Jonah,The Book of The Prophet 2

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MV: Disciples, Jn18:31, 32; 10:34, 35

Bib1Yr: Ac2-4A New Moment

Jonah, The Book of the Prophet

[He. Yonah “Dove”]

Courtesy of Alexander Scourby(Bible Audio)The Book of Jonah

Background: God told the prophet Jonah to go to Nineveh, capital of Assyria (a cruel enemy of Israel) that God was going to punish her. After attempts to evade God’s orders, Jonah reluctantly preached in the city and the Ninevites turned to God. Jonah was furious with God for showing mercy to such wicked people and God tries to demonstrate to the prophet that he feels compassion even for Israel’s enemies. 4Chs

Author: Jonah
*The Jonah of 2K14:25 was like Jonah of 1:1 “son of Amittai’
*Jesus considered Jonah as a real person (Mt12:39-41; 16:4 Lk11:29-32)
* The book is presented as history, with actual people and place-names given.
_although the book is actually a book about Jonah and someone else may have done the writing. Jonah is rightfully considered its author since he alone would have had knowledge of all the events recorded


Date and Location: T he language of 2K14:25 suggest that Jonah was a contemporary of Jeroboam II and events reported in his book were most likely recorded soon after they occur (7953)

Recipients: All Israelites

Purpose:
*Jonah was nationalistic but God wants him to see that God’s compassion extends to non-Israelites as well (4:1 1)
*God wanted to show him that compassion for sinners was more important than prosperity
*Jonah was selfish on individual level as well. If he could control events, at least his shade (4:5-10). God sought here as well to counter Jonah’s attitude of control and anger.


Unique Features:
*Except for 3:4, the book of Jonah is actually about his ministry than his actual prophecy
*Like Jonah, Habakkuk, consist largely of a dialogue between God and his prophet

Comparison:
Ac
*missionary to call to reach Gentiles and both had Joppa connection: Jonah (1) and Peter (Ac10)


Abbreviations: Jon./ Jnh./ Jona

MV: Servant of God, 1P2:16
Bib1Yr: Jn21 Ac1The Last Day

Obadiah, The Book of The Prophet 3

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The Prophet Obadiah in 2 Minutes

MV: Doers, workers, Jas1:22-25

Bib1yr: Jn19,20Mary Magdalene

Obadiah, The Book of The Prophet 2

MV: Hearers, Doers, Readers, Jas1:25 Rv1:3

Bib1yr:Jn17, 18Words of Jesus

Obadiah, The Book of The Prophet

[He. Obadyah or Obadyahu “serving Yah’]

Courtesy of Alexander Scourby(Bible Audio)Obadiah

Background: This is the shortest OT book and we know nothing about the prophet. 

The theme is punishment of Edom, which lay south-east of the Dead Sea. The Edomites (Esau) and thus related to Israelites, yet they were long-standing enemies. 

The reference in this book suggest that when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonian army in 587BC the Edomites did nothing to help and maybe even took some advantage of Judah’s fate. While Edom disappeared from history Obadiah foretells the return of Israel to her own land

Author: Obadiah

Date: Uncertain

Purpose:

*Predict Edom’s fall

*Predict judgment against any persons or nations consumed with pride

*God will restore Israel

Unique Features:

*Most detailed prophecy about the relationship between descendants of Esau and Jacob

Comparison:

Jer.

*1:1-9 identical with Jer49:7-22

Jl

*Writing a short later than Joel, Obadiah spoke of Edom’s violence against Judah (1:10 Jl3:19)

*Speak of pagan nations “casting” lots for God’s chosen people and city (1:11 Jl3:3)

*Pagan receiving just deserts for mistreating Israel (1:15 Jl3:4, 7)

*The day of the Lord (1:15 Jl1:15; 2:1; 3:14)

*People on Mt. Zion escaping the destruction (1:17 Jl2:32)

Abbreviations: Obad./ Oba./ Ob

MV: Strait Gate, Lk13:24

Bib1Yr:Jn15, 16The True Vine

Amos, The Book of The Prophet 3

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The Prophet Amos in 5 Minutes

MV: Wide Gate, Mt7:13
Bib1Yr: Jn13, 14The Way The Truth and The Life

Amos, The Book of The Prophet 2

MV: Hearers only, Jas1:23
Bib1Yr: Jn11, 12Lazarus of Bethany

Amos, The Book of The Prophet

[He. Amos ”burdensome”]

Courtesy of Alexander Scourby(Bible Audio)The Book of Amos

Background: This prophet came from the Southern Kingdom but worked in the Northern Kingdom slightly earlier than Hosea. 

In ch1,2 he speaks of God’s Judgment on the surrounding nations but also on the complacent Northern Kingdom.

 In ch3 he announces that God has broken off the covenant agreement with his people in the Northern Kingdom and the few chs. shows why: oppression, social injustice, religious hypocrisy. 

5 visions (7-9) show that there is still time to turn back to God, but in the last 2 visions punishment is inevitable. A hope for something beyond God’s judgment is expressed in the last few verses. 9Chs

Author: Amos


Date and Location: He prophesied during the reigns of Jeroboam II (793-753) and southern King Uzziah (790-740), 2yrs before the earthquake. Josephus dates the earthquake at the time of Uzziah’s apostasy c.750 (2K15:1-7). Amos prophesied at Bethel (1K12:25-33) and may have ministered at North capital of Samaria. Probably compiled and recorded at Bethal, Jerusalem, or Tekoa, perhaps shortly after the earthquake.

Recipients: Though concerning about the whole of Jacob, his message mainly for North kingdom during its idolatry at Bethel (7)

Purpose: Calling for repentance of
*Outward actions (violence, social injustice and idolatry)
*inward attitudes (Pride and heartless worship)
*Amid his denunciations, Am. Proclaim the coming Messianic Age



Unique Features:
*Only prophet called from one part of the divide kingdom to prophecy in the other part
*Am shows that an effective minister of God does not need any prescribed level of education or social; he/she needs only a call from God (7:14, 15)

Comparison: see Joel

Abbreviations: Amo./ Am


MV: Pride, Pr16:18
Bib1Yr:Jn10Parables

Joel, The Book of the Prophet 3

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.


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The Prophet Joel in 4 Minutes

MV: Sin, Jas1:15
Bib1Yr: Jn9Miracle and Teaching

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MV: Slave to Sin, Jn8:34
Bib1Yr: Jn7,8Lessons

Joel, The Book of the Prophet

[He. Yoel “YHWH is his God”]

Courtesy ofAlexander Scourby(Bible Audio)The Book of Joel

Background: Ch1, he speaks of the devastation caused by a plague of locusts. This may have been a real event or a vision but in either case it is a symbol of the invading army which God will use to punish his people to turn back to God. (2:1-11) Joel calls the people to turn back to God while there is time and speaks of a special outpouring of God’s Spirit (2:12-32). Ch3 concerns a final and universal judgment. 3Chs

Author: Joel

Date: Difficult to say

Location: Judah (Southern Kingdom)

*”Temple of the Lord”, 1:9, 14

*”Zion”(a hill in Jerusalem, mention 7x)

*Several reference to Judah and Jerusalem

Purpose: To plead with God to end the plague of locust

Comparison:

Amos

*Mountains “dripping” with wine (3:18Am9:13)

*The Lord will roar from Zion (3:16Am1:2)

*The day of the Lord will be dark, not light (2:2, 10, 31; 3:15; Am5:18, 20)

Isaiah

*When “the day of the Lord” is at hand, the sun and moon will not give its light (2:10; 3:15; Is13:6)

*Pouring of God’s spirit (2:28Is32:15; 44:3)

*Joel “bear plowshare” for Armageddon (3:10), Isa., writing some 100yrs after Joel reverses it (Is2:4see Mi4:3)

Abbreviations: Joe./Joe/ Jl

MV: Condemned, Jn3:18 Mt12:37

Bib1Yr: Jn5,6Bread Miracle

Hosea, The Book of The Prophet 3

THE STORY OF HOSEA

THE WALKTHROUGH


The Prophet Hosea in 6 Minutes

MV: Devil’s Children, Jn8:44
Bib1Yr: Jn3,4Nicodemus and Samaritan Woman

Hosea, The Book of The Prophet 2

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MV: Hell and Destruction, Pr27:20
Bib1Yr: Jn1,2Priests and Pharisees

Hosea, The Book of The Prophet

[He. Deliverer]

Courtesy ofAlexander Scourby(Bible Audio)The Book of Hosea

Background: This prophet lived and worked in the Northern Kingdom in the year of its existence. Through his own experience of a broken marriage Hosea gained a deep insight into Israel’s relationship to God. The covenant made at Sinai was like a marriage, but like Hosea’s own wife Israel had left God to worship Canaanite gods. Hosea speaks movingly of the sadness of God feels because of his love for Israel even though she deserves to be punished. 14Chs


Author: Hosea

Date and Location: Hosea’s ministry probably began c.760BC.and ends 720, 2 yrs after the Northern kingdom fall. It is likely that he is one of them who escaped (2Ch30:1-9). He may may have fled to the Southern kingdom and completed his writing there.


Recipients: Though he mentions Judah as well, he addressed his prophesies primary to Northern kingdom w/c he often referred to as “Ephraim”, the dominant tribe.


Purpose: The balance between Justice and love:
*God’s love does not mean he can forget sin. Sin must be punished.
*God’s Justice does not mean ending his relationship with his wife (Israel). Even in the wake of judgment preserve a remnant


Unique Features:
*Ho. was the only prophet from the Northern Kingdom, who recorded his prophecies
*The only prophet to minister to the North right up to its fall

Comparison
*Illustrates a husband (God) and wife (Israel) (2:19Is54:5)
*Had children with symbolic names (1:4, 6, 9 Is7:3; 8:3, 4, 14)
*Both called God “The Holy One” (11:9, 12; 30x in Isaiah)


Abbreviations: Hos. / Ho./ Hsa

MV: Lake of Fire, Rv19:20
Bib1Yr:Lk22-24Crucifixion

Daniel, The Book of the Prophet 3

THE WALKTHROUGH


Daniel in 10 Minutes

                             

MV: Thy Offspring, Jb5:25
Bib1Yr: Lk20,21Tributes

Daniel, The Book of the Prophet 2

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MV: Thy tabernacle, Jb5:24

Bib1Yr: Lk18,19Sought To Destroy

Daniel, The Book of the Prophet

[He. Danniyel “judge of God”]

Courtesy ofAlexander Scourby(Bible Audio)The Book of Daniel

Background: Daniel was also exile in Babylon but was chosen to live in the Babylonian court and to train for civil service.

Despite this privilege we learn that Daniel, and later 3 of his friends, refusesd to give up their Jewish faith. God blessed their loyalty and Daniel was respected and consulted by the Babylonian, and later the Persian kings, particularly because of his ability to interpret dreams. The second part (7-12) includes some detailed visions full of strange symbols and not always easy to interpret.

Author: Daniel: internally, 8:1;9:2; 10:2 and Externally, Mt24:15

Date and Location: He records events from his life during the reigns of the Babylonian kings:[Nebuchadnezzar(605-562) and Belshazzar (553-559)]and during the first yrs of Persian rule under Darius and Cyrus

Purpose: Proclaiming

*God’s control over human affairs (5:21)

*Providing examples of believers facing death

Unique Features:

*Dn has more to say about the tribulation and the antichrist than any other OT book

*Dn11 includes a greater number of prophecies fulfilled than any other single chapter of the bible

*Da refers to Jeremiah (9:2)

*9:25, 26, marks the only OT occurrence of the He. term Messiah “Anointed One”

*In the original Aramaic 7:13 uses the term the Son of Man, refer to Christ

*Da is the only OT book to mention angels by name: Gabriel (8:16;9:21) and Michael (10:13,21; 12:1 Jd1:9 Re12:7-9)

Comparison:

*Earthly kingdom becoming God’s everlasting kingdom (2:44 Re11:15)

*Uses the word “times” for units of yrs. (7:25;12:7 Re12:14)

*Mention the ministry of angel Michael(See Unique Features)

*Book containing the names of the righteous (12:1 Re20:12)

*10 kingdoms, 2:41; 7:24; Re17:12

Abbreviations: Dan./ Da./ Dn.

MV: Thy tabernacle, Jb5:24

Bib1Yr: Lk16, 17Parables

Ezekiel, The Book of The Prophet 3

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Ezekiel in 9 Minutes

MV: Beasts of the Earth, Jb5:22,23

Bib1Yr: LK14, 15Followers

Ezekiel, The Book of The Prophet 2

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MV: Natural Disasters, Jb5:21

Bib1Yr: Lk12, 13Teachings

Ezekiel, The Book of The Prophet

[He. Yechzqel or Yehezqel “God will strengthen”]

Courtesy of Alexander Scourby(Bible Audio)The Book of Ezekiel

Background: This prophet was exiled to Babylon and his work was among the exile there. He may have been a priest and a key theme of the book is God’s holiness. The book is full of strange symbolism, visions and accounts of how the prophets often presented his message through drama. Roughly, the first33chs covey a similar message to that of Jeremiah and at similar period: Jerusalem will be captured by Babylon and the temple will be destroyed. 

Once this had taken place Ezekiel’s message was one of comfort (33-39): God will bring back his people to their own country one day. Meanwhile, in Babylon they will learn that God can be worshipped even though there is no temple or they cannot offer sacrifice. Ch40-48 are detailed vision of the future which centers on the temple.

Author: Ezekiel (1:1-3) priestly point of view

Date and Location: Tel-Abib(1:1; 3:15,24)

Purpose:
*To explain to the captive Jews in Babylon
*Their captivity is due to lack of true holiness
*God will restore them to true holliness

Unique Features:
*Uses more visions, visual-aid and attention grabbers (like shaving the head) and word pictures than any OT writer. He tells 6 parables (15,16,17:1-22; 22-24; 19:1-9; 23) Like haggai, he give dates for his prophecies, underscoring their accuracy.

Comparison:
2S
*Presents King David and God covenant with him, Ez. Speaks of David’s descendant ruling the millennium (34:23; 37:24)
*David fought to keep all tribes, Ez. During the millennium there will be no disunity
*Both discuss preparations for a temple (Solomon’s) and Ez. (Millennial)

Haggai
*Millennial temple (40-42; Hg2:9)
*Speaks of earthquake (38:19 Hg2:6)

Revelation
^Both Jn and Ez saw future events
^Both Ez (2:8-3:3) and jn (Rv10) instructed to swallow a scroll containing words they were to proclaim
^Gog and Magog (38,39) provides the imagery for John’s description of the final rebellion
^John’s vision of the new Jerusalem and river of life (Re21:1-22:5)has similarities in Ez (47:1-12)

Abbreviations: Ezek./ Ezk./ Eze./ Ez

MV: Scourge of the tongue/ cursing, Jb5:21
Bib1Yr: Lk10, 11Scoldings

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Lamentations in 6 Minutes

MV: War, Jb5:20

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