Test Flashcards
Jeremiah’s Time
Jeremiah’s life and writings covers a time of transition from the independent statehood of Judah to complete captivity by Babylon
Under who did Jeremiah prophecy?
Under the last 5 rulers of Judah
Jeremiah’s life preserved?
A more exact picture of the life of Jeremiah has been preserved than the life of any other seer.
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.
The Egypt Party
They thought a political-military alliance could save them.
The War Party
They dreamed of freedom and peace while exile and war were already approaching the gates of the city. Jeremiah’s call to submit to Babylon as the lesser evil was interpreted by the war party as a lack of patriotism at best or treason at worst.
During the Exile?
During the Babylonian Exile his prophecies seem to have been a favorite reading of the exiles.
What overshadows the life of Jeremiah?
A somber, depressed spirit overshadows his life.
Jeremiah’s writing style?
The language style of Jeremiah is simple, without ornament and only slightly polished.
Jeremiah’s life became what?
Jeremiah’s entire life became a living personal prophecy of the suffering Messiah.
Order of the book of Jeremiah
The prophecies and history in the book are not recorded in chronological order
4 Parallels between the life of Jeremiah and the Messiah?
- Both had 11th hour ministries- 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 a 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.
What is the book of Lamentations?
A book consisting of 5 laments
The 5 songs of Lament are known as what in Latin?
Lamentationes
What is a lament?
A lament is a sorrowful poem or song about a tragedy or disaster.
Author of Lamentations
Jeremiah has been traditionally considered to be the writer.
Structure of Lamentations?
Like much other Hebrew poetry, the book is highly structured.
What is Lamentations similar to? In what way?
This calling upon God to take vengeance in Lamentations is similar to the cursing Psalms.
Comparison of sufferings of Jerusalem to what?
The intensity and depth of the sufferings experienced by Jerusalem because of God’s wrath against sin can be considered similar to the sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 9:6
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
What are the four throne names of the Messiah?
Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace
How still today many Jews interpret the Servant of the four servant songs?
To this day, many Jew would still say that the Servant portrayed in Isaiah’s four servant Songs is either Israel or Jerusalem.
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
(Important servant song) This passage is quoted more frequently in the NT than any other OT passages. It has been called the Gospel of the OT.
Why is Isaiah 58 special to us as part of the Salvation Army?
Booth called this the manifesto of the SA
What is the significances of Isaiah 65:20-25 (&11:6-9)
Some consider the strange prophecies of these passages as the Millennial Kingdom rule of Christ.
How did Jesus use the last verse of Isaiah?
Jesus used this last verse of Isaiah as an image of hell in Mark 9:47-48
How is Jeremiah know to be?
He appears to be very sensitive, so much so that he has become known as “the weeping prophet”
What does Isaiah mean?
“Salvation of YAHWEH” or “Yah saves”
How many times is Isaiah mentioned by name in the NT?
22 times. More than all the other prophets combined.
How should all prophecy be approached?
With respect and great humility.
How is God revealed in the Book of Isaiah?
as holy (especially in book 1) loving (especially in book 2)
Handel’s “Messiah”
Much of Handel’s “Messiah” is taken from Isaiah
How the Spirit uses Prophets?
Prophets were not speaking trumpets, through which the Spirit spoke, but speaking men, by who the Spirit spoke, making use of their natural powers.
How God chose prophets, or who was chosen?
Prophets could be called by God without respect to identity, lineage, or profession.
What is the meaning of Isaiah’s second son’s name?
“Swift to the plunder, speedy to the prey.”
What is the meaning of Isaiah’s first son’s name?
“a remnant shall return”
Isaiah’s Idea of the Holy?
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.
Holiness in the time of Moses?
In the time of Moses holiness meant being separated to God by obedience to God’s standards laid out in the covenant especially in their faithfulness or fidelity to God.
