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Prophets Flashcards

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Prophets are first and foremost?

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Covenant enforcement mediators

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What covenant is presupposed?

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The mosaic covenant and law given on sinai

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Which minor prophet supports the view that the prophets are enforcing the mosaic covenant?

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Hosea which references: the exodus, Wilderness wanderings, destruction of cities of the plain (Admah and Zeboiim), Jacob and Esau’s birth, Jacob wrestling, the birth of Ephraim (joseph’s son)

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What is Julius Wellhausen’s stance on the prophets?

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the 8th century BC prophets came before Moses, and references in the prophets to the torah were edited in later.

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If the Mosaic covenant existed in antiquity, then why doesn’t the surrounding area support ethical monotheism being an older phenomenon?

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Israel and Judah allowed mass corruption of the law; there is now a heterodox majority and prophetic minority (7000, 3.5%)

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Define Heterodoxy

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Mixed truth and lies

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Nav’i means?

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“One who is called” Ex. a prophet is called by Yahweh

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What is a call narrative?

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A biblical genre denoting when a person is called to be a prophet (Ex. Isaiah 6, exodus 3&4, Jeremiah 1, Ezekiel 1-3, Amos 7)

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Are prophets primarily Spirit-inspired preachers, or predictors?

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80% preachers, 20% predictors. But both categories are vital.

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10
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When was Jeremiah canonized?

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After the fall of Jerusalem and exile, because his predictions were seen to be true.

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What are the two main prophetic calls?

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1) A call to righteousness of the kingdom

2) A call to worship Yahweh in spirit and truth

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What is that rhyme that Curtis loves so much?

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Amos 5:24- “Let [justice] flow down like a river; and [righteousness] like a never-ending stream.” quoted by MLK.

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13
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What does exile beyond Damascus mean?

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Going north toward Damascus puts you on the fertile crescent road which then goes south east to Babylon.

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What is the Day of the Lord in Hebrew?

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Yom YHWH

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What did Israelite popular religion believe the day of the lord would look like? What does it actually look like?

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That it would be a day of victory over pagan enemies, and Israel would become the head of international empire. This is false preaching. The day of the lord will mean destruction and judgement.

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What are the different parts of the prophetic lawsuit?

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Plaintiff (the one with the accusation): Yahweh
Judge: Yahweh
prosecutor: prophet
accused:  Israel
witness: sometimes Nature
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17
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What is Nahum about?

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The fall of Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, to Medes and Babylon. Similar to the fall of Berlin to Hitler, a day of rejoicing for the Ancient Near East.

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What is Obadiah about?

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an oracle against Edom (descendants of Esau) who should have allied with Judah (Jacob’s heritage) but instead was Babylon’s best local ally.

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What is Habakkuk about?

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Babylon is about to attack the first time, and habakkuk says the righteous will survive and live by faith. The end of book imagines terrible destruction as a hypothetical, and Habakkuk says he will still rejoice.

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Which 3 minor prophets are toward Persia, post-Exile when Jerusalem is being rebuilt?

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Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

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21
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What is a Riv/Rib?

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Hebrew word for lawsuit, a literary form where God through a prophet brings legal charges against Israel.

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22
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What is ethical monotheism?

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There is one God and no other! Yahweh alone, as stated in the 10 commandments.

23
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What is the book of Deuteronomy made of?

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three farewell exhortations by Moses before his death on Mt. Nebo enforcing ethical monotheism.

24
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What is Orthodoxy?

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straight teaching, true

25
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What is Heresy?

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Error so severe as to prevent salvation of the one who hears it

26
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What is apostasy?

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Someone who starts in the true faith then abandons it

27
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Who counters Wellhausen saying the covenant is ancient and precedes prophets?

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William Albright

28
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What is the Ketuvim?

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Writings (psalms, wisdom books, post exilic writings)

29
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What are the Nev’im?

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The prophets (former and later)

30
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Who are the former prophets?

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Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings

31
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Who are the latter prophets?

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Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the twelve

32
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What is the Tanak?

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The Ketuvim and Nevi’im together.

33
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What do false prophets speak of?

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Your best life here and now with no wrath of God coming soon. Best believe good ole’ Joel osteen is a false prophet!

34
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What does Anathema mean?

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Cursed or damned to hell

35
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Curtis’ definition of a prophet:

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A prophet is someone who speaks for or otherwise demonstrates the will of God by special empowerment of the Holy Spirit. The result is the words of a prophet are authoritative, infallible, and useful.

36
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When Jeremiah says in 26:6 that God will “make this house like Shiloh” what does he mean? What minor prophet supports his statement?

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Shiloh was severely burnt, and went from being the place the Ark of the covenant resided to being devastated by the Philistines. Similarly, the temple destruction is prophesied, a statement supported by Micah’s previous prophesies.

37
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What does the Paleo-Hebrew hieroglyphic Curtis showed in class say?

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Yahweh and his Asherah. The picture shows a pantheon of God’s with Yahweh being just another one.

38
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What is the Book of Chronicles?

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Rewrite of Israel’s history post exile during restoration.

39
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Which sentence in Jeremiah is the only one in Aramaic?

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Jeremiah 10:11, which is addressed to all the region that is pagan saying, “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.’”

40
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What is the Eschaton?

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The end of days or last days. Seen as the true and final fulfillment of Yahweh’s gracious plan for Israel and Judah after Judgement.

41
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How does the Messiah relate to the eschaton?

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In the end days true Davidic rule will be restored for both the northern and southern kingdoms. An era of righteousness, peace and joy will occur for the people of God stemming from the OT redeemer figure and righteous King, the Messiah.

42
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Where does the word remnant originate?

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The leftover piece of fabric/cloth.

43
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What is the name of Isaiah’s son and why is it significant?

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She’ar-Yashub meaning “shall return.” A name which indicates that the repentant remnant shall be restored to the land after the day of judgement. Repent=return

44
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What qualifies someone as the repentant remnant?

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All who abandon human manipulation, pagan idolatry, divination, magic, realpolitik, vox populi, and syncretism (merging of multiple religions).

45
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Define realpolitik

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German word for real politics, meaning a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral considerations.

46
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Define Vox Populi

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The voice of the people, or popular opinion

47
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How many time does Yahweh say, “I am your God, you are my people?”

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130 times.

48
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What is the covenant formula?

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Apostasy –> Destruction –> Repentance/Faith –> Restoration

49
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What will one difference between the first and second coming be?

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Jesus first came in full humility, but in the second coming he will come in full glory.

50
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Define apotelsmatic.

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A word describing prophets “in the condition of seeing from a distance.”

51
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List the all the prophets in order.

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Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
52
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What minor prophet is quoted the most during Jesus’ final week from Passover to crucifixion?

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Zechariahs writings are very relevant gospel prophecies, such as talking about a Jehovah figure growing up since birth, and eventually riding on a donkey.

53
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What conditions of the Israelite lives led to the prophecies of exile and judgment?

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Covenant violation, pagan idolatry, apostacy, oppression by the upper classes, hypocritical worship, gluttony, and total disregard for Yahweh. Punishment is inevitable after years of judges and kings failing to return to the Lord.

54
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Which 3 prophets, alongside Jeremiah, prophecy during the final years of Judah?

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Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.

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