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Bible Blitz IV The Prophets July 2, 2007 Presenter: Fr. Ed Technician: Ray Hosler Honoree: Deacon Norm
The Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah - Lamentations Ezekiel - Daniel Hosea - Joel Amos - Obadiah Jonah - Micah Nahuum - Habakkuk
The Prophets – cont’d Zephaniah - Haggai Zachariah - Malachi John the Baptist Jesus
Lamentations (586 BC – 516 BC) “Witness to the Persecution” “My eyes are red from crying” Author Unnamed – Eyewitness – Jeremiah?
Lamentations Time Line • 586 BC – Jerusalem destroyed by Babylon • 538 BC –Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem • 516 BC – Temple rebuilt
Lamentations Style Five poems in acrostic form, 1 -8, each verse begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which has 22 letters One poem has 66 verses – 3 x 22 – Therefore every third verse begins with a letter of the alphabet. Alphabet letters – a memory help or a sign of completion – “A to Z” - 22
Lamentations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Contents Confession of sins Grief Chastisement Yahweh can restore Israel the bride of Yahweh, now a widow
“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks him. ” (3: 22 -26)
Ezekiel (605 BC - 516 BC) Dry Bones Four Faces Priest, Prophet, Prisoner
Ezekiel Time Line • 605 BC – Suppression of Jerusalem by Babylonians • 593 BC – Ezekiel begins 20 years of prophesy • 583 BC – Jerusalem destroyed; 10, 000 prisoners - Ezekiel
Life Notes • At 25, Ezekiel a priest in Jerusalem • At 30, called to be a prophet to Jews in exile • Called to be a prophet in Babylon • First prophet to be called to prophesy outside the Holy Land • Deported by Nebuchadnezzar – 587 BC
Life Notes – cont’d • Up until 587 BC, he scolded the people • Afterward, he encouraged them • Doom and hope
Ezekiel Stories • The four faces (Ez 1: 1 -14) • Ezekiel eats the scroll (Ez 2: 3 – 3: 3) • Dry bones (Ez 37: 1 -14)
Daniel (600 BC – 500 BC Fiery Furnace Lion’s Den Handwriting on the Wall
Daniel • Teenage dreams • Prophet and prisoner in Babylon • His book is more apopalyptic than prophetic • Written @ 167 BC and 164 BC to encourage the Jews
Time Line • 605 BC – Babylon invades Judea; Daniel taken captive • 586 BC – Babylon destroys Jerusalem • 538 BC – Jews return to Jerusalem
Life Notes • Daniel from the upper class of Jerusalem • Humble and obedient; turned to God and prayer in crises • He and three others taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar • Three young men: Shadrach (Hananiah), Meshach (Michael), Abednego( Azanah)
Daniel Stories • Fiery Furnace (Dn 3: 1 -30) • Handwriting on the Wall • Lions’ Den (Dn 6: 1 -28) • Oh Susanna (Dn 13)
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