Prophetic Voices in Exile: Messages and Lessons Learned
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Explore the prophetic messages of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel during the exile period, alongside the lessons learned from this challenging time in Israel's history.
Prophetic Voices in Exile: Messages and Lessons Learned
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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 Man ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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) Joel – The Message ProphEtic Voices in Exile
Name = Servant of Yahweh • Speaks to the SK – Judah • Date – reference to invasion by Babylon 587 BC • Message – pride of Edomites Obadiah – Man / Message ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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 – Man / Message ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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! Jonah – The Message ProphEtic Voices in Exile
587 BC The judgment of God has come! Can there be a future for the people of God? If so, what will that future look like? ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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 ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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) Isaiah 40-55 – The Message ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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 Man ProphEtic Voices in Exile
Oracles of Judgment (1-29) • Oracles of Hope (30-33) • Historical/Biographical (34-45) • Oracles Against Nations (46-51) • Historical Appendix (52) Jeremiah – The Message ProphEtIC Voices in Exile
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 Jeremiah The Oracles of Judgment ProphEtIC Voices in Exile
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 The Oracles of Judgment ProphEtIC Voices in Exile
Jeremiah The Oracles of Hope • 30-33 Book of Consolation • 31:31-34 The New Covenant • 32 Jeremiah Buys a Field ProphEtIC Voices in Exile
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 Man ProphEtic Voices in Exile
Call and Commission (1-3) • Judgment against Judah (4-24) • Oracles Against Nations (25-32) • Oracles of Restoration (33-48) Ezekiel – The Message ProphEtic Voices in Exile
Departure of God’s glory (8-11) • False prophets (13-14) • Individual Accountability before God (18) • Judgment is certain (24:14) Ezekiel Judgment against Judah ProphEtic Voices in Exile
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) Ezekiel Oracles of Restoration ProphEtic Voices in Exile
We reap what we sow • God is still in control! • God is doing a newthing (new covenant, new heart, new city) • Exile – renewedvision – Israel is called to be a lighttothenations Lessons Learned in Exile ProphEtic Voices in Exile
Exile is a time of deeploss – 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 ProphEtic Voices 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. Lessons Learned in Exile ProphEtic Voices in Exile