Old testament test 3

Amos main message

social justice

Book of the 12

Hosea-Malacai

5 visions of Amos the prophet

1.     Locusts devour the crops of Israel

2.     Fire to devour israel

3.     Plumbline

4.     Basket of summer fruit (molded nasty)

5.     Lord at the altar

Hosea main message

marriage metaphor- the people have prostituted themselves out to other Gods

Hosea's_______was a metaphor for God's relationship with Israel.

marriage

zanah

whoredom

names Hosea and Gomer's children

Lo ruhama- not pitied

Lo Ammi- not my people

Isaiah Authorship hypothesis

Isaiah wrote it all

Multiple authorship

3 divisions and historical settings of Isaiah

Isaiah 1-39 = 8th century Judah
Deutero-Isa 40-55 = Babylonian exile, 587
trito-Isa 56-66 = post-exilic period, 539+

Syro-Ephraimite rebellion (Isaiah)

734 raid on Israel  syro-ephraimite rebellion         (getting Judah to join them/Ahaz)

-        Syria

-        Israel vs. Assyria

-        Want to force king Ahaz of Judah to join them

Micah – message

attack on leaders of Israel and Judah

judgment to the leadership of Samaria and Jerusalem (Micah)

Corrupt leadership
¡ False prophets
¡ Final judgment: temple will fall (3:12)
¡ Lawsuit oracle – Rib (6:1-7:7) with Israel
¡ The verdict: broken covenant
“Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.”
(6:8)

Rehoboam

Solomon’s son and first king of the southern kingdom

Assyria’s Tiglath-Pileser 745

king of Assyria, invasions, a threat to Israel

Ahaz

King of Judah

date of fall of north

722

 Hezekiah (701 Assyrian invasion and preparation)

– prepares for an Assyrian invasion and built the tunnels. Prism of Sennacherib “I shut up Hezekiah like a bird in a cage” brings reform

Manasseh

the most evil king of Judah. Reversed Hezekiah’s program completely. Built high places to worship Baal.

The archaeological Prism of Sennacherib states,

"I shut up Hezekiah like a ______ in a cage."

bird

A manifestation of God, usually accompanied by fire.

theophany

Micah preaches to the_______

of Israel and Judah.

leaders

Isaiah 6 records the prophet's vision of_______

and the train of his robe fills the temple.

the LORD

Multiple authorship has been suggested for this prophetic book.

Isaiah

The disputation style of this prophetic book includes questions from the people and God.

Malachi

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold, the young woman shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel."

Isaiah

Habakkuk

Zechariah

Haggai

Micah

Isaiah

"Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the temple..."

Isaiah

Habakkuk

Zechariah

Haggai

Micah

Haggai

"Though the fig tree may not blossom and no fruit be on the vines...yet I will praise Him and joy in the God of my salvation."

Isaiah

Habakkuk

Zechariah

Haggai

Micah

Habakkuk

"Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line...to measure Jerusalem."

Isaiah

Habakkuk

Zechariah

Haggai

Micah

Zechariah

"Out of you Bethlehem, Ephrathah...shall come one... whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting."

Isaiah

Habakkuk

Zechariah

Haggai

Micah

Micah

There were_______

exiles of the people of Judah to Babylon from 597-582 BCE.

three

The book of Joel describes a ______

invasion and the coming of the Day of the Lord.

locust

What was the significance of the names that several prophets gave to their children?

Because of their names, the children became living messages to Israel.

Amos' preaching is heavily weighted with this concern.

judgement

Amos' preaching primarily addresses the cultural issue of_____

social injustice

Repeatedly, the prophet Amos said, "For three transgressions... and for four, I will not turn back its punishment...
" The bulk of his message was against this nation.

Israel

Hosea's preaching was centered around this cultural issue.

whoredom

The overall theology of the book of Hosea is

Gods redeeming love

The Northern Kingdom of Israel falls to Assyria in 722 BCE under _______, King(s) of Assyria.

Shalmeneser V and Sargon II

Assyrian King who became a threat to Israel in 745 BCE.

Tiglath-Pileser

King Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, prepares for the Assyrian invasion of 701 with the following.

Tunnel of Siloam

The King who brought reform to Judah in 622 BCE.

Josiah

King Josiah, brought reform after _ ____

is found in the temple.

The Book of the law

Who is usually said to have been the first "writing" prophet?

Amos

The following prophets share similar call experiences

Moses and Jerimiah

Jeremiah's symbolic act of wearing yoke communicated...

submit to the yoke of Babylon

Nahum sings the_____

song of Nineveh which fell in 612 to Babylon.

funeral

This book records the call experience of this prophet who was chosen before he was in the womb.

Jeremiah

Ruler of Persia who returns the people of Judah back to their land.

Cyrus

Cyrus' policies are recorded on this archaeological find.

Cyrus Cylinder

Isaiah 1-39

8th Century Isaiah

Isaiah 40-55

deutero Isa.

Isaiah 56-66

trito Isa

This event was considered to be the major crisis of Ancient Israel, resulting in two streams of tradition: prophetic reform and priestly restoration

babylonian exile

Dates for the 3 exiles

597

587- THE EXILE

582