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PROPHECIES ABOUT A SAVIOUR Deuteronomy 4 verse 25-31 Biggest category of books in the Bible

Discover the prophecies about a savior in the books of Deuteronomy, the major and minor prophets, and their relevance for our time. Explore the role of prophets in Israel, their announcements of blessings and curses, and their messages of faithfulness, repentance, blessing, and punishment.

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PROPHECIES ABOUT A SAVIOUR Deuteronomy 4 verse 25-31 Biggest category of books in the Bible

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  1. PROPHECIES ABOUT A SAVIOUR Deuteronomy 4 verse 25-31 Biggest category of books in the Bible Major/Larger (4) and Minor/Shorter Prophets (12) Active between about 760 BC and 460 BC < 2% of OT prophecy is about the coming Messiah. < 5% describes the new covenant/messianic age. < 1% concerns events that are yet to come in our time. After King Solomon’s death in 923 BC Israel divided into northern kingdom (Israel) - Jeroboam and southern kingdom (Judah) - Rehoboam

  2. Prophets were spokespersons for God; • more forth-tellers than fore-tellers. • In narratives, we hear more of what they did than said; • In prophetic books, we know more of what they said. • The Role of the Prophet in Israel • They were Covenant Enforcers/Conscience • of blessings and curses announced in advance in Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 4 and 28-32.

  3. Six categories of blessing: life, health, prosperity, agricultural abundance, respect and safety. Ten categories of curse/punishment: death, disease, drought, dearth, danger, destruction, defeat, deportation, destitution, disgrace.

  4. Faithfulness RepentanceBlessing PunishmentComfort/Apathy Disobedience

  5. They spoke as Gods direct representatives • Prior to 722 BC (Israel) & 586 (Judah) warnings • After 586 BC (Judah) comfort, mercy, hope to exiles • To read the prophets requires understanding of • the Big picture • the specific situation • the forms/structure of the oracles • Five main forms of Oracles • The Lawsuit (Is 3 v 13-26) • The Woe (Habakkuk 2 v6-8) • The Promise/Salvation oracle (Amos 9 v11-15) • The Enactment (Is 20 v1-6) • The Messenger Speech (Is 38 v1-8)

  6. To rightly interpret Bible passages for our day, we must seek to understand the context, intent, style & wording. Beware of eisigesis (reading meaning into text) not exegesis (taking meaning out of text)

  7. What are the lasting lessons of the prophets? The prophets reveal: Gods character and covenant Gods mind and mission Gods person and purposes/priorities The prophets reveal warnings against the three “I”s: Idolatry, Immorality, Injustice and the messages of hope, forgiveness, reconciliation, new beginnings.

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