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INTRODUCTION TO THE MINOR PROPHETS
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MAJOR
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MINOR:
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ISAIAH
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HOSEA
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JEREMIAH
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JOEL
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LAMENTATIONS
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AMOS
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EZEKIEL
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OBADIAH
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DANIEL
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JONAH
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MICAH
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NAHUM
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HABAKKUK
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ZEPHANIAH
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HAGGAI
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ZECHARIAH
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MALACHI
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click here to view the Table of Dates for the
Literary Prophets
- Why are some called "major" and some "minor?"
- Define the word "prophet" as it is found in scripture and
elaborate on its meaning.
- Can you name some prophets who did not write anything? (1 Kings 13:11-34;
17:1-- 2 Kings 13:21; 2 Chronicles 21-26
- Was Moses a prophet? What about his brother Aaron
- Memorize the minor prophets in the order in which they appear in
your Bible
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PERIODS
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Early Assyrian
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Assyrian
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Chaldean
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Post-Exile
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Obadiah
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Amos
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Zephaniah
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Haggai
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Joel
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Hosea
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Nahum
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Zechariah
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Jonah
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Micah
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Habakkuk
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Malachi
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(BIBLICAL TIME SPAN REFERENCE BEGINS WITH 2 KINGS 14:23 AND GOES THROUGH
EZRA AND NEHEMIAH)
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IMPORTANT DATES
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B.C. Date
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932
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-death of Solomon and dividing of kingdom -- 1 Kings 12:1-24 |
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721
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-Israel's exile |
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612
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-fall of Ninevah |
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606
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-battle at Carchemish, Babylon becomes dominant in the East |
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597
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-fall of Jerusalem |
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486
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-destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar |
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539
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-Persian period begins |
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536
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-decree by Cyrus, Zerubbabel returns |
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520
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-Haggai and Zechariah stir up people to resume work on temple |
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516
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-temple completed and dedicated |
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457
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-return by Ezra |
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445
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-Nehemiah rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem |
ASSIGNMENTS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND EACH BOOK
- UNDERSTAND THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND AND THE TIMES IN WHICH EACH PROPHET
SPOKE.
- UNDERSTAND WHY THE PROPHET WAS CALLED BY GOD TO SPEAK.
- SINCE THE DATES OF OBADIAH, JOEL AND JONAH ARE SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN,
WE WILL STUDY THEM FIRST, BECAUSE THEY REALLY SEEM TO FIT IN THE EARLY-ASSYRIAN PERIOD OF TIME -- BETWEEN 845 B.C
AND 800 B.C.
- NOTE THE CHART
COPIED FROM HAILEY'S BOOK ON THE MINOR PROPHETS FOR DATE AND
PERIOD INFORMATION.
OBADIAH = "SERVANT OF YAHWEH"
OUTLINE OF OBADIAH
- Utter destruction of Edom decreed, vv. 1-16.
- Announcement of the judgment, vv. 1-9.
- The decree, v. 1.
- Condition: deceived by pride, despised and debased by Jehovah, vv.
2-4.
- Completeness of the destruction, vv. 5-6.
- Treachery of his allies, v. 7.
- Failure of his wisdom and might, vv. 8-9.
- Cause of the judgment against Edom, vv. 10-14.
- Violence and unbrotherly conduct toward Judah, vv. 10-11.
- Warning against such conduct, vv. 12-14.
- Terrors of the judgment: the day of Jehovah, vv. 15-16.
- Exaltation of Israel: the kingdom of Jehovah to be established upon
Mount Zion, vv. 17-21.
- A remnant to escape in Mount Zion, v. 17.
- Conquest of Edom (Mount Seir) and surrounding nations, vv. 18-20.
- Jehovah's universal sway from Mount Zion, v. 21.
(Taken from Hailey's "The Minor Prophets"
QUESTIONS COVERING OBADIAH
- Specifically, what people are the ones addressed by this prophet?
- From whom had the Edomites descended? (compare vv. 8-9
- What message did the "ambassador" bring to the nations
about Edom
- What sin, more than any other, is identifiable with Edom
- How is Edom's pride described
- God said to Edom's arrogance, "Though thou mount on high as
the _____________, and though thy nest be set among the ______________, I will bring them down from then, saith
Jehovah," (v. 4
- What is God's point in 5, that thieves would not take all and grape-gathers
would leave some gleanings
- Will Edom be able to rely on those with whom he has made agreements
for protection
- Why would Edom be cut off and shame cover him
- How was Edom kin to Jacob
- How had Edom reacted upon seeing the disaster of Judah
- Not only had Edom not come to the aid of Judah but he had committed
a greater evil. What was that? (vv. 13-14)
- What was near for Edom
- What is "the day of Jehovah"
- How would Edom be treated? (v. 15
- Where can escape be found? What does that mean
- In comparison to Edom which would be stubble, what would Jacob and
Joseph be
- V. 21, says "...the kingdom shall be Jehovah's." Explain
what that means
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