Old Testament Prophetic Book

Jeremiah Judah’s corrupt kings Jeremiah is commonly known as the “weeping prophet” because of his deep commitment to and empathy and compassion for the people of Judah; to whom he was chosen to chastise. He was a prophet during the reign of five kings including: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. King Josiah had brought about reform throughout Judah and Jerusalem, restoring the people to proper worship of God. However, when the king died, subsequent kings returned to the corrupt religious practices of: idolatry, child sacrifice, and worship of Baal and other false gods, which had been established by previous kings.

The Book of Jeremiah is of prophecy genre. Jeremiah is appointed a prophet to the nations by the Lord. Israel is unfaithful and Jerusalem is attacked. Jeremiah addresses the people of Judah and declares that false religions are worthless. The covenant is not kept. Jeremiah complains to God of the wicked. God answered

Several times in the Bible, the Lord commissions a person to serve as a prophet and a leader for his people. While those who are commissioned are elevated by that choice, those commissions are not always positive. On the contrary, the Lord is frequently responding to something that people have done that He finds disappointing or upsetting. As a result, the commissioning often have an ominous tone to them, even though they reflect the Lord's pleasure with one of his servants. Isiaiah 6 and Jeremiah 1 both demonstrate how a commission was both an honor and a burden for the men who received them in the Bible. They also demonstrate that the prophets were tasked to do difficult things.

Jeremiah may be one of the most intriguing and revealing of the Old Testament prophets. With his continual return to god and the constant struggle between his heart and the voice of god. This elevates him as a human being and not just as an instrument of god (Paterson 144). He is one of the most human of prophets mentioned in the Old Testament and at the same time most Christ like in aspects of his sermons and works. His story has intrigued many for it is of human weakness and strength (Paterson 139). Let us now take a look at his life and at his works.

The group of Prophetic Books are divided into the minor prophets and major prophets. The major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel are listed first, but not because their messages are more important but that they are longer. The twelve minor prophets are from Hosea through Malachi are writings shorter in length written in shorter in length and follow one by one. The main role for the prophets is to “speak for God” on the issues of the

The times that we live in are changing everyday and the people except wrong as right and I know that God and the prophets are not pleased. We must understand that God is the same and his word says in “ Malachi 3: 6 For I am the lord, I change not not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. That lets us know that God will deal with these things the same way he did back then. Just because times have changed God has not and the prophets would advise us to choose life and not death and turn from these things such as idolatry, social injustice, and religious ritualism. The prophets of old would remind us of God’s word when they tell us in his word what “ Jeremiah said in 2:4 hear ye the word of the Lord, o house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. So let us listen for God is speaking in the signs of the times because we our a wicked people who have forgotten about God and the message his prophets came bringing to get us on the right course for a better life. So

Genre Report 4 (Prophecy) Name: Directions:Read chapter 21 of Grasping God’s Word. The purpose of this Genre Report is to get you familiarized with the basic elements of prophetic literature. The prophets are God’s attorneys, letting the kings and the people know that they have been unfaithful to their side of the covenant. Usually (though not always) the prophetic message contains three main points: You have broken the covenant.

“The prophets hears God’s voice and feels His heart,”(Heschel). Prophets are lonely people, as Heschel would say. Abraham Heschel, the author of The Prophets, describes the prophetic era in the Old Testament. He also gave a lot of details to a lot of the prophets themselves. Prophets are both a distinction and an affliction.

1982 "Be as Men Who Are Facing Har-Magedon Unafraid .. In behalf of such right-hearted individuals Jehovah has considerately raised up his 'prophet to the nations.' .. In behalf of such individuals who at heart seek God's rule instead of man's rule, the 'prophet' whom Jehovah has raised up has been, not an individual man as in the case of Jeremiah, but a class. The members of this class are, like the prophet-priest Jeremiah, wholly dedicated to Jehovah God through Christ and, by the begettal of Jehovah's holy spirit, they have been made part of 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession' .. At this late date, there is a mere remnant of this 'prophet' class yet on earth." {WT Oct 1 1982 26-7}

The prophet wrote a letter to the exiles in Babylon with hopes to diffuse the situation and to provide a sense of reality in their situation (Tullock & McEntire, 2006). In the letter, he advised them to live as normally as possible, by doing the same as they would at home. The people were reminded to be good citizens, to follow the laws of the city, to even pray for the peace of the city so they would have peace (Jeremiah 29:7). The other prophets were false prophets and deceivers, they were advised not to listen, and moreover to be leery of false dreams of prophecy, because they were not from God (Jeremiah 29:8-9). The fourth point that he tried to get across was that when the time was right God will bring them home.

The prophets are some of the most studied individuals in the bible, but often many people overlook the primary mission of the prophets. According to Bratcher “the prophets’ primary task was to call the people

The book of Micah is the 6th of the 12 minor prophets. It is comprised of declarations of punishments for the people of Israel and Judah followed by a brief hope of redemption, primarily in this pericope, chapter 4:1-10. Micah was concerned with the people’s rejection of God, which makes the overarching tone very judgmental, because the people were abandoning God at this time in history. There is a pattern that develops as the book goes on. Judgmental oracles are followed by hope. This pattern is not uncommon in the books of the prophets. Select parts of chapters 1, 2, 3, and 6 are generally believed to have been written by Micah himself, while the other sections were added at a later date. Micah lived in a tumultuous era. He was from Judah, the southern portion of the divided Israel. The intended audience was primarily the people of Judah, and to a lesser degree those in Israel. Micah prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, which would date this book from around 742-698 BC. The book can be divided into 3 sections, with chapter 4 being in the second section. This section includes images of Zion in its restored form, where there is no more abandonment of God, but instead He is the divine ruler over all.

In comparison to this, the section of the Hebrew Scriptures known as ‘prophecy’ is a far harder collection from which to discern common threads in the sense of genre or content. Set as a continuation of the greater biblical narrative, the Prophecy section is best understood when divided further into two parts, that of the former prophets and the later prophets . The former prophets consist of the books of Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 kings and are generally referred to as ‘deutero-historical books’, expressing the role the theology of Deuteronomy plays in its

The Old Testament is finished up with several different lessons that can be learned from the prophet’s teachings. There were twelve different prophets in the Old Testament, who were also known as the Minor Prophets. The Jews were anxious to know who God was, and the Old Testament prophets offered understanding to many disputes. Idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism are three topics that are highlighted in the prophet’s teachings and impressed upon the hearts of believers today.

The Old Testament ends with the Minor Prophets. These prophets provided insight on many issues the Jews were facing. All of the prophets had the same ideas of a warning of impending judgment because of the nations’ sinfulness, the coming judgment, a call for repentance, and a promise of future deliverance of God’s grace. Idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism are three issues that the prophets emphasized on in their teachings and can be inspired in the minds and hearts of believers today. The prophets’ teachings are just as important today as they were in the past. The teachings about God, the way man lived, social issues, and religious rituals are all relevant in the today’s society.