Old Testament Poetry and Prophets Exam #2

What is the purpose of the books of prophecy?

To deliver the message of God to his people.

What is the responsibility of the prophet?

To represent God before the people of God by proclaiming the message of God.

What do the terms "Deutero-Isaiah" and "Trito-Isaiah" mean?

Two authors of Isaiah or three authors of Isaiah

What are the four primary biblical terms for a prophet and what do they emphasize?

1. *prophet* - "speaker or announcer" 2. *seer* - reception of God's message for his people 3. *man of God* - divine calling and ministry of the prophet 4. *messenger of the Lord* - "messenger" or "angel"

What are the themes of the book of Micah?

1. Condemnation of empty ritualism 2. generally the same themes as Isaiah

What are the four themes of the classical prophets?

1. Confrontation of sin. 2. Call for repentance. 3. Announcement of judgement. 4. Assurance of hope

What are the three tests for a prophet?

1. Does the prophet turn the people of God to or away from God and his Word? 2. Does the prophet use means of divination or occultism? 3. Do all the prophet's predictions come to pass?

What are the themes of the book of Amos?

1. External worship apart from right living that reflects a right living is sickening to God. 2. God expects his people to reflect his own character by being just. 3. God will judge all people, including his chosen people. 4. God's judgement was eminent. 5. Even through judgement may be near, God always seeks the repentance of his people.

What are the themes of the book of Habakkuk?

1. God is trustworthy even when his work is beyond our understanding, 2. Therefore, God's people are to live by faith in God.

What are the themes of the book of Jonah?

1. God loves Gentiles as well as his chosen nation, Israel. 2. God's salvation is universal, for Jew and Gentile. 3. Therefore, any exclusivistic mindset is wrong. God's people had forgotten that he wanted to less all peoples through them and that they were to be a "light of the nations."

What are the themes of the book of Nahum?

1. God's judgement against the arrogant and cruel nation of Assyria, represented by its capital, Nineveh - Assyria is representative of all of God's enemies and the enemies of God's peoples of all time who will eventually be judged by God. 2. The comfort of God's people by assuring them that this oppressive nation would certainly be judged by God.

What are the five reasons for a accepting the unity of Isaiah?

1. It has been Jewish tradition from early on 2. The internal evidence implies that there is only one author 3. Since God is sovereign over the future, he know the future and sometimes reveals it to his prophets 4. Jesus and other New Testament writers quote from both sections of the book and identify Isaiah as the author of both 5. All ancient copies of the book include all sections, all manuscript evidence supports the unit of the book

Why should the book of Jonah be considered as historical?

1. It is presented as history. 2. The Jews have regarded the book as historical from ancient times 3. Jonah was a historical person. 4. Jesus believed in the historicity of this book.

What are the themes of the book of Isaiah?

1. Salvation 2. The need for salvation due to sin 3. The provision of salvation through the Messiah

What are the four temporal perspectives of the prophets?

1. The prophet's own times: the present (confrontation of sin, call for repentance). 2. God's impending judgement: the near future (announcement of judgement, specifically the exile). 3. The first coming of Messiah to die: the distant future (assurance of hope). 4. The second coming of Messiah to reign: the more distant future (assurance of hope).

What is the date of Habakkuk (in general)?

610-605 B.C. Preexilic

What is the "remnant"?

A group of people whom God preserves in faithfulness to himself even in the midst of and through his judgments.

What is the basic subject matter and mood of chapters 1-39? (Isaiah)

Condemnation of Judah, other nations, then all of nations. Historical interlude. negative

What is the theme of the book of Zephaniah?

Day of the Lord, 23 times

What lesson did God have to teach Jonah (4:9-11)? How does this apply to all of us?

God loves us all despite our race.

What does Amos specifically prophesy regarding God's judgement of Israel?

God will send a fire as a symbol of divine judgement.

What are the five visions symbolic of? (Amos)

God's impending judgement

What is the theme of the book of Hosea?

God's loyal love for his rebellious people.

What were the conditions in Israel during the ministry of Amos, and why is this significant in his prophecies?

Great military, political, and economic success- the golden age of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

How does each of Micah's three sermons end?

He always ends with an assurance of hope

What did Jonah think of the outcome?

He was very angry and wanted to die.

What is the general teaching about the Messiah in 4:2; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5; 52:13-53:12 and 61:1-3? (Isaiah)

He will come from the line of Jesse and will rule over all.

What happens in chapters 1-3? What does this symbolize? (Hosea)

Hosea and Gomer have three children: Jezreel (scattered by God), Lo-Ruhamah (not loved), Lo-Ammi (not my people). God is going to scatter his people.

What is the significance of Isaiah's name?

It means "Yahweh is salvation"

Why is Jonah unique among the prophetic books?

Emphasis is more upon the prophet than the message of the prophet

What is the significance about the word chesed of "loyal love"? (Hosea)

Loving kindness, steadfast love, or unfailing mercy

What happened after Jonah announced God's judgement in Nineveh?

Nineveh repented and God spared them.

Where was Jonah directed to go by God and for what reason?

Nineveh to tell the people of the upcoming destruction.

Why did Jonah run away?

Nineveh was the great enemy of Israel.

How does the book of Amos end?

Assurance of hope

Nahum's prophecies here are directed against what nation?

Assyria

The world-power in chapters 1-39 is A________? (Isaiah)

Assyria

The downfall of this nation was accomplished by what other nation? (Nahum)

Assyria was taken down by Babylon

Who was the world-power in chapters 40-66? (Isaiah)

Babylon

What is the meaning of this Amos's name and why is this significant for a prophet?

Burden Bearer: The messages of a prophet were often called a "burden" because of their "heavy" nature.

What were the two interpretive problems connected with 7:14 and its context and their suggested solution? (Isaiah)

Duel fulfillment: Mary and Jesus and Ahaz was protected from the kings.

What other prophetic book is Micah similar to?

Isaiah

How do duetero-isaiah and trito-isaiah relate to the unity of the book?

It denies the unity of the book

What king and event is Zephaniah associated with?

King Josiah and the decline of the Assyria

What is the larger significance of this prophet's name with regard to the contents of the book? (Nahum)

Means "consolation" or "comfort." Nahum's message was intended to provide for just that.

What is the basic subject matter and mood of chapters 40-66? (Isaiah)

Restoration, deliver from God, delivered of God. positive

In what New Testament books is Habakkuk quoted?

Romans, Galatians, Hebrews

What is the meaning of Hosea's name?

Salvation- equivalent of Joshua

What are Isaiah's "Servant Songs"?

Songs that describe the servant of the Lord

What is the famous Messianic prophecy in Micah 5:2?

The Messiah will come from Bethlehem Ephrathah

What is the "day of the Lord"?

The future, cataclysmic pouring out of God's wrath in judgement upon sinful humanity.

Who is to be identified as the Servant of the Lord?

The one who obeys God and accomplishes his purposes.

What is the key verse of Habakkuk?

The righteous will live by his faith. 2:4b

What is the significance of Hosea's children?

They are the symbolization of God's thoughts toward his people.

What were the two problems Habakkuk was having with God?

Why do the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer and the Babylonians are wicked

Micah consists of three sermons beginning with the word: "________."

hear

How is Micah classified regarding Messianic prophecy?

it has the most

What is the rhetorical/emotional effect of the eight judgments intended to be? (Amos)

judgement on other Gentile nations and then on Israel

How does Habakkuk end?

praise psalm; no matter what I will rejoice in the Lord

How do the temporal perspectives of the prophets relate to the themes?

they follow the same order as the themes

The theological question involved here in Habakkuk is: Why do the w______ prosper and the r______ suffer?

wicked, righteous