Reading The Old Testament Prophets

To many Christians the Prophets are seen as being predictors of the Messiah, but it can be argued that one can take any tidbit of information from a source (not just the bible) and use it, whether within context or out of context, to support one’s argument. In my opinion, as far as the prophets are concerned, just because the prophets seem to predict the coming of the Messiah because of the parallels that have been drawn between the books of the prophets and the New Testament does not necessarily mean

1) Prophets played such an important role in the time of the Old testament. It is because of these prophets, that we have so much of our prophetic literature through the Old Testament today. They played an integral role throughout the life and history of Israel. We can see through numerous situations throughout the Old Testament that the prophets were a catalyst for change occurring in the land/people of Israel. According to David L. Peterson in his book, "The Prophetic Literature", a reason as to

In our reading assignment form the books of Courageous Faith Life Lessons from Old Testament Heroes and The Essences of the Old Testament: A Survey we are studying about the prophets. During the time of the Old Testament there was several prophets. The prophets are broken up into two groups. They are Minor Prophets and Major Prophets. According to our text book The Essences of the Old Testament: A Survey states, “The minor Prophets cover the books of Hosea to Malachi and form the final section of

and Christian Sacred Text For years people have had a hard time distinguishing the difference between Christians and Jews. Even when reading about these two religions, they are very similar. There are two main differences that stand out the most amongst these religions. One of them is that Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah while Jews believe He was a prophet. The other difference is their opinions on sacred text. Jewish people and Christians both have sacred text; however, Christians believe

studies in the New Testament. The New Testament catches many attentions because it describes Jesus’ life and birth of the church. As people focus more on the New Testament, the Old Testament is viewed as an unnecessary book to read. Christians have debated whether the Old Testament is needed to be read. Many Christians have claimed that the Old Testament is unnecessary to the biblical study with the New Testament containing all the study materials needed. Even so, Old Testament is vital literature

The Book of Joel Of all the minor prophets, I chose to do my research paper on the book of Joel because in the book of Joel it dealt with adversity just like I have in my life which makes it more interesting and fascinating since I can personally connect with the book of Joel. In addition, the book of Joel deals with a serious plague with destroying tons of crops and livestock and my uncle works with the government in attempt to stop these types of disasters from occurring like famine in the

Before I read this chapter I had absolutely no idea that the Jewish religion had their own bible. The main differences that I came across after reading and doing research are the number of books, the arrangement of the books, the primary language that the Bibles are read or studied in, the content of the two Bibles, and the importance that is given to the oral and the written traditions in making of the two holy books. The word ‘Bible’ comes from the Greek word ‘biblia’ which means ‘books’ and both

temple is among the most debatable text within the Old Testament. In the twenty-fifth year of Ezekiel’s exile, God instructed him to look and listen carefully by paying close attention to everything that he was shown. Not only was he supposed to see, hear and grasp, he also had to provide this information to Israel (Ez 40:4) . The vision was to provide hope, a spiritual renewal and a future depiction of Israel’s restoration. Although the prophet Ezekiel, in chapters 40-48, delineated an imaginative

in A.D. 70, the evangelist uses the various prophets from the Hebrew Old Testament. A key characteristic of Matthew’s Gospel, therefore, is to understand the prophets of the Old Testament to interpret this synoptic gospel. King Jesus preached about the kingdom of God. The prophet Daniel told his audience that God will set up a new kingdom that will (Daniel 2:44). This kingdom, unfortunately, would bring divine sentence to God’s chosen people. Prophet Daniel also spoke about the coming of the Son

temple in A.D. 70, the evangelist uses the various prophets from the Hebrew Old Testament. A key feature of Matthew’s Gospel, therefore, is to understand the prophets of the Old Testament to interpret this synoptic gospel. King Jesus preached about the kingdom of God. The prophet Daniel told his audience that God will set up a new kingdom that will (Daniel 2:44). This kingdom, unfortunately, would bring divine judgment to God’s chosen people. Prophet Daniel also spoke about the coming of the Son of