Unit 5 Flashcards
An Israelite… Spent time inside a fish
Jonah
Went from Judah to Israel to prophecy against economic injustice
Amos
The Marriage of _____, an Israelite, symbolized the relationship of God and God’s people
Hosea
_____ is the most influential prophet. As adviser to King Hezekiah, he helped fend off the Assyrian threat to Judah
Isaiah
Because _____ is similar to many of the prophets-esp. Amos- his call to justice is at risk of being overlooked
Micah
_____ was from Israel; he lived about a century after the Assyrian destruction of Israel in 721
Nahum
_________ of Judah was a descendant of King Hezekiah. His short book prophesies doom on Judah…
Zephaniah
________ of Judah showed faith in the face of confusion about God’s ways- especially God’s willingness for Babylon to conquer Judah
Habakkuk
________ has long been known as “the weeping prophet” because of the many struggles he faced… will one day institute “a new covenant”… active in the 7th and 6th centuries
Jeremiah
_______ prophesied in Babylon during the decade leading up to the Exile (he was exiled early)… 430 days lying on his side
Ezekiel
_______, the shortest OT book, is a prophecy against Edom (south & east of Judah, south of both Judah & Moab)… Plasm 137
Obadiah
This term is imprecise, for the Exile didn’t completely end… Refers to prophets who ministered in Judah after returning to Babylonia
POST-EXILIC
______ & _________ encourage Zerubbabel and the high preist to finish rebuilding of the temple…
Haggai & Zechariah
______ is a short book, comprised of 5 sermons/messages in 2 chapter.
Haggai
_________, on the other hand, is much longer, highly visionary, and thus more difficult to understand
Zechariah
The book of _______ is the last in the OT. _______ himself was in Judah 60-70 years after Haggai & Zechariah
Malachi
____ is unique. A swarm of locusts (grasshoppers) devastates the land, and Joel uses this as a symbol of the coming and fearful “Day of the LORD”
Joel
The word ___________ refers to certain prophets who received and communicated their divine messages in vivid, highly symbolic, and sometimes cryptic ways.
“apocalyptic”
______ is last in our course because it may have been written in the 2nd century BC (later than any other OT book). Another option is the 6th century BC.
Daniel
in the __-century view, the book encourages Jews in exile to stand firm under oppressive Babylonian and Persian rulers
6th
in the __-century view, the book encourages Jews being oppressed by a vicious Greek ruler to stand firm
2nd
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
Nevi’im 4 former prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and The Book of Twelve
Nevi’im 4 latter prophets
“Major”
long
“Minor”
short
To prophecy is to tell ___________
God’s truth
