Bible BlitzMsgr Ed Thompson

AndDeacon Norm Kazyk

With Technical AssistanceRay Hosler

EzekielProphet Priest

@ 570 B.C.Prophet in Babylon -

Prophet of VisionsFirst Prophet outside the

Holy Land -Exiled in 597 B.C.

• Prepared people for the final destruction of Jerusalem

• Jerusalem destroyed in 587 B.C.

Ezekiel’s MessageBefore 587 B.C.:Reproaches forIsrael’s past

After 587 B.C.:Promise ofsalvation anda new Covenant

Some Scenes

• Ch 1:1-24 Wheels of Fire• Ch 2:9 - 3:4 Eat the Scroll• Ch 37:1-14 Dry Bones• Ch 41:16-26 New Temple

Daniel• Visionary –

Dreamer – Interpreter of dreams

Book

• Not Prophecy;• It is Apocalyptic

Daniel• Hero of the book• Not the author• prisoner of Babylon @ 500 B.C.

Book

• Written @ 165 B.C. – time of Maccabees

Story

Daniel and his three companiels faithfulTo God and God faithful to them

Shadrach - Meshach - Abednego

Themes

• Faith can conquer adversty.• The God of history is in control.

Stories

Ch 3:1-24The fiery furnace

Stories

• Ch 5:1-30• The

handwriting on the wall

Ch 6:1-29

Daniel inthe lion’sden

HoseaBegan his prophetic career in the

period that led up to the fall of the Northern Kingdom, Israel, in 721 B.C.

Israel courted the favor of Assyria who began their ascendancy as a power under its king Tiglath-Pileser, but paid a heavy toll surrendering land and paying tribute to the King.

There were political intrigues in Israel involving Menahem who usurped the throne of Israel.

Israel was in a period of apostasy, worshipping and offering sacrifice to foreign gods.

Hosea has been described as a prophet of doom; however, he balanced the coming divine judgment with a promise of restoration and renewal.

• The key to interpreting Hosea is the story of his marriage with Gomer, who was a harlot and represents the unfaithfulness of Israel.

• Chapter 11 expresses the love that Yahweh has for his people, in the most tender terms, as a relationship of marriage.

• Ch 1 The meaning of a name:– Jezreel: A strategic valley where a

defeat for Israel occurred.– Lo-ruhama: She is not pitied (Israel).– Lo-ammi: Not my people.

• Ch2:1-25 Unfaithfulness and hopeThe infiltration of the Baal religion

was done very slowly and subtly. The people no longer distinguished

a difference between them. Israel’s history is filled with its betrayal of Yahweh.

A definition of Ephraim: The heartland of the Northern Kingdom. It was all that remained of Israel after the Assyrians overran that part of the country.

• Ch 1-10 Indictment of Israel’s priests, leaders, monarchy.

• Ch 11 An expression of God’s love for his people.

• Ch 14:2-10 Repentance, reconciliation and future happiness.

JoelLived sometime in the period from

500 to 350 B.C.The occasion of his prophecy was a

plague that devastated the country.The condition of the Jewish

community was very fragile due to poverty, outside threats, and religious apathy.

• The book moves quickly from catastrophe to a call to repent and fast, to the joy of recognizing the saving action of God for his people.

• Ch 1:1-6a Invasion(Note: vs 6 the word “people.”)

• Ch 1:13-15 Call to penance and a reminder of the Day of the Lord.

• Ch 2:11-14 The Day of the Lord.• Ch 2:18-27 The coming blessings

of the Lord.• Ch 3:1-3 The promise of God;

fulfilled at Pentecost (Acts 2:16-21)

• Ch 4: Judgment of the nations.• Ch 4:17-21 Salvation for God’s

Elect.