The Prophets
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nataliefittsy on April 14, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 role of the prophets | give the Word of God to the people |
| why the prophets are called "the conscience of Israel" | they told the people what they were doing wrong, just like a conscience does |
| why the Kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms | Rehoboam has promised to be less oppressive than his father Solomon, but he turned out to be more |
| northern kingdom | Israel |
| capital of Israel | Samaria |
| southern kingdom | Judah |
| capital of Judah | Jerusalem |
| Jezebel | queen of Israel |
| where Elijah found God while he was in the cave | in a gentle breeze |
| Elijah's successor | Elisha |
| what Elisha was known for | healing miracles |
| prophet who called the women of Samaria "fat cows" | Amos |
| who God told Hosea to marry | Gomer, a prostitute |
| how Elijah left the earth | fiery chariot swooped him up |
| who the people thought would return to announce the coming of the Messiah | Elijah |
| prophet that had a vision of Israel burning | Amos |
| who took over Israel | Assyrians |
| how prophets are classified | northern or southern, writing (major or minor) or non-writing, time period |
| classification of Elijah | northern, non-writing, pre-exilic |
| classification of Elisha | northern, non-writing, pre-exilic |
| classification of Amos | northern, writing minor, pre-exilic |
| problems Amos preached about | social injustice, empty worship |
| classification of Hosea | northern, writing minor, pre-exilic |
| problems Hosea preached about | unfaithfulness |
| why the king of the northern kingdom builds a golden calf | to keep his people from going to Jerusalem |
| words prophets start with when they are going to deliver a message from God to the people | "Thus says the Lord..." |
| difference between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah | the kings of Judah are direct descendants of David |
| which kingdom lost faith more quickly | Israel |
| most important and influential of all the prophets | Isaiah |
| how many authors wrote the Book of Isaiah | 3 |
| what Isaiah is most famous for | Immanuel Prophecies |
| classification of Micah | southern, writing minor, pre-exilic |
| what Micah 6: 8 says | This is what the Lord requires of you: only to do the right thing, to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. |
| image Micah is known for | beating sword into plowshare and spears into pruning hooks |
| classification of Jeremiah | southern, writing major, pre-exilic and exilic |
| the most reluctant prophet | Jeremiah |
| who tells the Israelites in exile that God will write the covenant on their hearts | Jeremiah |
| what Jeremiah tells the Israelites in exile | God will write the covenant on your hearts |
| when Israel was conquered by the Assyrians | 721 BC |
| who conquered Israel | Assyria |
| when Judah was conquered | 586 |
| who conquered Judah | Babylon |
| two characteristics of the prophets | unpopular, reluctant |
| classification of Isaiah | southern, writing major, pre-exilic, exilic, and post-exilic |
| what Elijah is known for | God in gentle breeze, fiery chariot, widow, challenges priests of Baal |
| which prophet was in the story of the widow of Zeraphath | Elijah |
| what Amos is known for | vision of Israel burning, fat cows |
| what Hosea is best known for | Gomer |
| what Jeremiah is best known for | reluctant, depressed, written on your hearts |
| what Micah is best known for | poor, this is what the Lord requires of you..., swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks |
| what Ezekiel is best known for | dry bones, hearts of stone into hearts of flesh |
| who had the vision of the dry bones | Ezekiel |
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