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The Prophets

The Prophets. Messengers of God. Prophetic Books. 18 books of the Old Testament that contain the sermons, dreams and visions of the prophets of God. Prophets were messengers of God that worked to keep the people (king) faithful to the covenant.

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The Prophets

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  1. The Prophets Messengers of God

  2. Prophetic Books • 18 books of the Old Testament that contain the sermons, dreams and visions of the prophets of God. Prophets were messengers of God that worked to keep the people (king) faithful to the covenant. • These writing prophets are known as latter prophets; The accounts of the former prophets are recorded in the historical books. Former prophets include Samuel, Elijah & Elisha • The terms major and minorrefer to the length of the writings of the latter prophets, not the importance of the prophet or his message. • Major prophets: The major prophetsare Isaiah, Jeremiah,Ezekieland Daniel The book of the prophet Isaiah is the longest prophetic book and was probably written by three different writers, Isaiah, Deutero-Isaiah and third Isaiah. The book of Lamentations is included in this section. • Minor prophets: Include Micah, Amos, Hosea, Habakkuk, Haggai, Zechariah, Jonah, Obadiah, Malachi, Zephaniah, Joel & Nahum • Baruch and Lamentations are prophet related writings

  3. What did you learn? • What is contained in the Books of the Prophets? • What does the label major or minor mean in reference to the prophetic books? • Who were the major prophets? • Name 5 minor prophets.

  4. The Marks & Roles of the Prophets • Keep the people and the king faithful to the covenant • Spiritual Warrior: make sure the king and people were obeying the Law of Moses • Messenger of God: Spoke the words of God • Social Revolutionary: Spoke out against social injustices • Call Narrative: • Mysterious setting • God initiates • Resistance to the call • God reassures • Mission is given & accepted • Popularity • Most of the prophets were not popular with the officials of the state or the people because they told the truth about their sinful actions • Jeremiah

  5. Describe the call narrative of a prophet that follows this sequence. Who was the prophet who was most unpopular with the officials of Judah? What was the function of the Old Testament prophet? What 3 roles did he play to fulfill his purpose? Briefly explain the job of Spiritual Warrior Social Revolutionary Messenger of God Oh! No, More Questions!!

  6. Message of the Prophets • Form: • An Oracle • A message given in the words of God; Prefaced with “Thus says the Lord”, Uses the pronoun “I” • Paraphrase by the prophet • Expression: • Prophecy of Doom This message was a warning of the disaster that would follow if the King and the people did not change their evil ways • Prophecy of Encouragement This message offered hope for the future if the King and the people changed their evil ways. How?

  7. Idolatry Worshipping false gods Putting faith in others rather than Yahweh Social Injustice Oppressing the poor Adultery Lying Cheating Stealing Murder Any practice that took away the human rights of another Message of the Prophets • Unfaithfulness to God’s Covenant Why?

  8. Why do we read about the prophets?Something to think about! • What do the accounts of the Old Testament prophets tells us about God’s relationship with humankind? • Do the messages of the prophets still speak to us today? • If God sent a prophet to speak to us today what would he say to us?

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