joel – the man ya-el = yahweh is god speaks to the sk – judah date - ? – word of judgment is...

PROPHETIC VOICES IN EXILE

Joel – The Man• Ya-el = Yahweh is God •Speaks to the SK – Judah• Date - ? – word of judgment is strong and a call to return to God – possibly pre-587


Joel – The Message• The Day of the Lord – God’s judgment on opponents (2:1-2a)• The Call to Repent (2:12-18a)• The Promise of the Spirit (2:28-32a)


Obadiah – Man / Message

• Name = Servant of Yahweh•Speaks to the SK – Judah• Date – reference to invasion by Babylon 587 BC• Message – pride of Edomites


Jonah – Man / Message

•The Reluctant Prophet •Assumes setting of NK in the days of Assyria (pre-612 BC)•Message – post-exilic – God’s concern for non-Israelites


Jonah – The Message•The God Who “Makes Things Happen!” – fish, bush, worm, wind•The God who hears our cries and answers our prayers!•The God who loves everyone!


587 BCThe judgment of God has

come!Can there be a future for

the people of God? If so, what will that future

look like?


Isaiah 40-55 – The Message

•A Word of Comfort (40:1-9)•The God who Saves (43:1-4, 11) •The Servant Songs (42, 49, 50, 53) •Israel is called to be “A Light to the Nations” (42:5-9, 49:5-6)


Isaiah 40-55 – The Message

•Cyrus (King of Persia) as God’s Anointed (Messiah) 44:28; 45:1, 13)•Yahweh is the only God , and there is no other! (45:21-23)•Invitation to Life (55:1-13)


Jeremiah – The Man•Prophet to the SK (Judah) in the years before the exile (587 BC)•Ministry during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, & Zedekiah (627-587)


Jeremiah – The Message

•Oracles of Judgment (1-29)•Oracles of Hope (30-33)•Historical/Biographical (34-45)•Oracles Against Nations (46-51)•Historical Appendix (52)


Jeremiah The Oracles of Judgment

•2:9-29 – Crazy to change gods!•7:1-8:3 – The Temple Sermon•8:18-9:2 – The Weeping Prophet•18:1-12 – The Potter’s House•20:7-9 – The Confessions


The Oracles of Judgment•2:9-29 – Crazy to change gods!•7:1-8:3 – The Temple Sermon•8:18-9:2 – The Weeping Prophet•18:1-12 – The Potter’s House•20:7-9 – The Confessions•29:1-14 – A Hope-filled Future


Jeremiah The Oracles of Hope•30-33 Book of Consolation•31:31-34 The New Covenant•32 Jeremiah Buys a Field


Ezekiel – The Man•Priest who was part of the first deportation to Babylon (597 BC)•Called to be a prophet (593 BC)•Ministry – 593 – 571 BC•Son of man – God’s title for him


Ezekiel – The Message

•Call and Commission (1-3)•Judgment against Judah (4-24)•Oracles Against Nations (25-32)•Oracles of Restoration (33-48)


EzekielJudgment against Judah

•Departure of God’s glory (8-11)•False prophets (13-14)•Individual Accountability before God (18)•Judgment is certain (24:14)


EzekielOracles of Restoration

•The Good Shepherd (34)•Divine Cleansing – a new heart and a new spirit (35:22-32)•The Valley of Dry Bones (37)•The New Jerusalem (48:35)


Lessons Learned in Exile •We reap what we sow•God is still in control!•God is doing a new thing (new covenant, new heart, new city)•Exile – renewed vision – Israel is called to be a light to the nations


Lessons Learned in Exile •Exile is a time of deep loss – home, confidence, power, God – and that loss must be mourned!•Exile is a time that threatens identity – God’s people must remember who(se) they are!


Lessons Learned in Exile •Exile becomes a time of robust faith for God’s people – they find new forms of life (synagogue) and engage in serious reflection on their faith stories (Scripture) to sustain their distinctiveness.

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