OT Major Prophets Final

70 years represented

a lifetime

Cup of Wine represented

God’s wrath and images of downfall

The judgements of the Israelites were a result of

both individual and corporate responsibility

The Oracles Against the Nations informed Israel of

YHWH’s sovereignty over all the world and the need to not put their trust in foreign nations

Ezekiel describes God glory as

Something other, Inscrutable (impossible to understand), and Overwhelming

As a result of Ezekiel’s vision, Ezekiel is to pursue

only those things that glorify God, accept the mysteries of God and trust Him, and seek humilty

Ezekiel was called to be

Priest, Prophet, and Watchman

Because of the Levitical Law God has

legal, theological, and relational grounds for sending judgement

Characteristics of Apocalyptic literature

Heavenly Messengers, Cosmic Disturbances, Divine Pattern in History, Transmission of Heavenly Secrets, Use of Visions and/ or Dreams, Highly Symbolic Language

The Son of Man is

One who is both Human and Divine, While the world will war against Him in the end He will have an eternal Kingdom and reign forever

Possible Meanings of Seal Up

Authenticate or Certify, Close up for Confidentiality or Safekeeping, It has no Immediate Application, It is for Another Time

Eastern Mindset of Time

Not precise more based around when everything is ready

Recognition Formula

God will (fill in the blank) “then you/they will know that I am the Lord”

Jeremiah’s Resources for the exiles are

Divine blessings of life, They can pray while in exile, God’s purpose still holds for those who are faithful, the foreign power currently over them is limited by God, the letter he wrote is an assurance of God’s care

Metaphors in Ezekiel 15-17

The Useless Vine, Fallen Cinderella and Her Ugly Sister, Two Eagles and a Vine

The Useless Vine

God’s people had not produced the fruit expected and was wrothless

Two Eagles and a Vine

addressed Zedekiah’s miscalculation and foolish maneuver of attempting to overthrow Babylon’s control over him and Judah with Egypt’s aid

Fallen Cinderella and Her Ugly Sisters

uses illicit sex with repulsive, coarse language, to present the people’s ungrateful infidelity to YHWH

Dichotomy of Israel and the Church is

in the reality of “the people of God”

One of the Five Themes of Ezekiel

The sinfulness of God’s people

One of the Five Themes of Ezekiel

Ezekiel addressed these, the people’s sins, in two ways

One of the Five Themes of Ezekiel

The fact of judgment

One of the Five Themes of Ezekiel

Individual responsibility

One of the Five Themes of Ezekiel

The promise of restoration

Theme of Daniel

The sovereignty of God

Main Character of Daniel 6

King Darius

Foundational Basis of the Oracles Against the Nations

YHWH is sovereign overall, God is the ONLY God, He is God of all the Earth

Place as found in the Major Prophets is

baked into the divine order of creation, geographical location, home, physchological, spiritual, and theological

The Kingdoms of Daniel’s time are

Babylon and Persia

First Beast in Daniel

Lion with Eagle wings : Nebuchadnezzar

Second Beast in Daniel

Bear: kingdom expands not because of aggressive nature but its greed

Third Beast in Daniel

A leopard with four wings

Fourth Beast in Daniel

Ruthless destroys what it does not devour

Ezekiel was taken in

the second deportation

Daniel was taken

in the first deportation

Possible identities of the fouth beast

Roman Emperor Nero, Antiochus, or the Anti Christ