There are many similarities and differences between the prophets of Isaiah and Daniel. Isaiah was speaking to the Jews in Judea while Daniel was speaking to the Jews captive in Babylon and also to the Gentile kings. Isaiah was during the reign of Uzziah‚ Jotham‚ Ahaz‚ and Hezekiah. Daniel lived during the reigns of Jehoiakim of Judah‚ Jehoiachin of Judah‚ Zedekiah of Judah and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Isaiah was speaking concerning Judah and Jerusalem and Daniel was concerning Israel and the Gentile
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between God and the prophets‚ we can see a clear difference between the relationship between God and Jeremiah‚ and the relationship between God and other prophets such as Hosea and Isaiah. Jeremiah and God’s relationship is more intimate and personal compared to those of Isaiah and God and Hosea and God. God chose Jeremiah as a prophet before he was even born. This is shown in the verse‚ “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” (Jeremiah 1:5) If God claimed him as a prophet that early‚ he must
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would execute vengeance upon unrepentant wrongdoers. His adverse judgments would be visited not only upon Judah and Jerusalem‚ but also upon other peoples: the Philistines‚ Ammonites‚ Moabites‚ Ethiopians‚ and Assyrians. Significantly‚ Zephaniah‚ the prophet‚ never stands at the center of the book of Zephaniah; the word of Yahweh is at the center of the book. Zephaniah is mentioned only insofar as he is necessary for the interpretation of the text. Zephaniah neither performs miracles nor claims that
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the last book of the Old Testament and the last of the Minor Prophets. The intent of this student is to show that God loves through sin and through ones’ honest love and enduring obedience to Him‚ He will exalt and glorify. The Hebrew translation of the name Malachi is “my messenger” or “a message” (Strong 1527). Some scholars do not think that Malachi is the name of the author of the book but is rather the title of an anonymous prophet because there is nothing through the text that mentions Malachi
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In the Old Testament‚ God uses prophets to communicate his message to the world. He chooses specific people to lead‚ instruct‚ admonish‚ and encourage. Prophets are specifically called by God‚ sometimes with a vision. They are usually sent when God is displeased with how the priests are teaching God’s law to the people or when the kings are ruling unjustly. They are often set apart somehow‚ either by their appearance‚ lifestyle‚ or some other way. Most prophets lead lives filled with difficulty
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in times of emergency or war; however‚ there was no clear leader among the chieftains‚ and leadership was often contested. So‚ the Hebrew people began to look towards their neighbors as an example‚ and thus came to desire a king for Israel. The prophet Samuel “was displeased when they asked for a king to judge them” (1 Samuel 8:6) – however the Lord consented; “It is not you they reject‚ they are rejecting me as their king” (1 Samuel 8:7). So‚ Samuel anointed Saul as the first King of Israel… however
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where the sacristy had once stood” (3). The symbol of the tree fits in perfectly with the universal theme of sacrifice in relation to reward. The sycamore tree represents Christ. In the bible the prophet Amos‚ a shepherd as well‚ also sat under a sycamore tree. “Amos answered Amaziah‚ ‘I was neither a prophet nor a prophet’s son‚ but I was a shepherd‚ and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me‚ ’Go‚ prophesy to my people Israel.’” Amos 7:14-15
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Character analysis on Jocasta and Oedipus In Oedipus the king‚ Sophocles begins the story line with the city of Thebes grieving. Oedipus true identity is starting to become question‚ when he is told by a blind prophet that he is what plaguing the city. His wife‚ Jocasta is immediately skeptical about the prophecy‚ and tells him a story about an oracle that she had once received and never became fulfilled. However‚ this did not help Oedipus uncertainty‚ and only to cause more confusion to his soul
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(iii) The Revelation of God’s Prophetic Time Clock for the Nation of Israel After explaining the reason why seventy units of sevens are determined upon Israel‚ the angel Gabriel informed Prophet Daniel that the seventieth prophetic week (490 years) would be made up of three distinct divisions: The first unit of sevens (49 years) is the period of time for the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem. The angel Gabriel explained that “... the street shall be built again‚ and the wall‚ even in troublous
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CHALLENGES OF CHRISTIANITY IN WEST AFRICA (GHANA) Christianity as a religion ‚ a faith or a way of life in recent years has been pretty much tough if I would say . It is indeed difficult to be a good Christian in this age than it ever was . The standards are dropping ‚ deviation from the central core of believe‚ persecutions of Christians here and there ‚ civil wars and a host of others tend to battle
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