W HEN WAS J OEL W RITTEN ? The word of the Lord that came to Hosea - PDF document

W HEN WAS J OEL W RITTEN ? The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and in the days of King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel. The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and in the days of St. John’s Bible, https://imagejournal.org/article/eat-this-scroll/; https://www.judydouglass.com/2014/02/kingdom-women-deborah-prophet-judge-military-leader/ King Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake. T HE E ARLIEST P ROPHETS The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel. BS601 — Prophetic Literature, Rev. Aaron Decker Second Semester 2018, Semenari Theoloji Malaysia The BBC’s Doctor Who, of course. Found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSzm53M0PxA W HAT WAS THE D ISASTER ? W HAT WAS THE P ROBLEM ? Has such a thing happened in your Yet even now, says the days, or in the days of your Lord, return to me with all ancestors? (1.2b) your heart, with fasting, What the cutting locust left, the with weeping, and with swarming locust has eaten… (1.4a) mourning; rend your Fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flames have hearts and not your burned all the trees of the field. clothing. (2.12) (1.19b) But why? Return from Like blackness spread upon the mountains a great and powerful what? army comes. (2.2b) But “Like” a powerful army (2.5b) Red Locusts. https://www.pazimbabwe.com/zimbabwe-34635-army-red-locusts-invade-zimbabwe-attack-crops.html Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart, https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/turn-around-bright-eyes-bonnie-tyler-touring-australia/ H OW DID P EOPLE R ESPOND ? A P ROPHET D IVIDED Blow !ע#ִ% the trumpet in Zion. 1.1–2.17: Prophecy of Sanctify !&ְ() a fast. Doom for Judah Call !א+, a solemn assembly. —————————————— Gather !פְסִא the people. 2.18–2.32: Prophecy of Sanctify !&ְ() the congregation. Hope for Judah Assemble !צְב, the aged. Gather !פְסִא the children, 3.1–3.16: Prophecy of even infants at the breast. Doom for the Nations (2.15–16) 3.17–3.21: Prophecy of Then the Lord became Future Hope for Judah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. (2.18) https://www.walkingwithalimp.net/2019/01/23/biblical-repentance-sackcloth-and-ashes-and-being-willing-to-humiliate-yourself/ https://leaderxpress.com/blog/cut-meeting-time-in-half/ 6Jun 20 Earliest.key - June 20, 2019

F IXING THE D ESTRUCTION T HE S PIRIT C OMES What the cutting locust left, I will repay you for the years I will pour out my spirit on all flesh, male and female, young and old, slave the swarming locust has that the swarming locust has and free. (2.28–29, par.) eaten. (1.4) eaten. (2.25) Eldad and Medad are prophesying in A great and powerful army I will remove the northern the camp! But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that comes. (2.2) army from you. (2.20) all the Lord’s people were prophets, The grain is destroyed, the I am sending you grain, wine, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!” (Num. 11) wine drys up, the oil fails. and oil, and you will be Peter’s sermon in Acts 2. (1.10) satisfied. (2.19) There is no longer Jew or Greek, there Assemble the aged, gather Your old shall dream dreams is no longer slave or free, there is no the children. (2.16) 
 and your young shall see longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (Gal. 3.28) visions. (2.28) https://www.justprayer.gracespace.info/category/spirit-pentecost/ M IRIAM Miriam is the first real T HE B EGINNINGS prophet. (Others are named prophet, but only later, and OF P ROPHECY have other vocations. What does that mean?) The Pentateuch and Former Prophets Song at the Reed Sea in response to the crossing. Confrontation with Moses. Additional stories in the Rabbinic Midrash . https://scrolls4all.org/scrolls/the-scribe/ Sefira Ross, https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4058906/jewish/21-Jewish-Prophets-Everyone-Should-Know.htm D EIR ‘A LLA I NSCRIPTION B AALAM El sent Baalam a vision, which he Great prophet, bested by tells his friends, family, and “the his own donkey assembly.” Baalam is proven a true Destruction including darkness, prophet by his inability to birds and animals overtake speak against God civilization, in order to harm Ishtar (goddess) What would have The message is heard, the bad happened if Balaam did gods are punished, and Ishtar is curse the Hebrews? saved Strange little excerpts, followed by a condemnation for prophecy (upon whom?) https://www.ancient.eu/image/10089/the-balam-text-from-deir-alla/ https://www.fisheaters.com/animalsbalaam.html 6Jun 20 Earliest.key - June 20, 2019

D EBORAH E CSTATICS /C OURT P ROPHETS Both Judge and Prophet Communities of impoverished prophets, Narrative Arc of Judges 
 ecstatic mysticism (eg. 
 Dennis Olson, The Death of the Old and the Birth of the New 1 Sam 10.9–13) War Leader! We don’t know what Sings of Victory, Like their prophetic speech Miriam was like Seers connected to the king: Samuel, Nathan, Dan, Michiah ben Imlah, etc. Gustave Doré, Deborah Praises Jael, https://www.artbible.info/art/large/213.html The Ecstasy of St. Catherine of Siena by Pompeo Batoni, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_ecstasy N ATHAN IN 2 S AM 7 N ATHAN IN 2 S AM 7 But that same night the word of the Yhwh came to Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant Nathan: Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from Yhwh: Are you the one to build me a house to live in? the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince (vv. 4–5) over my people Israel (v. 8) הוהי רַמָא הֹ: , koh ‘amar Yhwh “Therefore,” ןֵכַל , lakhen Called the Messenger Formula. Used to distinguish Often a special word too, which indicates the turn between the prophet’s words and God’s words from judgment to punishment But here it’s missing from the Hebrew, which Also הוהי םֻאְנ , n ə ’um Yhwh, A saying of Yhwh. makes this a problematic translation ( הָ%ַע = now) E LIJAH AND E LISHA T HE W RITING P ROPHETS None of the prophets we Northern Kingdom Prophets have discussed seem to be Man of God, םיִהCֱאָה &יִא , ish anything like the so-called ha’(e)lohiym “writing” prophets or What do they prophesy? “latter” prophets Elijah has primacy in the Difference, but story connection There are hints that Elisha Remember that this is an has primacy in development oral culture and that none Elijah’s work is directed at the prophets (probably) worship of the Ba’al of Tyre could write through Jezebel (and Ahab) Photo by Richard Anderson, http://www.betsyporter.com/Prophets.html https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hebrew-bible/ 6Jun 20 Earliest.key - June 20, 2019