Study Guide-Exam Four
what 2 questions did the prophet ask God and what were God's answers? [__._-__.__] how long will ____ tolerate ______ ____; why use _____ nation to judge _____
1.2-2.5, YHWH unrighteous Judah unrighteous Judah
In what other OT books is this prophet mentioned? __ ____ __:__
11 Kings 14:25
what time period for the prophet Joel is suggested? ___-___ BCE
400-350 BCE
when did Malachi prophesy? ____-____BCE
500-450 BCE
when did the prophet Zechariah prophesy? ___-___ BCE
520-518 BCE
when is it suggested that the prophet lived & prophesied? ___-___ BCE
609-598 BCE
When was this city destroyed? _____ BCE
612 BCE
when did he prophesy? ____-____ BCE
626-612 BCE
when did Haggai prophesy? ___th-___th months of ____ BCE
6th-9th month of 520 BCE
when did Zephaniah prophesy? ___ century ____-____ BCE
7th century, 640-630 BCE
What two possibilities are suggested for the writing of the book? ___ century BCE; _____ period
8th century postexilic period
When did Amos prophesy? ____ century ca. ____ BCE
8th century ca. 750 BCE
when did Micah prophesy? ___ century ___-____ BCE
8th century, 740-700 BCE
ch. __-___ are thought to of been written later than ch. __-__ bc of the mention of what people? the ____
9-14, 1-8 Greeks
What were the 4 reasons why ____ denounced _____? 1) reliance upon ____ ____ 2) ______ 3) ________ 4______ ____
Amos, Israel military might injustice immorality meaningless piety
According to Micah, where would Israel's future king be born? ________
Bethlehem
what is the major image used in [Zephaniah] to describe coming judgement? ___ of the ____
Day of the Lord
what people are specifically indicted in Obadiah and why? ____; ___ action against ____
Edomites; hostile action against Judah
according to Mal 4.5-6, who would appear, or re-appear, as a forerunner before the Day of the Lord? ____
Elijah
what disturbing problem does the prophet confront? ___ is ____ when wicked ____ ___ man more _____ than he
God is silent when wicked swallows up man more righteous than he
How many children did ____ have? ___
Gomer, 3
In what other Jewish literacy work does ______ appear? ___ and the ____
Habakkuk, Bel and the Dragon
who was principally responsible for completion of the second Jewish Temple? ____
Haggai
what 3 themes/emphases does Zechariah share with ____? 1) rebuilt _____ 2) purified _____ 3) coming of _____ ____
Haggai rebuilt temple purified community coming of messianic age
What did ___ mean by "lack of the knowledge of God" lack of ______ _____ with ____
Hosea, lack of intimate relationship with God
He was a contemporary of whom? ____
Isaiah
Zephaniah was the prophet during the reign of King _____
Josiah
what two things does the prophet condemn which indicates he prophesied before king ____'s reforms of 622 BCE? ______ practices and ____ perversions
Josiah's reforms corrupt practices and religious perversions
Where was Micah from? _________-___, small ______ in ______ _____
Moresheth-gath, small village in Judean foothills
To what city is Jonah commanded to go and prophesy?
Nineveh
the core of Nahum is a poem extolling the destruction of what city? ______
Nineveh
Where did Amos prophesy ______ kingdom of _______
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Where was he from? _____ kingdom of _____
Northern Kingdom of Israel
where did he prophesy
Northern kingdom of Israel
where did Micah prophesy? ______ kingdom of _____
Southern kingdom of Judah
Where was he from? village of ____ in ______
Tekoa in Judah
What common theme unites the 3 sections of the book? ____-justicication of the ways of ___
Theodicy- justification of the ways of God
what reasons does the prophet give for the downfall of the nation of Assyria? _____'s _______
YHWH's judgement
who did Haggai believe would be established as messianic king on the throne of David? _______
Zerubbabel
who does the prophet exhort to assume leadership in the reconstruction of the Jewish temple
Zerubbabel and Joshua
What saved Jonah from drowning?
a fish
How did Jonah react to God's forgiving of his audience? Got ___ and wanted to ___
angry die
What is the theme of the book? ____ of God's ____ _____
breadth of God's saving love
What is the dominant theme of Hosea's message? _____ ______ & ____ that will not let ___ go
divine compassion & love Israel
What 3 things did Micah say YHWH required of his people? ___ ____; love _______, walk _____ with _____
do justice; love kindness; walk humbly with YHWH
when did Hosea prophesy? _____ century ca. ____ BCE
eight century ca. 740
what "major note" in Micah's prophecy distinguishes him from his contemporaries? prophecy of ___ of _____
fall of Jerusalem
when did he prophesy? soon after the __ of _____
fall of Jerusalem
what one central theme dominates Malachi's thought? ____ to covenant
fidelity to covenant
what addition does Malachi make to the concept of the day of YHWH? ____ of the ______
figure of the forerunner
how does Zechariah differ from his contemporary Haggai? ___ and _____ of message
form and presentation
how did Zechariah differ from his contemporary Haggai? ____ and _____ of message
form and presentation of message
what were Amos' occupations before he was called to be a prophet? _____ and ____ of ________ trees
herdsman & dresser of sycamore trees
what theme dominates the book? ____ and ______
justice and judgement
The prophet's ancestry is traced back to whom? ____ _______
king Hezekiah
in what 2 possible ways does Joel describe the judgement of God in the book? ___ ____; _____ _____
locust plague; enemy invasion
how did his personal life relate to his message? Message ______ his _____ problems
message paralleled his marital problems
Haggai saw both the rebuilding of the temple and purification of worship as necessary preparations for what? the ____ age
messianic
what is the meaning of the name "Malachi"? ___ _______
my messenger
can the date of Joel's ministry be determined with precision? ___
no
How was Micah a contrast to Isaiah? neither of ____ descent nor ___ of ________
noble descent nor native of Jerusalem
why is this book unique among the prophetic books? presents ____ _____ about the _____
prose narrative prophet
what does Haggai urge the priests to do? ____ ____ worship
purify cultic worship
what method is employed by the prophet to make his argument? ___ and _____ method
question and answer method
why does the prophet proclaim doom upon Judah in ch 1? _____ ______
religious syncretism
What did Jonah's audience respond to his prophet message? ___ of their ____ ways
repented of their evil ways
why is this book unique among all of the OT books? ____ book in OT
shortest
what was the major theme of his message? _____ ______
social justice
what 3 literacy elements differentiate ch.9-14 from ch. 1-8? ___, _____ and ______ ideas
style; vocab; theological ideas
what institution is the prophet concerned about or interested in? ____ at _____
temple at Jerusalem
how did Zechariah encourage the returned exiles living in the difficult times of the post exilic age? _____ of _____
visions of victory
who was Gomer and what does she have to do with the prophet's message? His ____; her ______ ______ ______'s
wife unfaithfulness paralleled Israel's
What destroyed the bush that grew up over Jonah to give him comfort? A ___
worm