Module 5: Major Prophets

Hi everyone, and welcome to the fifth module for the Old Testament survey course. In this section, we'll be working through the Major Prophetic books of the Old Testament.

Below you will find links to all the study material for this module

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Introduction

Module Objectives & Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will:

  • Place the Major OT people, events and books of the Major Prophetic Books in a general chronology.
  • Explain the main message(s), organization, theme(s), and/or character(s) of the Major Prophetic Books.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the character of God as revealed through His revelation in the prophetic literature of the Major Prophetic Books.
  • Consider how God’s revelation through the Major Prophetic Books applies in the student’s life and ministry.

Instruction Documents

In this section, you'll find links to the instruction documents for this module. There is an instruction document for an individual student studying on their own. And there is an instruction document for students working through this material with a group. Click the links below to access those documents.

Below is a link to the Reading Schedule for the entire module in one document. The same material, broken down into individual readings for each section, can be found included with each section below. The student can decide whether to do ALL the reading for the entire module before the other material, or read only those portions for each section along with the other material for that section.

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Intro to the Prophets

Bible and Textbook Reading

In this section, you'll find a link to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this section. This document also contains a study guide for the assigned reading. These study guides are not an assignment to be completed. Rather, they are an aid to focus your reading and help you test your comprehension of the material. Think through the content of the reading in light of these questions and they will help you understand and engage with the readings.

The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.

Lecture Video

In this section, you will find the video lecture for the Intro to the Prophets section. Before the video, there is a link to a study guide for the lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for the lecture. Click the banner to open access to the video. There is also a link with the video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after the lecture, there is a link to a review quiz for that lecture. Click each link or banner to access those documents or activities.

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33: Introduction to the Prophetic Books
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Isaiah

Bible and Textbook Reading

In this section, you'll find a link to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this section. This document also contains a study guide for the assigned reading. These study guides are not an assignment to be completed. Rather, they are an aid to focus your reading and help you test your comprehension of the material. Think through the content of the reading in light of these questions and they will help you understand and engage with the readings.

The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.

Lecture Videos

In this section, you will find the video lectures for the Isaiah section. Before each video, there is a link to a study guide for that lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for that lecture. Click each banner to open access to each video. There is also a link with each video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after the lecture, there is a link to a review quiz for that particular lecture. Click each link or banner to access those documents or activities.

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34: Isaiah
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34b: The Suffering Servant Supplement
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Isaiah Documents

Below are links to the Summary sheet and the detailed outline for the book of Isaiah. Click each link to view these documents.

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Jeremiah

Bible and Textbook Reading

In this section, you'll find a link to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this section. This document also contains a study guide for the assigned reading. These study guides are not an assignment to be completed. Rather, they are an aid to focus your reading and help you test your comprehension of the material. Think through the content of the reading in light of these questions and they will help you understand and engage with the readings.

The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.

Lecture Videos

In this section, you will find the video lectures for the Jeremiah section. Before each video, there is a link to a study guide for that lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for that lecture. Click each banner to open access to each video. There is also a link with each video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after the lecture, there is a link to a review quiz for that particular lecture. Click each link or banner to access those documents or activities.

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35: Jeremiah
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35b: The New Covenant Supplement
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Jeremiah Documents

Below are links to the Summary sheet and the detailed outline for the book of Jeremiah. Click each link to view these documents.

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Lamentations

Bible and Textbook Reading

In this section, you'll find a link to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this section. This document also contains a study guide for the assigned reading. These study guides are not an assignment to be completed. Rather, they are an aid to focus your reading and help you test your comprehension of the material. Think through the content of the reading in light of these questions and they will help you understand and engage with the readings.

The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.

Lecture Video

In this section, you will find the video lecture for the Lamentations section. Before the video, there is a link to a study guide for the lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for the lecture. Click the banner to open access to the video. There is also a link with the video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after the lecture, there is a link to a review quiz for that lecture. Click each link or banner to access those documents or activities.

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36: Lamentations
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Lamentations Documents

Below are links to the Summary sheet and the detailed outline for the book of Lamentations. Click each link to view these documents.

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Ezekiel

Bible and Textbook Reading

In this section, you'll find a link to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this section. This document also contains a study guide for the assigned reading. These study guides are not an assignment to be completed. Rather, they are an aid to focus your reading and help you test your comprehension of the material. Think through the content of the reading in light of these questions and they will help you understand and engage with the readings.

The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.

Lecture Videos

In this section, you will find the video lectures for the Ezekiel section. Before each video, there is a link to a study guide for that lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for that lecture. Click each banner to open access to each video. There is also a link with each video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after the lecture, there is a link to a review quiz for that particular lecture. Click each link or banner to access those documents or activities.

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37: Ezekiel
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37b: Restoration Promises
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Ezekiel Documents

Below are links to the Summary sheet and the detailed outline for the book of Ezekiel. Click each link to view these documents.

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Daniel

Bible and Textbook Reading

In this section, you'll find a link to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this section. This document also contains a study guide for the assigned reading. These study guides are not an assignment to be completed. Rather, they are an aid to focus your reading and help you test your comprehension of the material. Think through the content of the reading in light of these questions and they will help you understand and engage with the readings.

The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.

Lecture Video

In this section, you will find the video lecture for the Daniel section. Before the video, there is a link to a study guide for the lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for the lecture. Click the banner to open access to the video. There is also a link with the video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after the lecture, there is a link to a review quiz for that lecture. Click each link or banner to access those documents or activities.

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38: Daniel
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Daniel Documents

Below are links to the Summary sheet and the detailed outline for the book of Daniel. Click each link to view these documents.

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Activities

Bible Response Reflection Journal/Discussion

The student will choose one or more portions from the assigned Bible reading for this module and write a journal and/or discuss with their group based on that Bible passage. As you read from the Old Testament, let it be a devotional experience. Detailed instructions for this activity are given below. Click the link to see the instructions for individual journaling or the instructions for group discussion.

Reviews

In this section, you will find the review slides from the course lectures for module 5. This is a convenient way to view and review the summaries for each lecture. Click the banner to begin the slide show.

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Review Slideshow
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Click the prev. and next buttons (bottom right of the slide) to move through the slides. You can also click on any thumbnail to go directly to that slide.

It is highly recommended that the student recite these reviews out loud as an aid to memory. Some memory aids and tricks were mentioned in the Lectures for some of the summaries (e.g. SCRuB). The student should also brainstorm any shorthand memory aids to help them commit these review summaries to memory. The student should not just attempt to memorize the summaries, but also to use the summaries as a framework to understand and retain the nature and content of the Old Testament.

Course Material Response Reflection

The Student will choose one or more items from either the Video Lectures or the Course Textbook which stood out as personally significant to them. The student will then reflect and write on the item(s); how it/they challenged or added to their current understanding, and how their worldview, life, and/or ministry should be affected by their new understanding.

Detailed instructions for this activity can be found by clicking the link below:

Timeline - Step Five

The student will research and present an Old Testament Timeline in seven steps over the course of all seven modules.

Step Five of the Timeline should include the following information:

  • The events, characters, and Bible books for each of the Major Prophetic Books.
  • These should be appropriately placed in the historical epochs as displayed in the first step of this project.

If you are working through this material in a group, the group leader may choose for the Timeline to be constructed as a group activity during the group meeting time.

Detailed instructions for this activity can be found by clicking the link below:

Review Quiz

This section contains a review quiz to test your understanding of the objective material for Module 5. By clicking the banner, you will be taken to a series of questions, in random order. Answer each question and then push the Submit button to check your answers. Every question must be answered before you can submit the quiz. At the end, you will be shown your score for the entire quiz. The quiz will be different each time, so feel free to take it more than once. Click the banner to begin the quiz.

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Quiz for Module 5
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Review Quiz for Module 5

Here is a review quiz for the material covered in this module's lectures. Click the button next to the best answer for each question, or drag each term to its best definition. Then press the button at the bottom to see if your answers are correct.


Which is NOT a major theme in the Book of Daniel?

God's sovereignty

Sorry, see Lecture 38

Deuteronomistic Theology

Well Done

God humbling the proud

Sorry, see Lecture 38

Faithfulness under pressure

Sorry, see Lecture 38
Sometimes the prophets delivered their messages in dramatic and/or creative ways to emphasize or illustrate the meaning of the message.

True

Good Job

False

sorry, see Lecture 33
Parts of the Book of Isaiah are written down specifically to speak to the experience of future generations.

True

Correct, Sorry, see Lecture 34

False


Isaiah promised a future king like king David, who would fulfill all the promises of the Davidic covenant.

True

Good Job

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
Which word best summarizes the Book of Isaiah?

Restoration


Sorrow


Sovereignty


Punishment


Salvation

Good Job
Which word best summarizes the Book of Jeremiah?

Sovereignty


Punishment

Good Job

Salvation


Sorrow


Restoration


Because of the large time span of Isaiah's ministry, the Book of Isaiah covers multiple historical contexts, with a variety of messages aimed at certain times.

True

Good Job

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
In Isaiah, messages of judgment and messages of salvation are both present, but the message of salvation overshadows judgment.

True

Well done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
Which is NOT one of the themes of Ezekiel?

Personal Responsibility

Sorry, see Lecture 37

Faithfulness under Pressure

Well done

God's Presence/Glory

Sorry, see Lecture 37

Restoration

Sorry, see Lecture 37
Lamentations is organized around 5 laments, which are organized around the Hebrew alphabet.

True

Good Job

False

Sorry, see Lecture 36
The Book of Jeremiah makes it clear that Jerusalem was destroyed because of their idolatry and unfaithfulness to God

True

Correct

False

Sorry, see Lecture 35
In Isaiah, the inability to see and hear is a mark of judgment, and the ability is a mark of salvation.

True

Correct

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
The basic function of prophets were as spokesmen for God, telling His message.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 33
The prophets regularly highlight that God is sovereign over all nations, not just Israel.

True

Yes

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
Which prophet spoke most clearly of a "New Covenant"?

Malachi

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

Isaiah

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

Daniel

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

Habakkuk

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

Jeremiah

Well Done

Ezekiel

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

Zechariah

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5
Jeremiah confronted the false-prophets because they were too pessimistic about the hope for Jerusalem.

True

Sorry, they were too optimistic and did not confront the sins of the people, see Lecture 35

False

Well Done
The Old Testament prophets were either self-appointed, or designated as prophets by the king.

True

Sorry, true prophets were called only by God, see Lecture 33

False

Good Job
Jeremiah had to work against false prophets who accused him of being a traitor.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 35
The visions in the Book of Daniel are to encourage the reader that God is in control of history.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 38
Jeremiah spoke against the false prophets that opposed him.

True

Good Job

False

Sorry, see Lecture 35
Which is a major occasion of prophets prophesying in the 7th/6th centuries BC?

Assyrian Invasion

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Babylon Invasion

Well Done

Return from Exile

Sorry, see Lecture 33

400 Silent years

Sorry, see Lecture 33
Which prophet promises the creation of new heavens and a new earth?

Jerusalem

Sorry, see Lecture 34

Ezekiel

Sorry, see Lecture 34

Isaiah

Well Done

Daniel

Sorry, see Lecture 34
Which is NOT a part of the New Covenant passage in Jeremiah?

God will bring them back to the promised land

Well Done

God will forgive His people's sins

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

The New Covenant will not be like the Sinai covenant

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

God will put the law on His people's hearts and minds

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5

He will be their God, and they will be His people

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5
Which is NOT a part of the historical interlude in Isaiah?

Hezekiah's Illness

Sorry, see Lecture 34

The Assyrian Invasion

Sorry, see Lecture 34

The Suffering Servant

Good Job
Which is NOT a major theme typical of the prophets?

Judgment

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Salvation

Sorry, see Lecture 33

God's Covenant with Israel

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Prosperity

Good Job
Which of these prophet's ministry occurred FIRST in their chronological order in history?

Isaiah

Good Job

Jeremiah

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Daniel

Sorry, see Lecture 33
The Book of Ezekiel emphasizes personal responsibility - every person for their own sins.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 37
Which word best summarizes the Book of Daniel?

Salvation


Punishment


Sorrow


Restoration


Sovereignty

Good Job
Which is NOT one of the themes of Jeremiah?

Sovereign God

Sorry, see Lecture 35

New Covenant Hope

Sorry, see Lecture 35

Judgment for Idolatry

Sorry, see Lecture 35

False Prophets

Sorry, see Lecture 35

God's Presence/Glory

Good Job
Which word best summarizes the Book of Ezekiel?

Sorrow


Punishment


Sovereignty


Salvation


Restoration

Well Done

Discussion/Reflection/Essay Questions

This section contains some questions for further thought and discussion from Module 5. These questions can also be used as essay questions in a classroom setting exam. It is recommended that you take time to think through these issues in order to thoroughly grasp the significance and explore the application of the material you are learning. These questions are generated from a larger group of possible questions, so they will likely be different every time you open this banner. You may reopen this banner to see different questions. Click the banner to view the questions.

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The following questions are for your thoughtful consideration and discussion:

  1. How is God's promise of a new heart and a new Spirit fulfilled? What difference does it make?
  2. How is the "suffering servant" passage fulfilled in the New Testament? What difference does it make? How can this be applied in your own life?
  3. What is the general message of the prophets to each of the main time periods of prophetic activity? Based on this, what do you think God's prophets would say to your current culture?
  4. What are the 3 time periods where the writing prophets were most active? What is the general historical background and general message God spoke to each period? How is your own time similar and what general message best applies? How should you respond?

Module Completed!

Congratulations, you have reached the end of the fifth module. I hope that you have found it rewarding and have noticed personal growth.

I encourage you to continue on to the next module as soon as is convenience. The button below will take you to Module 6.