Old Testament Survey, Unit 3

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Isaiah translation

"Salvation of Yaweh"

Approach God's Word with...

-An intentional spirit -An eager spirit -A diligent spirit

What are poetry books?

-Individuals and their walk of life -The heart of the Old Testament -Written for the purpose to teach people how to live wisely in the world -Things that are still practical/applicable for us today

Shortest Psalm

117

Longest Psalm

119

Poetry books of OT

Also called Wisdom literature

Jeremiah's scribe

Baruch (Jeremiah was the only prophet with a scribe)

A person who is wise __________ in the Lord

Delights

God expects us to remain _________ in suffering

Faithful

The work of a prophet is more __________________ (sharing what God had said) than _________________

Forthtelling, foretelling

Psalms (Hebrew translation)

Hymns of praise

Outline of Job

I. Prologue - what happened to Job II. Job's 3 friends - Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar III. Elihu speaks IV. God speaks V. Epilogue (Job being restored)

Major prophets

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

Who wrote Lamentations?

Jeremiah

Author of Ecclesiastes

Likely Solomon; Koheleth - "the preacher"

Psalms are the _________ book of the Bible

Most read

Following God doesn't exempt us from ___________

Suffering

Ezekiel and Jeremiah prophesied using _______________ ________

Symbolic acts

What did Jeremiah primarily speak about?

The coming Babylonian captivity

Theme of Proverbs

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

Theme of Isaiah

The message of salvation

Synthetic parallelism

The second line reinforces the first by explaining it/adding a reason (not true parallelism) (Proverbs 14:7)

Antithetic parallelism

The second line reinforces the first line with a similar thought but from a negative perspective (Psalm 10:16)

Synonymous parallelism

The second line repeats the thought of the first line in different vocabulary (Psalm 114:7-8)

Jeremiah (person)

The weeping prophet

Where was Job from?

Uz

What is the Hebrew translation of the word for Song of Solomon?

"Song of Songs which is Solomon's"

Shibboleth

"The temple of the Lord"; the people said this 3 times in a row as sort of a superstition; they believed if they said it, God would protect them

Context of Lamentations

(Looks back on) The destruction of Jerusalem

Takeaways of Song of Solomon

-Love between two people is to be exclusive and binding -Love between a man and a woman is something that is valid and beautiful even in a fallen world

Types of Psalms

-Psalms of Praise -Psalms of Lament -Royal Psalms -Psalms of Wisdom

Lessons of Proverbs

-Seek Godly wisdom -Fear the Lord -Be teachable -Don't be foolish

Proverbs were written by:

-Solomon (mostly) -Agur, Son of Jacob (chapter 30) -King Lemuel (chapter 31)

Types of parallelism in Psalms

-Synonymous -Antithetic -Synthetic -Acrostic

Themes of Psalms

-The presence of the Lord (God is with me) -The protection of the Lord (God is protecting me)

Themes of Job

-The universality of suffering -The timeless example of Job (his faithfulness)

At the end of Ecclesiastes, the author concludes that meaning is found in...

-reverence (fear of the Lord) -obedience

In Jeremiah chapter 1, we see God is...

-the God who calls and strengthens -the God who speaks and acts -the God who is true to His Word -the God who judges

2 perspectives with which to think about your faith

-who you are -who God is

The author of Ecclesiastes tries to find meaning in:

-wisdom (1:13) -pleasure (2:1) -wealth (2:8)

Characteristics of prophecy

1. No story line 2. Thematic, not chronological 3. Not personal information about the prophet 4. A collection of speeches

Truths we see in Jeremiah

1. The people of Judah deserved their exile to Babylon because of continuing sin 2. The Temple in Jerusalem could not protect the Judahites from God's judgement against them for their hypocrisy 3. False prophets proclaiming peace and safety must be rejected in favor of the message of true prophets 4. The judgement of exile would be followed by a grand restoration under a new covenant (Jer. 31:31-34)

Proverbs typically takes...

2 ways of living with the goal of imparting some kind of moral or religious wisdom

Jeremiah (book)

2nd largest book of Bible

When did Jeremiah minister?

627-582 BC

Proverbs is...

A collection of practical knowledge to teach people to live in wisdom

Interpretations of Song of Solomon

Allegorical Dramatic (relationship between Solomon and a woman) Wedding song (not exclusive to anyone, just a song commonly sung at weddings) Love song (describing the relationship between a man and a woman, not a specific story)

Symbolic act

An action which God commanded the prophet to do to communicate the prophecy

Coram Deo

Before the face of God

Theme of Song of Solomon

Celebration of love

In Lamentations, Israel is portrayed as...

Chapter 1 - a mourning widow Chapter 2 - a weeping daughter Chapter 3 - an afflicted man Chapter 4 - tarnished gold Chapter 5 - a fatherless child

Isaiah outline

Chapters 1-39 - Isaiah's time (8th century) Chapters 40-55 - Exiles (6th century) Chapters 56-66 - Returned exiles and all times

The book of Isaiah is the most...

Comprehensive prophetic picture of Christ

Psalms were written by?

David - 73 Asaph - 12 Sons of Korah - 12 Solomon - 12 Ethan - 1 Moses - 1

Proverbs are more __________ than ___________

Descriptive, prescriptive

Acrostic parallelism

Each line begins with a particular letter/heading (Psalm 119)

Faith shouldn't be based on _________

Feelings

As Christians, we are supposed to grow in ______ and _______

Grace, truth

The Proverbs are not __________ rooted

Historically (there was not a historical event that caused the Psalms and Proverbs to be written)

Ecclesiastes is very _________ but ________

Honest, strange

What does Proverbs accomplish that no other book of the Bible does?

It compiles numerous short instructions for living an effective life on earth

Song of Solomon is a guide for...

Love, marriage, and sexuality

Allegorical representations in Song of Solomon

Man - God or Christ Woman - Israel or the church Lips - law and grace Kisses - the Word of God

Theme of Lamentations

Mourning

Prophet

One who spoke for God within the context of a current situation

Major vs Minor prophets

Only indicates the length of the book (not indicative of the prophet's influence, standing, etc.)

In Song of Solomon, the relationship between the man and the woman is both __________ and __________

Physical, verbal

Jeremiah was a ____________ prophet, whereas Ezekiel was a ______________ prophet

Pre exilic (before the Babylonian exile), exilic (during the Babylonian exile)

What is the purpose of the royal Psalms?

To celebrate the reign of David and the Davidic dynasty


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