
Book of Joel (pre-exilic, Babylon)
In this book, the prophet called Israel into court (6:1-5), just as Hosea had done (Hosea 4:1-5:15)
Book of Micah
This book recalls the prejudicial actions of Edom (the Edomic nation)
Book of Obadiah (pre-exilic, Babylon)
Herein, scholars call this prophet the “Shepherd of Social Justice”
Book of Amos (pre-exilic, Assyria)
This book predicts the fall of the Assyrian capitol, Nineveh
Book of Nahum (post-exilic, words of judgment directed at Assyria)
This book speaks to the prophet’s prejudice and ill will towards his audience (the city of Ninevah)
Book of Jonah (post-exilic, Assyria)
This book is built around the life experience of a prophet dealing with his adulterous wife. It serves as a backdrop to the concept of “Spiritual Adultery”
Book of Hosea (pre-exilic, Assyria)
In this book, false prophets also abused their office by letting money influence their words. They uttered blessings to those who paid them but condemned those who could pay nothing (3:5)
Book of Micah (pre-exilic, Babylon)
This prophet was deeply troubled over his perceived inaction and injustice by God. He brought his questions to God.
Book of Habakkuk (pre-exilic, Babylon)
In this book, the prophet pictures God calling Israel into court– with the mountains serving as “witnesses”
Book of Micah (pre-exilic, Babylon)
One of two prophetic books (the other being Obadiah), where judgment is directed at a foreign nation
Book of Nahum (pre-exilic, Babylon)
This book has the iconic phrase, “the cows of Bashan,” describing certain women’s treatment of the poor
Book of Amos (pre-exilic, Assyria)
In this book the prophet’s naming of his children reflects God’s relationship to Israel
Book of Hosea (pre-exilic, Assyria)
A term used to describe the period following the Babylonian exile (sometimes Assyrian exile)
Post-exilic (mostly Babylon, but could include other empires)
In the aftermath of delivering his message, the prophet, sits on a hilltop to view the city’s destruction
The book of Jonah (post-exilic, Assyria)
Predicted by many prophets, this event came at the direction of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon
Fall of Jerusalem
The occurrence of a plague of locusts and its aftermath forms the background for this book
Book of Joel (pre-exilic, Babylon)
This book describes the prophet’s “running away from God” and his reluctance to see God’s forgiveness of his audience
Book of Jonah (post-exilic)
T/F As demonstrated by one of the prophets, to question God’s dealing is a sign of distrust
True
T/F The prophet Habakkuk brings his troubling questions to God, as he struggles with a sense of injustice
True
T/F The book of Joel is not linked to the term “The Day of the Lord”
False
T/F The people in Malachi questioned how “they had stolen from the Lord”
True
T/F Presented in the book of Jonah, the book ends with the prophet angrily questioning God’s mercy and grace
True
T/F The prophet Amos boldly addresses social issues which concerned God
True
T/F Scholars easily agree on the status of Hosea’s wife (a prostitute prior to marriage or not)
False
T/F The Plumb Line: One of the prophets uses the image of a plumb line (as used in construction) to demonstrate Israel’s “crooked” stance and need for rebuilding
True
T/F In many ways, the “Fall of Jerusalem” was a key prophetic event, speaking to God’s moment of judgment against Judah
True
T/F All of the prophets operated in settings or periods of economic prosperity
False
T/F Following their return from the Babylonian exile, the audience of Haggai chose to concentrate on rebuilding their own homes over God’s priorities. Somehow, they lost both their fervor and their way.
True
T/F “For three sins… even for four”– by using this expression, Amos was indicating that God would be gracious to these nations no longer. The time to pay for their sins had come
True
T/F Despite the presence of the Temple God, Jerusalem felt uncertain on whether God would spare them (they did not express a “rabbit’s foot” mentality)
False
Married
Hosea
Locust
Joel
Cows
Amos
Edom proud
Obadiah
Fish
Jonah
Persecuted the poor
Micah
Mountains, defeated Nineveh
Nahum
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Habbakuk
Why delay
Haggai
Giving God your best
Malachi
