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Rev. Wright or Wrong?. Loose Ends from Last Week. Samuel & Saul Elisha’s call and Jesus’s Elijah and the still, small voice Words will never hurt me? Rite, Right, and Righteous What’s in a name? Prophets, kids, characters, God, and pronouns. (Neo) Babylonians. Nebuchedrezzar
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Loose Ends from Last Week • Samuel & Saul • Elisha’s call and Jesus’s • Elijah and the still, small voice • Words will never hurt me? • Rite, Right, and Righteous • What’s in a name? • Prophets, kids, characters, God, and pronouns
(Neo) Babylonians • Nebuchedrezzar • Babylon city • Exillic brain-drain • Queen of heaven, Marduk, EnumaElish
Hosea: sole Israelite Images Themes Tension: “blessing” Fidelity Assassination/monarchic instability Veneer of strength God “unnecessary” Repentance • Prostitution • Jezreel • Lo-Ruhamah • Lo-Ammi • Adoption/Parent/Lover • Redemption • Nakedness • Vineyard/threshing floor • Hesed • Sheol/Death • lion
1st Isaiah Images Mounts Zion and Zaphon Ephraim, Ariel The sea (of Egypt) 11.15 & return Stump Re-Creation: lion and lamb Humbling and restoring nations: Egypt, Assyria, Ethiopia, Babylon, Tyre, etc. Walking naked Host of heaven Death & Salvation Leviathon Returning, rest, and horses Reliance on Egypt Holy Highway 35 of leveling Hezekiah + 15 & Rabshekah • Vineyard • MerkavahMysticism • Feet • Call to confuse? C. 6, 29.10; drunk and sleeping prophets • Shear-Jashub • Immanuel, curds, and honey • Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz • Prophetess • Lord of Hosts • Wonderful, Counselor… • Assyria: rod of anger • Fire: refinement/destruction
Babylonian Exile(s) • 597 • 593 • 586 • God’s chariot • Synagogue?