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

Module 5:

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.

Module 5:

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. 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.

Intro 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. 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.

Isaiah

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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. 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.

Jeremiah

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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. 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.

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. 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.

Ezekiel

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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. 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.

Daniel

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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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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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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 section of Jeremiah does the organization highlight?

Prophecy against the Nations

Sorry, see Lecture 35

Fall of Jerusalem

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Jeremiah's Call

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Historical Interlude

Sorry, see Lecture 35

Consolation & Hope

Good Job

Prophecy of Judgment

Sorry, see Lecture 35
To whom does the "suffering servant" in Isaiah refer?

In some way, it refers and applies to all of the others

Good Job

Cyrus, king of Persia

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

Isaiah himself

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

The nation of Israel

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

Jesus

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5
Which of these Major Prophetic Books is least similar to the others in style and content?

Ezekiel

Sorry, see Lecture 38

Jeremiah

Sorry, see Lecture 38

Daniel

Good Job

Isaiah

Sorry, see Lecture 38
While the Babylonians were capturing Jerusalem, Jeremiah promised that God would bring His people back to the land after 70 years in Babylon.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 35
In the Book of Ezekiel, God uses a vision of dry bones coming to life in order to promise Judah that He would bring their nation back to the land.

True

Good Job

False

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

True

Good Job

False

Sorry, see Lecture 36
Which is NOT true of the prophet Jeremiah?

He was hated and persecuted for his prophecy

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He never married or had children

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He suffered for his prophecy

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He was related to the kings of Judah

Well Done

He was a priest

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Which is a major occasion of prophets prophesying in the 7th/6th centuries BC?

Return from Exile

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400 Silent years

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Assyrian Invasion

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Babylon Invasion

Well Done
God's glory departing and then returning to the temple is a repeated emphasis in the Book of Ezekiel.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 37
Which is NOT a major theme in the Book of Daniel?

Faithfulness under pressure

Sorry, see Lecture 38

Deuteronomistic Theology

Well Done

God humbling the proud

Sorry, see Lecture 38

God's sovereignty

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

True

Yes

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 Book of Isaiah predicts that God would bring His people back from exile in Babylon.

True

Correct

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
It is debated whether Isaiah son of Amoz wrote the book called by his name.

True

Sorry, technically the debate is over whether he wrote ALL of it, or just a portion, see Lecture 34

False

Well done
Which prophet spoke most clearly of a "New Covenant"?

Malachi

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Habakkuk

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Ezekiel

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Isaiah

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Daniel

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Jeremiah

Well Done

Zechariah

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Which word best summarizes the Book of Ezekiel?

Soveregnty


Sorrow


Punishment


Salvation


Restoration

Well Done
In Isaiah, God promises to work through a faithful remnant.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
Which of these prophet's ministry occurred FIRST in their chronological order in history?

Daniel

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Jeremiah

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Isaiah

Good Job
The prophets primarily proclaim new messages that God had never spoken before.

True

Sorry, see Lecture 33

False

Well Done
The "suffering servant" passage emphasizes that the servant suffers, with no hope or vindication.

True

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

False

Good Job
In Isaiah, the mission of the suffering servant only refers to Jesus.

True

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

False

Well Done
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 was NOT written around the time of the Babylonian conquest?

Isaiah

Good Job

Ezekiel

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Jeremiah

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Lamentations

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Isaiah highlights the fact that God is the only God.

True

Well Done

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34
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
In the "suffering servant' passage, Isaiah makes a point by the repeated contrast between the pronouns "he/him" and "we/us."

True

Correct

False

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5
Whis is NOT a way that the "suffering servant" passage is applied in the New Testament?

To prove that Jesus' suffering was actually a part of his Messianic role.

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

To argue that God's people must be innocent, or they won't be vindicated by God

Good Job

To talk about the missionary calling of the church

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

To emphasize that Jesus did not fight back when He was unjustly treated

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5

To show how Jesus fulfilled the complete pattern of the servant passage

Sorry, see Lecture 34.5
Jesus claimed that He was inaugurating and fulfilling the New Covenant.

True

Good Job

False

Sorry, see Lecture 35.5
Which is NOT a major theme typical of the prophets?

Prosperity

Good Job

Judgment

Sorry, see Lecture 33

Salvation

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God's Covenant with Israel

Sorry, see Lecture 33

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. What are the six themes of Isaiah? What does each theme tell about the character and purposes of God? What difference does each make for your life and ministry?
  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 does the Book of Ezekiel say about God's presence with His people? How does this apply to our Christian life today?
  4. What is the main concept of the prophets? Give an example from two different prophetic books. How does this apply in your own life and ministry?

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.