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The Old Testament(Hebrew Scriptures)
The Prophets
3 categories
The Former ProphetsThe 3 Major ProphetsThe Scroll of the 12
The Old Testament(Hebrew Scriptures)
The Former Prophets
These include all those speaking and acting God's will/word prior to the 'writing' prophets
Notably: Moses,Miriam,Joshua, Deborah, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah and Elisha
We have touched on all except Elijah and Elisha, more on them shortly
The Old Testament(Hebrew Scriptures)
The Three Major Prophets
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Isaiah
We will examine each of these with some detail later
The Old Testament(Hebrew Scriptures)
The Scroll of the 12(the Minor prophets)
Not less important, just less written work handed down
Amos, Hosea, Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah
NB: Daniel is not included! That work is a combination of historical fable and apocalyptic vision. (more later)
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Prophet
One who hears (understands) God's word/will
and communicates (speaks, acts, writes) it to the people
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God's Word/Will
ruachTorah
dabar/devarchokmah
“And the Word of the Lord came to me . . .”“And the Spirit of the Lord was upon me . . .”
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The Old Testament(Hebrew Scriptures)
The Former Prophets:
Elijah and Elisha
The bridge between the Former and Later Prophets
Reign of Ahaz and JezebelMiraclesGentiles
Elijah/Moses parallels
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The Minor Prophetsof the Northern Kingdom
Amos and Hosea
Amos – opponent of idolatry, champion of the oppressedHosea – voice of compassion, symbol of chesed
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Early Warning to the Southern Kingdom
Micah Proto-Isaiah (1-12, 28-33, 36-39)
Micah – of Moresheth, warns Jerusalem lest her fate be that of
Samaria, associated with reforms of Hezekiah,
cited by JeremiahIsaiah – the original prophet
vision of ch. 6 ref. to Hezekiah and Sennacharib
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Pre-exilic Minor Prophets of the Southern Kingdom
Micah – early warning
Zephaniah – the 'day of the Lord'
Nahum – staccato poetry on the destruction of Ninevah
Habakkuk – “How long, O Lord?”
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Jeremiah 625?- 587
reform
soiled loincloth metaphor allegory of the potter
persecution of the prophet
a shoot from Jesse
conquest-exiles-imprisonment-flight to
Egypt
Baruch
Jehoiakin
Ezekiel – 598-570?
a prophet in Exile
apocalyptic visions of the Throne,
the fall of Jerusalem,
vision of a new Temple
The Major Prophets and the Exile
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Deutero-Isaiah
540 BC
ch. 40-55
the fall of Babylon
Cyrus is Messiah
'comfort ye my people'
the 4 servant songs
'Seek God and live!'
Trito-Isaiah
539-515
ch. 56-66
the turmoil of return
the hope for a better future
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Post-exilic Minor Prophets
Haggai – a restored Temple shall be filled with God's glory
Zechariah - visions of the Throne, the 'day of the Lord'
Malachi – God, the loving but vexed father, 'turn back'
Joel – lament, 'day of the Lord', 'turn back'
Obadiah – oracle against 'Edom'
(Jonah – a fable concerning a reluctant prophet and a repentant Gentile city)
