El final de la Biblia

i love Bible i'm not even sad that I'm losing sleep, i get to read about how much God loves me (the only bad part is the fact that there's a very uncertain test that we have in like 12 hours from when I'm writing this)

What is the longest book in the Bible?

Psalms

Jeremiah was the son of a __________

priest

Jeremiah lived in the small town of __________ about 3 miles north of _____________

Anathoth; Jerusalem

Jeremiah began his ministry as a prophet around the age of ________

20

When did God say He'd chosen and called Jeremiah to be a prophet?

before Jeremiah was born, in his mother's womb

How long did Jeremiah minister as a prophet?

40+ years

Who was the 1st king Jeremiah ministered to?

Josiah

Who was the last king Jeremiah ministered to? (Hint: Judah's last king)

Zedekiah

Jeremiah is often referred to as ________________________

The Weeping Prophet

Jeremiah was the only prophet to witness and live through ___________ _______________

Jerusalem's destruction

What nation did God use to bring judgement on the nation (SK)?

Babylon

Who was the cruel ruler of the nation that captured the SK?

Nebuchadnezzar

What year was Jerusalem and Judah destroyed?

586 BC

What is the 2nd longest book in the Bible?

Jeremiah

Theme of Jeremiah:

Deserved captivity and underserved restoration

What is a lament?

a cry out in distress

What was the message Jeremiah was trying to convey when he smashed a clay pot?

He was trying to tell the people that, like the broken pot, they were past the point of repair and needed to be thrown away; the people had sinned against God, refused to repent, and needed to be punished

How many total times were the people deported to captivity during Jeremiah's ministry?

6 (2 major/4 minor)

How long was God's judgement upon Judah going to last?

70 years

What are the 2 ways of counting when God’s judgment on the SK began and ended?

the Temple's destruction/the people's exile to Babylon to their return

Theme of Lamentations:

Jerusalem is burning

Jeremiah prophesied that the people of Judah could avoid being killed if they ____________ to the invading army

surrendered

What term is used to describe Judah's unfaithfulness to their God?

Spiritual adultery

“How does God comfort those He disciplines?"

God calls and sends messengers who are ____________________________.

honest with us

“How does God comfort those He disciplines?"

God has limited ______________ but unlimited _______________.

discipline; blessing

“How does God comfort those He disciplines?"

God applies the same _______________ to all people.

standard

“How does God comfort those He disciplines?"

God balances justice with ___________.

mercy

What was the difference between Jeremiah's prophecy and the prophecy of Hananiah?

Jeremiah: 70 years of exile; Hananiah: 2 years of exile

What was the specific end result for Hananiah compared to Jeremiah?

Hananiah died 2 months later and Jeremiah lived 23 years longer

The Book of Lamentations has 5 chapters, each one focusing on how we are to repent and come back to God. List the point of each chapter (from the slides) and a sentence explaining it.

1. Admit your need: confess that sin leads you to a bad state

2. Admit your fault: confess that you have sinned and need God

3. Hope in God: place your hope in God

4. Trust God totally: trust God over all other things

5. Keep looking forward: pray for restoration and forgiveness

Prophet

one who speaks for another/ one who speaks for God

Isaiah's name means

"the Lord/Jehovah saves"

Theme of Isaiah

God is with us

Isaiah 7:14 " a virgin will give birth to a son and he will be called _______"

Immanuel

There are ____ prophetic books in the OT

17

How many prophetic books are "major prophets"?

5

How many prophetic books are "minor prophets"?

12

What determines what category a book is in?

the length of the book, not the contents

What does it mean when Isaiah is called a "mini-Bible"?

66 chapters, divided into 2 sections; chapters 1-39 parallel with the OT, chapters 40-66 parallel with the NT; similar messages; part one judgement then salvation; part two salvation then judgement

Describe Isaiah's call to be a prophet of God

Isaiah had a dream where he was met by seraphim who began proclaiming about God's goodness and holiness. One of the angels used tongs to pick up a piece of burning coal from a holy fire and touched it to Isaiah's lips to purify him. The Lord called out for Isaiah, asking for a messenger. Isaiah responded by saying, "Here I am Lord, send me."

Why do you think Isaiah wanted to volunteer to be the Lord's messenger after his experience in the Temple?

to fulfill the Lord's wishes and work for the good of His Kingdom

Isaiah served as a prophet of God for _______, through the reigns of ___ kings.

58; 4

What did King Hezekiah do right when he faced an attack by Assyria and his own illness and possible death?

He relied on God for help, instead of a human ally; he worshipped and prayed for guidance and Judah was delivered because of his faith

What did King Hezekiah do wrong when representatives from Babylon's king came to visit him?

He showed them the royal treasuries because of his pride

What are 2 interpretations of the phrase, "Servant of the Lord?"

prophetically reference Jesus; us (the people)

What are the 3 chronological division the books of prophecy fall into?

pre-exile, exile, and post-exile

2 meaning of the word "prophecy":

fore-telling; forth-telling

Fore-telling

a telling of future events

Forth-telling

a warning of judgement and a call to repentance and submission to God

How can one tell a true prophet from a false one?

true prophets glorify God and their prophecies always come true

Who was Cyrus and how did God use him to accomplish His sovereign purposes?

Persian king; God used him to bring His people back to Jerusalem after Babylonian captivity

Isaiah is sometimes called "the Evangelist of the Old Testament". What do you think that means?

he spread the message to Jews AND Gentiles; preached the Gospel in OT times, before it even happened

Isaiah prophesied about someone who would precede the Messiah and would be a "voice crying in the wilderness saying 'Prepare the way of the Lord.'" From what you know about Jesus and His earthly ministry, whom do you think was the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy?

John the Baptist

According to Isaiah, exactly how and why would the Servant suffer?

for us and our sins; He would die in our place

Theme of Job:

Trusting God when devastating tragedy comes and answers don't

Why did God suggest Job as a "test case" for Satan's attacks?

He knew Job wouldn’t turn on Him

3 tragedies Job experienced:

lost his wealth, lost his children, and suffered physical pain

Theme of Psalms:

Praise and petition to God

Who wrote almost half of the Psalms?

David

What is the "key" to understanding Hebrew poetry?

parallelism

Job's 4 friends:

Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, Elihu

5 figures of speech in the Book of Psalms:

simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, and hyperbole

simile

comparisons using "like" or "as"

metaphor

direct comparisons between 2 objects, saying that one IS the other

personification

giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

imagery

visually descriptive words

hyperbole

an exaggeration

Main argument of Job's 3 friends that came to him first and spent the most time with him?

You get what you deserve.

Synonymous

restates; the 2nd line restates the 1st line in the same or similar form

Antithetical

contrast; the 2nd line offers a contrast to the thought of the 1st line

Emblematic

reproduces metaphor; the 2nd line reproduces the 1st line by metaphorical comparison

Synthetic

completes 1st line; the 2nd line develops or completes the thought of the 1st line

What type of parallelism is used here?

"O Lord, why do you stand so far away?

Why do you hide when I am in trouble?"

synonymous

What type of parallelism is used here?

"O Lord, don't rebuke me in your anger

or discipline me in your rage."

synthetic

What type of parallelism is used here?

"The Lord is like a father to His children,

tender and compassionate to those who fear Him."

emblematic

What type of parallelism is used here?

"For the wicked will be destroyed,

but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land."

antithetical

Psalms contains _______ chapters, divided into ____ "books" or sections

150; 5

Most of the Psalms were written during the reigns of what 2 kings?

David and Solomon

How was Elihu's argument different from that of the other 3?

Elihu did not accuse Job of a sin; suggested that his suffering was a lesson from God

How did Job's tragedies impact his wife?

They caused her to turn from God.

How did Job's wife's words affect Job?

They hurt him because his wife wasn’t supporting him in a godly way.

Possible compilers of the Book of Psalms:

David, Hezekiah, Josiah, Ezra, Nehemiah

How did God reward Job's faithfulness at the end of the book?

God gave Job back twice what was taken away and gave him his children back, this time with prettier daughters

Imprecatory

psalms wishing punishment on enemies or enemies of God

Devotional

precious promises for believers to meditate on

Messianic

psalms about the coming Messiah

Historical

psalms depicting Israel's history

Ascent

psalms sung when they climbed up to the Temple

Acrostic

each line starts with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. this was probably designed to help with memorization.

Hallelujah

sung on the night of Passover

Penitential

repenting of sin

What is the proper response to "righteous" suffering, as shown in the story of Job?

submission to God

Some scholars suggest that Job was written after the Babylonian exile to explain why Israel was sent into captivity. Based on what you know about the message of this book, why is this not a sensible explaination?

The book of Job is about righteous suffering, but Israel was idolatrous and unrepentant, not righteous.

What was Mordecai's relationship to Esther?

cousin

Persian Emperor who was the first to allow the Jews to return to their homeland

Cyrus the Great

Which prophet prophesied that the Jews would be allowed to return from captivity?

Jeremiah

1st group of Jews led back to Jerusalem from Persia (group leader and main purpose)

Zerubbabel; rebuilding the Temple

2nd group of Jews led back to Jerusalem from Persia

Ezra; spiritual reform

3rd group of Jews led back to Jerusalem from Persia

Nehemiah; rebuilding the city’s walls

Total number returning to Jerusalem (approximate)

60,000