A&E Mysteries of the Bible Series

PROPHETS: SOUL CATCHERS

ACT I THUS SAYS THE LORD

How long after the Exodus do the first prophets emerge? ______The Prophets’ mission is to return the people to ______. Who does Biblical prophecy begins with? ______How many years did the prophet live before Jesus? ______The only reason for the survival of Israel was Israel’s being loyal to the ______. Biblical prophets took it upon themselves to confront their ______. Prophets are unique phenomenon and they fixed the ______basis for the whole development of Israel. The message of the prophets can be foundational to which three monotheistic religions? 1. 2. 3. The word prophet means someone who acts as a ______between heaven and earth. Who is considered by some to be the prophet of prophets? ______

ACT II CHANNELS OF GOD The rise of prophecy unfolds in the ___ century BCE, while Israelites are fighting the ______. A split in Jewish history takes place in which one figure takes on the ______leadership and a different figure entirely takes on the ______and military leadership. God appoints prophets, in part, to serve as a corrective to the ______. In 886 BCE the Prophet ______voice had rallied public support against King Ahab worshiped Yahweh but also the god ______. His wife Jezebel also worshiped ______. Elijah’s job was to keep the king of Israel ______. Elijah prays to God and found that God speaks to us in a still, ______voice.

ACT III IT IS WRITTEN The Golden Age of prophecy continues to rise in the ______century. It is a time of increasing imbalance where the ______become poorer and the rich become ______. In 792 BCE, ______is the prophet that calls for change and is drawn to the northern kingdom by tales of rampant ______and moral decay. To him it was very clear: the people of God needed to be concerned about ______justice. He talks about divine judgment against those in mighty places: the priests and ______. Amos predicts the downfall of ______.

ACT IV HOLY MEN

In 742 BCE in the Temple of Jerusalem, ______is called by God with a vision. His prophecy is a plea for ______and tolerance.

Quote : “They will beat their ______into plowshares” Is 2:4.

Isaiah warns the king not to ______the foreign alliance against the Assyrians. Isaiah holds out ______, that Jerusalem will be saved. To many, Isaiah’s words seem to foreshadow an important Historical event, the birth of ______. The Gospel of ______quotes the prophet Isaiah. The king that is predicted is said to come from the line/family of King ______.

In 626 BCE, Jeremiah is concerned about ______and ______. The people’s response was to dismiss him as a ______or hate him as a ______. Jeremiah predicts that the south will be handed over to the king of ______.