Test #2 Flashcards
Meaning of Isaiah
“salvation of Yahweh” or “Yah saves” of “yahweh is salvation”
Isaiah mentioned by name …
22 times in the NT (more than all the other prophets combined)
All Prophecy should..
be approached with respect and great humility
How is God revealed to Isaiah?
Both holy (especially in book 1) and loving (especially in book 2)
What is taken from Isaiah?
much of Handel’s “Messiah”
Prophets were not…
speaking trumpets, through which the Spirit spoke, but speaking men, by whom the Spirit spoke, making use of their natural powers.
Prophets could be called…
by God without respect to identity, lineage, or profession. (anyone could be a prophet)
In the time of Moses holiness was…
the emphasis on holiness meant being separated to God by obedience to God’s standards laid out in the covenant especially in their faithfulness to God.
Holiness to Isaiah….
Has a different stress concerning holiness,. The moral nature of uncleanness replaced the idea of the profane as the characteristic of sinfulness. He emphasized morality and ethical behavior more than the ritual significance.
Isaiah’s children….
1st son- “a remnant shall return”, 2nd son- “swift to the plunder, speedy to the prey”
Isaiah’s life and writings cover…
a time of transition from northern Israel and southern Israel as brother nations to the destruction of Israel leaving Judah alone.
Isaiah 9:6b.. four what?
Throne names: And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
To this day, many Jews would still say …
that the Servant portrayed in Isaiah’s four Servant Songs is either Israel or Jerusalem.
4th servant song 52:13-53:12… also called?
This passage is quoted more frequently in the NT than any other OT passage
Gospel of the OT
What is special about Isaiah 58?
The manifesto of The Salvation Army
Some consider the strange prophecies in Isaiah 65:20-25…
The Millennial Kingdom rule of Christ
What does Jesus use the last verse of Isaiah for?
An image of hell in Mark 9:47-48
Jeremiah appears to be….
very sensitive, so much so that he has become known as the “weeping prophet”
Jeremiah’s life and writings covers …
a time of transition from the independent statehood of Judah to complete captivity by Babylon.
When did Jeremiah prophecy?
under the last five rulers of Judah
what is special about Jeremiah as a seer?
A more exact picture of his life of Jeremiah has been preserved than any other seer.
What is the Zion party?
Their logic was simple; “Because we have the Temple of God among us we are safe because the God of the universe would never allow his Temple on earth to be destroyed.”
When were Jeremiah’s prophecies a favorite?
During the Babylonian Exile
What overshadows Jeremiah’s life?
A depressed spirit
What kind of language style does Jeremiah use?
simple, without ornament and only slightly polished
What did Jeremiah’s life become a living personal testimony to?
The suffering Messiah
Parallels between Jeremiah and the Messiah…
- Both had an 11th-hour ministry proclaiming the overthrow of Jerusalem and its temple by the Babylonians (or Romans).
- Jeremiah and Jesus were both men beloved of God, and obliged to live a life of suffering in spite of their guiltlessness and holiness from birth.
- Both wept over the city which stoned the prophets and did not recognize what would bring it peace.
- The love of both was repaid with hatred.
Lamantations:
Lamantationes
consists of 5 laments
“a sorrowful poem or song about a tragedy or disaster.
Considered the writer of lamentations?
Traditionally Jeremiah
Like much of the other Hebrew poetry? (Lam.)
lamentations is highly structured
In Lam. what is similar to the cursing psalms?
Calling upon God to take vengance
In Lam. what is similar to the sufferings of Jesus?
those experienced by Jerusalem bc of God’s wrather against its sins.
