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The Prophets
Messages, themes, and more about the prophets
Term | Definition |
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Amos | -Wanted to defend the poor - Inconsistency between worship and life |
Hosea | Against Idolatry and abuses in worship |
Micah | -Abuse of power by leaders -Jerusalem will be destroyed |
First Isaiah | MAJOR PROPHET -Greatness of Jerusalem and David's Dynasty |
Zephaniah | Israel will be glorified, enemies will be defeated etc Warns of darkness for the people who have sinned against the land |
Nahum | Unusual book; doesn't condemn Israel's sins The Lord of All Nation cares for His people |
Habakkuk | -Problem of the suffering of the innocent |
Jeremiah | MAJOR PROPHET The book is written about the prophet's life -There will be a new covenant; law will be written in our hearts. |
Lamentations | Appendix to Jeremiah Grief, but trust in God. |
Baruch | Message of hope, comfort, and contrition. Was the secretary to Jeremiah |
Ezekiel | MAJOR PROPHET prophecy in the form of visions and symbolic actions |
Second Isaiah | The God of Israel is the Lord of the whole world. First use of the term: Good News |
Third Isaiah | Deals with sober tones and difficult questions. Prophecies will only be completely fulfilled in Heaven. |
Haggai | Rebuild the Temple! Put God first! |
Zechariah | Message of hope The longest of the minor prophets Apocalyptic tone Expectations of the Messiah! |
Obadiah | God cares for his people and saves them from enemies. Shortest book of the OT. Unique because it doesn't call Israel to conversion. |
Joel | Call to conversion by learning from mistakes |
Jonah | Against self-righteous anger God wants all to be saved. A didactic story |
Daniel | MAJOR PROPHET Speaks to people in time of persecution. (Seleucid) Apocalyptic |
Malachi | Last book of the Canon OT Elijah will come and prepare the way for the day of the Lord. Has same themes as the others. |
Who were the Major Prophets? | Daniel, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah |
Who made this? | The one, the only, Jenna Kirk back at it again. |