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Introduction to the Minor Introduction to the Minor ProphetsProphets
© John Stevenson, 2010Maps by David P. Barrett, used by permissionMaps by David P. Barrett, used by permission
Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson
• Family Life
• Academic Life
• Family Life
• Academic Life
• Professional Life
Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson
• Family Life
• Academic Life
• Professional Life
• Spiritual Life
• Ministry Life
Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson
Group IntroductionsGroup Introductions
• Your name
• Your home church
• Where are you in the TIU process?
• What is your current ministry within the Kingdom?
Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives• Gain an appreciation for the Minor
Prophets and their relevance both to the Old Testament message as well as to Christian ministry today.
Exhibit an understanding of the flow of thought and major turning points in the books that make up the Minor Prophets.
Demonstrate a familiarity with the historical, cultural, and theological back-ground of the Minor Prophets.
Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives• Gain an understanding of the key themes
found in the Minor Prophets and how they relate to the rest of the Biblical message.
Develop a series of Bible studies and/or sermons from the Minor Prophets that demonstrate both an understanding of the issues faced by the original authors as well as applications relevant to the needs of a 21st Century congregation.
Christ of the Christ of the ProphetsProphets
byby
O. Palmer RobertsonO. Palmer Robertson
Unexpected Unexpected Wisdom:Wisdom:
Major Insights from Major Insights from the Minor Prophetsthe Minor Prophets
byby
Dan SchmidtDan Schmidt
Preaching from Preaching from the Minor the Minor
Prophets to a Prophets to a Postmodern Postmodern GenerationGeneration
byby
John StevensonJohn Stevenson
Expositor’s Bible Expositor’s Bible Commentary Commentary
(Revised Edition):(Revised Edition):Volume 8Volume 8
Daniel - MalachiDaniel - Malachibyby
Longman & GarlandLongman & Garland
Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson
http://JohnStevenson.net
Historical Books
2000 - 1500
Period of the Patriarchs
1500 - 1000 1000 - 500
Exodus and Sinai
Judges Kings of Israel and Judah
Ret
urn
Poetic Books
Torah
Prophetic Books
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Sargon the Great
• Died 2330 B.C.• Birth legend• Name
• Prince• Legitimate
• Empire
Medes
Elam
Akkadians
Third Dynasty of UrThird Dynasty of Ur
2100 – 2000 B.C.2100 – 2000 B.C.
ZigguratZiggurat
The Law-code of UrThe Law-code of Ur• Lex Talionis: “An eye for an eye”
• Semi-private administration of justice
• Inequality before the Law: The law code divided people into three distinct classes:
• Aristocrats
• Commoners
• Slaves
Sir LeonardSir LeonardWoolleyWoolley
• 1880 - 1960
• Began at Ur in 1922
• Ziggurat of Ur
• Flood layers
Amuru
Elam
Ur
Ur
Haran
Ur
Haran
1750 B.C.1750 B.C.
• Found at Susa Found at Susa by de Morgan in by de Morgan in 19021902
• Caste systemCaste system
• Lex TalionisLex Talionis
• WagesWages
• Trial by ordealTrial by ordeal
MarriageMarriageLawsLaws
• Only legal Only legal when in writingwhen in writing
• Penalty for Penalty for adultery is adultery is deathdeath
• Wives own Wives own propertyproperty
Mari
Babylon
Mari TabletsMari Tablets• Andre Parrot excavated
from 1933-1938 and 1952-1956
• More than 20,000 tablets
• Akkadian from 1800-1750 B.C.
• Biblical names
Mari TabletsMari Tablets• Travel and commerceTravel and commerce
• Covenant: “To kill a Covenant: “To kill a young donkey”young donkey”
Mari
Babylon
Nuzi
Nuzi TabletsNuzi Tablets• Smaller townSmaller town
• Destroyed around 1450 B.C.Destroyed around 1450 B.C.
• Customs and culture similar to Customs and culture similar to that of the Patriarchsthat of the Patriarchs
Mari
Babylon
Nuzi Ugarit
• Royal palace with 90 roomsRoyal palace with 90 rooms
• Two templesTwo temples– Baal, son of ElBaal, son of El– DagonDagon
• Cuneiform Tablets dating to 1450-Cuneiform Tablets dating to 1450-1200 B.C.1200 B.C.
• Discovered by a farmer in 1928Discovered by a farmer in 1928
The Gift of the NileThe Gift of the Nile
THENILE
Step Pyramid of Djoser
Bent Pyramid of Snefru
Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops)
PyramidsPyramids
• Served as tombs
• More than a hundred in Egypt
• All on the west bank of the Nile
Valley of the Kings
ThebesValley of the Kings
• Monotheist
• Father to Tutankhamen
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Hatti
LandBridge
DESERT
Independent Independent TribesTribes
A Unified A Unified KingdomKingdom
ASSYRIAASSYRIA
EGYPTEGYPT
Solomon’sKingdom
Bethel
Dan
Samaria
Jerusalem
TorahTorah ProphetsProphets
Samaria
Jerusalem
IsaiahIsaiahHoseaHoseaJoelJoel
AmosAmosMicahMicah
JonahJonah
Shalmaneser & JehuShalmaneser & Jehu
SamariaSamaria
Hezekiah’s TunnelHezekiah’s Tunnel
It was Hezekiah who stopped the upper outlet of the waters of
Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David
(2 Chronicles 32:30)
2nd Kings 19:35-36Then it happened
that night that the angel of the Lord went out, and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead.
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home, and lived at Nineveh.
Taylor Prism“As for Hezekiah, the
Jew, who did not submit to my yoke, 46 of his strong walled cities, as well as the small cities in their neighborhood, which were without number, by escalade and bringing up siege engines... Himself, like a caged bird, I shut up in Jerusalem, his royal city.”
Carchemish
Carchemish
CarchemishJeremiahJeremiah
HabakkukHabakkukZephaniahZephaniah
ObadiahObadiah
NahumNahum
DanielDaniel
EzekielEzekiel
HaggaiHaggaiZechariahZechariahMalachiMalachi
• Conqueror
• Perpetual victory
• Fall of Persia
• Marched to India
• Died in Babylon
• “To the strongest”
PompeyPompey
PompeyPompey
TorahTorah ProphetsProphets N.T.N.T.
