Introduction to Prophets Study Guide

future

One impression that many people have of prophets is that their main job or purpose is to predict the...

the prophet speaks and it does not come true

Sometimes the prophets worked miracles, but the miracles themselves are not the reason for the prophets. The miracles were intended to show that the prophet was sent to preach God. In fact, the test to prove whether or not a prophet is really from God is found in Deuteronomy 18:21f. A prophet is from God if...

death

The widow now sees that Elijah is an instrument of God who has the power over life and...

major prophets

Three of the latter prophets-- Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel-- whose books in the Old Testament are quite lengthy.

God

What biblical prophets always do, however, is to announce some message from...

Adultery

What did Hosea preach against in Hos 4:2?

Religious Hypocrisy

What did Isaiah preach against in Is 1:12-17?

Idolatry

What did Isaiah preach against in Is 2:6-8?

Oppression of the poor

What did Isaiah preach against in Is 3:14-15?

He said having a King would be trouble.

What did Samuel say about having a King?

The size of the book in the Bible.

What do the terms major prophet and minor prophet refer to?

Moses.

Who was the prophet attributed to?

Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings.

Who were the former (early) prophets?

messenger formula

the opening words of a prophetic speech, attributing what follows to God, as in "Thus says the Lord..." or "The Lord Said..."

prophet Elijah

1 Kings 17 introduces the stories of the...

the Lord

After establishing the fact that he is a prophet sent from God, Elijah gets back to his main mission which is calling the Israelites back to the true worship of...

God

Elijah establishes his credentials from God by demonstrating power over material things and over life and death before he does his prophetic work. These powerful actions prove that he has been sent by...

drought

Elijah is known as the father of prophecy. In 1 Kings 17:7, Elijah goes to Zarephath, a town in Phoenicia which is a stronghold of the Canaanite god Baal. This area has also been stricken by the Lord's...

Goes back to Moses's time.

How far back do the prophets go?

meal

In 1 Kgs 17:10-12, Elijah meets a widow who is gathering sticks for the purpose of preparing for herself and her son for one last...

go empty

In 1 Kgs 17:14, Elijah asks her for water and a little cake for himself from her meager rations. In return, he promises her that until the drought is over, her jar of flour and jug of oil will not...

life

In 1 Kgs 17:22, Not only does God, through Elijah, provide food for the widow, but he also gives back to her son his...

Warrior Kings

The Kings were...

Spiritual

The prophets were...

minor prophets

The twelve prophets of the Old Testament whose recorded sayings are briefer: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

message

The widow in this story shows us what is important about the prophet and his mission. It is not any miracle the prophet may perform that is important. What is important is the ___________________ he delivers from God.

Yes

Was Moses's brother Aaron considered a prophet?

Receive call from angel or God, leaves former life to do god's call, person resists, God reassures the person, God sends person on a mission.

What are the 5 marks/characteristics of a prophet?

The writing prophets.

What are the latter prophets referred to as?

"Now indeed I know that you are a man of God, and it is truly the word of the Lord that you speak."

What does the widow exclaim in 1 Kgs 17:24?

A special kind of messenger from God.

What is a prophet?

Because Elijah and Deuteronomy 6:14 both portray that there is only one god.

What is the connection between this mission of Elijah's and the passage found in Deuteronomy 6:4?

They speak God's word, Moses's Laws, to people in power.

What is the role of a prophet?

He was the last prophet of the judges.

What was significant about the prophet Samuel?

They were social revolutionaries.

What were the prophets?

Moses

Who is the first person in the Old Testament associated with the term prophet?

call narratives

stories that describe a person's initial awareness that God wanted him or her to do something specific.