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39 Cards in this Set
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JEREMIAH What is the suggested significance of the name “Jeremiah”? |
"Yahweh establishes or appoints" - possibly a reference to Jeremiah's divine appointment as a prophet even before his birth |
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JEREMIAH How did Jeremiah compare to Hosea regarding a wife and children? |
He was told NOT to marry and raise children
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JEREMIAH Jeremiah is known as the __________ prophet. Why? |
weeping prophet - due to his grief over what would and did happen to his people and nation
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JEREMIAH What is the pivotal date with regard to the stages of Jeremiah’s ministry? |
605 BC |
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JEREMIAH What was significant about that date? |
605 BC - Babylon defeated Assyria |
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JEREMIAH What was the emphasis of Jeremiah’s prophecies before the fall of Judah to the Babylonians and after that event? |
1. 627-605 BC - the imminent judgement of God through the Babylonians 2. 605-580 BC - the need to submit to the judgement of God through the Babylonians |
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JEREMIAH What are the themes of the book of Jeremiah? |
1. Judah's unfaithfulness to God will result in imminent judgement nevertheless, repentance is still appropriate
2. nevertheless, repentance is still appropriate 3. even though God's judgment is certain, so is his restoration of his people. including a new covenant 4. God's sorrow with regard to his his sinful people and judgment of them is reflected by Jeremiah himself |
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JEREMIAH How is the book of Jeremiah probably arranged? |
topically
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JEREMIAH How was it certainly not arranged? |
chronologically |
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JEREMIAH What is the significance of 1:5 regarding Jeremiah’s call as a prophet? |
Before he even existed, God knew him and knew he was going to be a prophet
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JEREMIAH What was Jeremiah’s objection to God’s call, and what was God’s response (1:6-8, 17-19)? |
- he was afraid and he didn't want to do it - don't be afraid for I am with you |
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JEREMIAH What are chapters 11-20 known as and why? |
confessions of Jeremiah - complaint and lament - “Why do the wicked prosper?”
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JEREMIAH What is the curse of Jehoiachin (22:28-30)? |
- reigned only 3 months - taken into exile in Babylon (597 BC - released from prison and honored - He was the last legitimate Davidic king because he was not to have any children |
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JEREMIAH How does this apply to Jesus and the unconditional Davidic Covenant? |
Jesus is qualified because He comes through Mary not Joseph |
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JEREMIAH What did Jeremiah specifically prophesy regarding the Babylonian captivity (25:11,12; 29:10)? |
he predicts 2x the captivity will be 70 years long |
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JEREMIAH What is the New Covenant, and where is it found in Jeremiah? |
Ch. 31 - not like the Mosaic Cov. - a cov. of forgiveness of sin - he transformed them from the inside out - put into affect when he died |
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JEREMIAH Is the New Covenant conditional or unconditional? |
unconditional
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JEREMIAH What does God promise in the New Covenant? |
1. to put his laws in their hearts
2. to be their God 3. to forgive them |
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JEREMIAH How does the New Covenant relate to the Mosaic Covenant? |
it replaced it
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JEREMIAH How does the New Covenant relate to Jesus? |
put into effect by Jesus when he died
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JEREMIAH How does this apply to us as Christians? |
- all we have to do is put our trust in Christ
- does something for us that we cannot do for ourselves - transforms us from the inside out |
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JEREMIAH What is the content of chapter 52, and why was it probably added to this book (as suggested in class)? |
The Fall of Jerusalem - vindication of Jeremiah's prophecies |
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LAMENTATIONS Who probably wrote the book of Lamentations?’ |
anonymous - but early Jewish & Christian traditions have held that Jeremiah is the author
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LAMENTATIONS The author was an obvious ____________ to the destruction of Jerusalem. |
eye-witness |
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LAMENTATIONS What are its themes? |
1. the judgment of God is a terrible thing 2. the appropriate response is sorrow, regret, and humbly asking God for forgiveness 3. God is just but also compassionate and faithful 4. honesty before God wit regard to our true emotions is divinely sanctioned |
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LAMENTATIONS What is the historical significance of its writing (regarding the city of Jerusalem)? |
- was written soon after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC - the book of Jeremiah looks ahead to the impending fall of Jerusalem - the book of Lamentations reflects back on the tragic reality of that event |
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LAMENTATIONS What is the significance of the title of the book? |
Hebrew title - "how lonely sits the city that was full of people" English title - expressed the form and contents - it is a funeral lament over the destruction of Jerusalem |
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LAMENTATIONS What is the form of the book? |
not a book of prophecy but rather poetry |
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LAMENTATIONS What is the genre of this book? |
poetry
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LAMENTATIONS How does this book (and Jeremiah himself) prefigure Jesus (Matt 23:37-39)? |
- personifying Jerusalem - Jesus does the same as Jeremiah |
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LAMENTATIONS How is this book used by orthodox Jews today? |
used at the Wailing Wall
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LAMENTATIONS Where is the book found in the Hebrew canon? |
the writings or Kethubim
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OBADIAH What are the themes of the book of Obadiah? |
1. God will judge those who abuse his covenant people 2. this will result in the deliverance and restoration of his covenant people |
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OBADIAH To what nation was this prophecy delivered? Why? |
- Judah
- for Edom will be judged to bring Judah comfort |
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OBADIAH What nation was this prophecy about? Why? |
- Edom
- they have been awful to Judah |
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OBADIAH What were the two options regarding the dating of this book and the general historical setting of each (not the evidence for each)? |
1. 9th c. BC - 840-830 BC - 2. 6th c. BC - around 586 BC - proponents assume a link between Obadiah and the Babylonian attack and plunder of Jerusalem in 586 BC |
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OBADIAH Who were the Edomites (descendants of _______) and where was Edom located? |
- the descendants of Esau - the Edomites were "brothers" of Israel but continued to revolt against and attack the kings of Judah - located in the area southeast of the Dead Sea, a rocky, mountainous area known as Mt. Seir |
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OBADIAH For what generally (v. 3) and specifically (vv. 10, 11) was Obadiah condemning them? |
generally - their pride specifically - the violence to brother Jacob/God's covenant people |
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OBADIAH What was Obadiah’s prophecy concerning them (vv. 10, 18)? |
- you will be destroyed forever- there will be no survivors
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