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Week 35 Chronological Summary

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:19:37 -0500

Week 35
Ezekiel 16-34

I. Summary of Chronological History
A. 722: Samaria is destroyed by Assyria, the end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
B. 630-605 BC: Habakkuk as a prophet
B. 586: Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem, end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
C. Writing of Lamentations: 586-516 BC: after the fall of Jerusalem
D. Writing of Ezekiel: 593-570 BC
E. 539: Cyrus II conquers Babylon
F. 538: Cyrus’s decree of return, exiles return to Judea

II. Summary of Ezekiel 16-34
A. Ezekiel Preaching Doom For Israel: Continued (chapters 4-24)
1. Ezekiel’s Parables: 3 Allegories of Judgment: 15-17
a. The Parable of the Useless Vine: 15
b. The Parable of the Unfaithful Wife: 16
i. Jerusalem was redeemed: 1-14
ii. Jerusalem was promiscuous: 15-34
iii. Jerusalem will be judged: 35-43
iv. Jerusalem is just like everybody else: 44-52
v. Jerusalem will be restored: 53-63
c. The Parable of the vine and two eagles: 17
i. The components of the parable: 17:1-10
ii. The interpretation and promise of the parable:17: 11-24
2. Ezekiel’s Proverb: 18
a. The indictment against God: 1-4
b. 3 Case Studies: Examples of individual responsibility: 5-18
c. 2 Objections: Examples of repentance and grace: 21-29
d. The Conclusion: Repent: 30-31
3. Ezekiel’s Funeral Song: 19
a. Accountability for political leaders: 19:1: picturing what they were and what they had become
b. The picture of a lion: 2-9
c. The picture of a vine: 10-14
4. Ezekiel’s Message to the Nation: 20
a. Israel’s past is considered: 1-26
b. Israel’s immediate future is considered: 27-31
c. Israel’s distant future is considered: 32-44
5. Ezekiel’s Parables: 20:45-21
a. God’s judgment as an all-consuming fire: 20:45-49
b. God’s judgment as a drawn sword: 21:1-17
c. God’s judgment is accomplished through the Babylonians: 21:18-32
6. Ezekiel’s Final Pronouncement of Judgment Concerning Israel: 22-24
a. The Worthless City: The City of Blood: The Charges against Jerusalem: 21:1-16
b. The Worthless People: 22:17-22
c. The Worthless Leadership: 22:23-31
d. The Worthless City: The City of Blood: The Charges against Jerusalem: 21:1-16
e. The Worthless People: 22:17-22
f. The Worthless Leadership: 22:23-31
11. Ezekiel’s Final Parables Concerning Israel: 23-24
a. The Parable of Two Sisters: 23
i. Oholah is Samaria: capital of Judah
ii. Ohilibah is Jerusalem: capital of Israel
iii. The sins of Samaria: 23:5-17
iv. The sins of Jerusalem: 23:18-21
v. The Consequences of Jerusalem’s sin: 23:22-35
vi. The Certainty of Judgment for all: 23:36-49
b. The parable of the bloody pot: 24:1-14
c. The parable of Ezekiel’s wife’s death: 24:15-27
B. Ezekiel’s Preaching: Doom for the Nations: 25-32
1. Bad Neighbors: 25
a. God’s rule over Ammon: 1-7
b. God’s rule over Moab: 8-11
c. God’s rule over Edom: 12-14
d. God’s rule over Philisita: 15-17
2. Bad Economics: 26-28
a. Egypt and Tyre are given special attention because these nations had the ability to stand against Babylon: Tyre was blessed economically and Egypt was blessed with military might
b. Picture #1: Tyre’s Humiliation: 26
c. Picture #2: Tyre’s Eulogy: 27
i. Tyre’s prosperous past: 27: 1-25
ii. Tyre’s pitiful future: 27: 26-36
d. Picture #3: Tyre’s Leadership is Humbled: 28
i. The pride of Tyre’s king: 28:1-10
ii. The eulogy over Tyre’s demise: 28:11-19
e. God’s rule over Tyre’s companion: Sidon: 28:20-24
f. God’s rule over the future of his people: reversal of fortunes: 28:25-26
3. Bad Power: 29-32
a. This section is made up of 7 messages concerning Egypt
b. Message #1: 29:1-16: God alone can be trusted
c. Message #2: 29:17-21: God alone will have the final word
d. Message #3: 30:1-19: God alone is God
e. Message #4: 30:20-26: God alone is sovereign
f. Message 5: 31:1-18
i. The picture of prominence: 1-9
ii. The promise of judgment: 10-18
g. Message 6: 32:1-17
i. The promise concerning the Pharaoh: 1-8
ii. The promise concerning the nation of Egypt: 9-16
h. Message 7: 32:18-32
i. God breaks the power of all the nations preceding Egypt: 17-30
ii. God will break the power of the Egyptians: 31-32
C. Ezekiel’s Preaching: Hope for the Nations: 33-48
1. A Restored Israel: 33-39
a. Consider yourselves: Before the Promises: 33
i. Remember the watchman: 33:1-9
ii. Remember the message of the watchman: 33:10-20
iii. Remember God’s judgment: 33:21-22
iv. Remember God’s standards for holiness: 33:23-33
b. Consider God’s promises: 34-37
i. The Promise of a New Shepherd: 34
a. The prophecy concerning the false shepherds: 34:1-10
b. The prophecy concerning the Good Shepherd: 34:11-24
c. The prophecy concerning God’s faithful: 34:25-31

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Week 34 Chronological Summary

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:37:32 -0500

Week 34
Lamentations-Ezekiel 15

I. Summary of Chronological History
A. 722: Samaria is destroyed by Assyria, the end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
B. 630-605 BC: Habakkuk as a prophet
B. 586: Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem, end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
C. Writing of Lamentations: 586-516 BC: after the fall of Jerusalem
D. Writing of Ezekiel: 593-570 BC
E. 539: Cyrus II conquers Babylon
F. 538: Cyrus’s decree of return, exiles return to Judea

II. Summary of Lamentations
A. Lament #1: Sorrow: 1
1. Jerusalem is desolate: 1-11
2. Jerusalem is groaning: 12-22
B. Lament #2: Wrath: 2
1. The extreme execution of God’s anger: 1-10
2. The extreme cries of God’s people: 11-19
3. The extreme distress of God’s people: 20-22
C. Lament #3: Hope: 3
1. Divine Faithfulness: 1-24
2. Divine Goodness: 25-39
3. Divine Renewal: 40-47
4. Divine Confidence: 48-66
D. Lament #4: Satisfaction: 4
1. The suffering of the people: 1-10
2. The sins of the priests and prophets: 11-16
3. The sovereignty of God in judgment: 17-21
4. The sobering hope of the future: 22
E. Lament #5: Restoration: 5
1. Lord, remember us: 5:1-20
2. Lord, restore us: 5:21-22

III. Summary of Ezekiel 1-15
A. Ezekiel’s Call: 1-3
1. Ezekiel’s opening vision: 1:1-28
a. The introduction: 1-3
b. The heavens open
c. What Ezekiel sees: 4-27
d. How Ezekiel responded: 28
2. Ezekiel’s commission: 2-3
a. The Prophet’s Call: 2:1-10
b. The Prophet’s Confidence: 3:1-15
c. The Prophet’s Challenge: 3:16-27

B. Ezekiel’s Preaching: Doom for Israel: 4-24
1. Ezekiel the Actor: 4-5
a. God’s anger is illustrated: 4:1-3
b. God’s patience is illustrated: 4:4-8
c. God’s provisions will be withheld: 4:9-17
d. God’s judgment is just: 5:1-4
e. God’s explanation of his wrath: the signs are interpreted: 5:5-17
2. Ezekiel the Communicator: 6-7
a. The indictment of the mountains: 6: The mountains signify the place where Israel’s idol worship took place
b. The indictment of the land: 7: the place that blood was shed
i. God’s wrath is kindled: 1-9
ii. God’s wrath is illustrated: 10-19
iii. God’s wrath is explained: 20-27
3. Ezekiel the Visionary: 8-11
a. God is Jealous: 8
i. Ezekiel’s transportation: 1-4
ii. Ezekiel’s discovery: 5-17
b. God is Angry: 9
c. God is angry: part #2: 10
i. Jerusalem will be destroyed: 10:1-8
ii. God’s glory leaves the Temple: 10:9-22
iii. God’s judgment is promised to Israel’s leadership: 11:1-13
d. God is faithful to restore: 11:14-21
e. God’s glory departs Jerusalem: 11:22-24
4. Ezekiel’s Images: 12:1-20
a. Image #1: Get your bags packed for the exile: 12:1-16
b. Image #2: Tremble as you eat: 12-17-20
5. Ezekiel’s Confrontations with False Prophets: 12:21-14:11
a. A new proverb: 12:21-28
b. Against Male Prophets: 13:1-16: Stop Pretending: Conventional Forms: Feel Good Prophecy
c. Against Female Prophets: 13:17-23: Stop Presuming: Non-conventional Forms: Prophecy rooted in Superstition
d. Against the Religious Leaders: 14:1-11
6. Ezekiel’s Pictures: Certainty of Divine Judgment
a. 4 Aspects of Judgment: 14:12-23
i. Provisions will be withheld: 14:12-14
ii. Protections will be withheld: 14:15-23
7. Ezekiel’s Parables: 3 Allegories of Judgment: 15-17
a. The Parable of the Useless Vine: 15

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Week 33 Chronological Summary

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:37:29 -0500

Week 33
Jeremiah 34-Habakkuk

I. Summary of Chronological History
A. 722: Samaria is destroyed by Assyria, the end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
B. 630-605 BC: Habakkuk as a prophet
B. 586: Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem, end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
C. Writing of Jeremiah: 580-539 BC
D. 539: Cyrus II conquers Babylon
E. 538: Cyrus’s decree of return, exiles return to Judea

II. Summary of Jeremiah 34-52
A. Jeremiah’s Promise of Judgment Concerning Judah: 34-45
1. God’s Faithfulness and It’s Consequences: 34-35
a. God’s Faithful to His Word: 34:1-17
b. God’s Faithfulness to His Word Demands Consequences When His Word is Ingnored: 34:18-35
i. God’s faithfulness is seen in the punishment of the people who are faithless: 34:18-22
ii. God’s faithfulness is seen in the blessings of people when they are faithful: 35
2. God’s Word Determines the Future of a People: 36
a. God’s Word is graciously and faithfully given: 1-20
b. God’s Word is defiantly rejected: 21-26
c. God’s Word is a witness against those that reject it: 27-32
3. God’s Word is Delivering What Was Promised: Judgment on Jerusalem: 37-39
a. Jeremiah’s warning to the king: 37:1-10
b. Jeremiah’s imprisonment: 37:11-21
c. Jeremiah’s harsh treatment: 38:1-13
d. Jeremiah’s private questioning by the king: 38:14-28
e. Jeremiah’s accuracy concerning Babylon and Zedekiah: 39:1-10
f. Jeremiah and Ebed-melech’s deliverance: 39:11-18
4. God’s Word Delivering What was Promised: After Jerusalem’s Destruction: Judah’s Rebellion Against Babylon: 40-41
a. Jeremiah’s freedom is granted: 40:1-7
b. Freedom fighters assassinate the Babylonian governor: 40:8-41:10
c. The freedom fighters are killed themselves: 41:11-18: Since peace is a gift of God, it cannot be attained apart from God
5. God’s Word Delivering What was Promised: After Jerusalem’s Destruction: Judah’s Rebellion Against God: 42-45
a. God’s word is desired: 42:1-7
b. God’s word is delivered: 42:8-22: Guidance
c. God’s word is disregarded: 43:1-7
d. God’s word is delivered a second time: 43:8-13: Security
e. God’s word is delivered a third time: 44: 1-14Idolatry
f. God’s word is disregarded: 44:15-30
g. God’s word concerning Baruch: 45
B. Jeremiah Proclaims Judgment Against the Nations: 46-51
1. God and Egypt: 46
a. God will humiliate the Egyptians: 1-12
b. God will humiliate the Egyptian gods: 13-26
c. God will be glorified: 27-28
2. God and Philistia: 47: God will destroy Philistia
3. God and Moab: 48
a. God will humiliate Moab: 1-10
b. God will humiliate Moab’s gods: 11-20
c. God will hush Moab: 21-44
d. God will honor his word to Moab: 45-47
4. God and Ammon: 49:1-6
5. God and Edom: 49:7-22
6. God and Damascus: 49:23-27
7. God and Kedar and Hazor: 49:28-33
8. God and Elam: 49:34-39
9. God and Babylon: 50-51
B. Jeremiah’s Conclusion: The Fall of Jerusalem: 52
1. Jerusalem falls: 52:1-11
2. Jerusalem is destroyed: 52:12-30
3. God’s purpose is being accomplished: 52:31-34

III. Overview of Kings and Chronicles Material
A. II Kings 24-25
1. Judah’s kings are exiled by Pharaoh Neco: 23:31-24:17
2. Judah’s final king: 24:18-20
3. Judah falls to Babylon: 25
a. Jerusalem is captured: 25:1-7
b. The temple is destroyed: 25:8-21
4. The aftermath of the Babylonian exile: 25:22-30
B. II Chronicles 36: Four Final Reigns: 36:1-16
1. The reign of Jehoahaz: 36:1-4: 609 BC
2. The reign of Jehoakim: 36:5-8: 609-598 BC
3. The reign of Jehoiachin: 36:9-10: 597 BC
4. The reign of Zedkiah: 36-11:21
a. Arrogance toward God: 36:11-12
b. Arrogance toward Nebuchadnezzar: 36:13-16
5. God is faithful to his word in judgment: 36:17-21
6. God is faithful to his word in restoration: 36:22-23
7. Verses 22-23 introduce the reader to the book of Ezra: See Ezra 1:1-3

IV. Overview of Psalms 74 and 79
A. Psalm 74: Has God Lost His Mind?
1. Why is it so bad? 1-9
2. How much longer? 10-11
3. Why don’t you deliver us? 12-19
B. Psalm 79: For Your Names Sake
1. Look at us: 1-4
2. Restore us: 5-8
3. Glorify yourself: 9-13

V. Overview of Habakkuk
A. Habakkuk is Confused: 1:1-11
1. The First Complaint: 1-4
2. The First Response: 1:5-11
B. Habakkuk is concerned: 1:12-2:20
1. The Second Complaint: 1:21-2:1:
a. In light of God’s response: Habakkuk begins to doubt God’s care
b. The Complaint ends on a note of faith: Habakkuk’s determination to wait on the response of God: 2:1
2. The Second Response: 2:2-20
a. God’s word will come to pass: 2-3
b. God is well aware of the righteous and the unrighteous: 4-5
c. 5 woes concerning the wicked
C. Habakkuk’s Praise: 3: What do you do when God confuses you?
1. You Pray: 1-2
a. Habakkuk affirms God’s greatness: 2a
b. Habakkuk affirms God’s power: 2b
c. Habakkuk affirms God’s mercy: 2c
2. You Wait: 3-16
a. 3-7: God’s affect on nature when appeared at Sinai
b. 8-11: God is invincible: taming the forces of chaos and establishing authority over the world
c. 12-15: God’s absolute power over the forces of history
d. Habakkuk’s delay: 16
3. You Rejoice: 17-19
a. When everything else fails you learn that joy is found in God alone: 17-18a
b. When life is hard, we long for heaven even more: 18b
c. When our strength is gone, God’s sovereignty is sure: 19a

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Week 32 Chronological Summary

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:59:06 -0500

Week 32
Jeremiah 10-34

I. Summary of Chronological History
A. 722: Samaria is destroyed by Assyria, the end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
B. 586: Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem, end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
C. Writing of Jeremiah: 580-539 BC
D. 539: Cyrus II conquers Babylon
E. 538: Cyrus’s decree of return, exiles return to Judea

II. Summary of Jeremiah 10-34
1. (Continued from last week) Jeremiah’s Passion for God: 9:23-10
a. Jeremiah is passionate in his love for God: 9:23-24
b. Jeremiah is passionate for the worship of God: 9:25-10:16
c. Jeremiah is passionate for the glory of God: 10:17-25
B. Jeremiah’s Struggles: 11-20
1. Jeremiah struggles with his own people: 11
a. God’s indictment against the people: 11:1-13
b. God’s instructions to Jeremiah: 11:14-17: Pray no more for these people
c. God’s people want to kill God’s man: 11:18-23
2. Jeremiah struggles with God: 12-17:18
a. God’s justice in Jeremiah’s circumstances: 12:1-4
b. God’s reply to Jeremiah’s complaint: 12:5-17
c. God’s promise of judgment on the people: 13-14
i. Object lessons concerning judgment: 13
ii. Evidences of God’s judgment: 14:1-10
d. God’s methods and Jeremiah’s ministry: 14:11-22
i. Why can’t I pray for them? 14:11-18
ii. Why do I keep ministering to a lost cause? 14:19-15:9
iii. Why does this have to hurt so much? 15:10-14
iv. Why don’t you help me? 15:15-21
e. God’s promise of confidence to Jeremiah: 16-17:18
i. Your life is an object lesson: 16:1-4
ii. Your ministry is to be faithful: 16:5-18
iii. Your hope is in God: 16:19-21
iv. Your wisdom is from God: 17:1-10
v. Your confidence is in God: 17:11-18
3. Jeremiah’s struggles/ burdens as God’s messenger: 17:19-18
a. Jeremiah is burdened over the neglect Sabbath: 17:19-27
b. Jeremiah is burdened over the future of the people: 18:1-17
c. Jeremiah is burdened over the people’s hatred of him: 18:18-23
4. Jeremiah struggles with his ministry: 19-20
a. The call to preach: 19-20:6
i. The message from God: 19:1-13
ii. The message is delivered by Jeremiah: 19:14-15
iii. The response of the message: 20:1-6
b. The consequences of his preaching: 20:7-18
i. The complaints of Jeremiah: 20:7-10: his critics
ii. The confidence of Jeremiah: 20:11-13
iii. The cursing of Jeremiah: 20:14-18
C. Jeremiah’s Boldness: 21-29
1. Jeremiah confronts the royalty
a. You will not be delivered: 21:1-10
b. Judah’s kings are corrupt: 21:11-22:9
c. Sin has ruined the rule of Josiah’s descendants: 22:10-30
d. These sinful rulers will be replaced by a righteous rule: The Rule of the Messiah: Jesus Christ: 23:1-8
2. Jeremiah confronts the religious leaders: 23:9-40
a. Jeremiah’s pain over the false prophets of his time: 23:10-32
b. Jeremiah’s pain over the abuse of God’s name in ministry: 23:33-40
3. Jeremiah confronts the rebellious people: 24-25
a. God’s people must submit to his righteous discipline or perish
b. Jeremiah’s parable: 24
c. Jeremiah continues to confront the rebellious people: 25
i. Jeremiah’s persistence: 1-6
ii. Jeremiah’s prophecy concerning Babylon: 7-14
iii. Jeremiah’s picture of God’s judgment: 15-38
4. Jeremiah confronts the religious people: 26-29
a. Jeremiah’s Preaching Concerning the Temple and Jerusalem: 26
i. Jeremiah is faithful: 1-9: Faithfulness is dangerous
ii. Jeremiah is spared from death: 10-24
b. Jeremiah’s Picture of Bondage: 27
i. God’s rule over the nations: the message for Zedekiah the king: 1-15
ii. God’s rule over the nations: the message for the priests and the people: 16-22
c. Jeremiah’s Public Confrontation with a False Prophet: 28
i. The False Prophet Speaks: 1-4
ii. The False Prophet is Killed by God: 5-17
d. Jeremiah’s Prophetic Accuracy: 29
i. Jeremiah’s letter: 1-23: repentance and hope
ii. Jeremiah’s defense against a false prophet: 24-32
D. Jeremiah’s Message of Hope: 30-33
1. God’s Promise to Restore His People: 30
a. God’s promise: 1-3
b. God’s message: 4-24
2. God’s Unfailing Love for His People: 31
a. Sorrow will be turned to joy: 1-14
b. Rest will be given to the weary: 15-26
c. Israel will be secure: 27-40
i. God will restore: 27-30
ii. God will declare a new covenant: 31-37
iii. God will permanently establish the city: 38-40
3. God’s Object Lesson for the Accuracy of His Promise: 32
a. Jeremiah’s purchase of land during the captivity: 1-15
b. Jeremiah’s perplexity concerning the purchase: 16-35
c. Jeremiah’s prayer is answered: God’s promise to bring his people back to the land: 36-44
4. God’s Promise Brings Hope in Hopeless Times: 33
a. God holds the future: 1-5
b. God will heal the land: 6-13
c. God will honor his covenant to David: 14-26
d. Due to the fact that chapter 34 starts a new section, we will cover it next time.

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Week 31 Chronological Summary

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:23:38 -0500

Week 31
II Chronicles 32-Jer.9

I. Summary of Chronological History
A. 722: Samaria is destroyed by Assyria, the end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
B. 586: Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem, end of the Southern Kingdom of Judah
C. Writing of Isaiah: 740-685 BC: Duration of Isaiah’s ministry: Isa. 1:1-3
D. 539: Cyrus II conquers Babylon
E. 538: Cyrus’s decree of return, exiles return to Judea
F. 645-615: Writing of Nahum
G. 635-622: Writing of Zephaniah
H. 580-539: Writing of Jeremiah

II. Summary of II Chronicles 32-35
A. Hezekiah’s reign continued: The reign of God over Assyria: 32
1. Hezekiah’s trust: 32:1-8
2. Assyria’s threats: 32:9-19
3. God’s political intervention for Judah: 32: 20-23
4. God’s personal intervention for Hezekiah: 32:24-33
B. The Reign of Manasseh: 33:1-20: 697-642 BC
1. The arrogance of Manasseh: 33:1-9
2. The humiliation of Manasseh: 33:10-11
3. The restoration of Manasseh: 33:12-20
C. The Reign of Amon: 33:21-25: 642-640 BC
1. The arrogance of Amon: 33:21-23
2. The assassination of Amon: 33:24-25
D. The Reign of Josiah: 34-35: 640-609 BC
1. Josiah purifies the land: 34:1-7
2. Josiah purifies to the Temple: 34:8-13
3. Josiah promises to conform to God’s law: 34:14-28
4. Josiah promises to lead others to conform to God’s law: 34:29-33
5. Josiah passionately leads others in the partaking of the Passover: 34:34-19
6. Josiah passes away: 35:20-27

III. Summary of II Kings: 22-23
A. Josiah’s good reign in Judah: 22:1-23:30
1. Josiah’s sensitivity to God’s law: 22
2. Josiah’s passion for worship: 23
B. Judah’s kings are exiled by Pharaoh Neco: 23:31-24:17

IV. Summary of Nahum: 1-3
A. Who can destroy Nineveh? 1
1. Who is God mad at?
2. Can God do anything with Nineveh? Will Nineveh ever be stopped?
a. Historians reveal three primary factors that led to Nineveh’s destruction:
b. Internal corruption, the rise of Babylon, unpredictable factors
3. Consider these factors that led to God’s judgment
a. The Patience of God: 1
b. The Jealousy of God: 2a: jealous for his glory, jealous for his people
c. The Wrath of God: 2b: since he is jealous, he will not share either
d. The Mercy of God: 3a:
e. The Power of God: 3b-6
f. The Holiness of God: 7-9
g. The Ability of God: 10-11
h. The Purpose of God: 12-14
i. The Protection of God: 15: God’s people will be cared for
B. Graphic Pictures Describing the Destruction of Nineveh: 2
1. Nineveh is attacked: 1-7
2. Nineveh is ravaged: 8-13
C. Contributing Factors that Resulted in Destruction: 3
1. Violence: 1-3
2. Morality: 4-7
3. Arrogance: 8-10
4. Humiliation: 11-19
D. Two Big Lessons
1. The Amazing patience of God: God put up with this stuff a long time
2. The Amazing power of God: nobody is a match for God

V. Summary of Zephaniah 1-3
A. The Man: 1:1
1. Descendant of the reforming king Hezekiah
2. Advancing the cause of the reforming king Josiah
3. Significance of his name: God has hidden
4. Significance of His Message: 1:2-3
B. The Message Concerning Judah: 1:4-2:3
1. Why is God upset with his people? 1:4-18
2. How will God respond?
a. God will demand silence: 7
b. God will respond with finality concerning the religion of the people
c. God will respond with finality concerning the economy of the people: 10-13
d. God will eventually deal with all evil with finality: 14-18
3. What should his people do?: 2:1-3
C. The Message Concerning the Nations: 2:4-3:8
1. Concerning Philistia: Judah’s enemy to the West 2:4-7
2. Concerning Moab and Ammon: Judah’s enemy to the East: 2:8-11
3. Concerning Cush: Judah’s enemy to the South: 2:12
4. Concerning Assyria: Judah’s enemy to the North: 2:13-15
5. Concerning Jerusalem: Judah’s capital: 3:1-5
6. Summary Concerning the Unrepentant: 3:6-8
D. The Message Concerning the Faithful: 3:9-20
1. I will purify you: 3:9-13
2. I will be with you: 3:14-17
3. I will bring you home: 3:18-20
a. After the Babylonian captivity they came back to their land: Deut. 30:5
b. Matt. 11:1-5: Jesus declared that he was rescuing the exiles
c. In Christ we are given blessing in this life and the new creation

VI. Summary of Jeremiah 1-9
A. Jeremiah’s Times: 1:1-3
B. Jeremiah’s Call: 1:4-10
C. Jeremiah’s First and Second Visions: 1:11-17
D. Jeremiah’s Power: 1:18-19
E. Jeremiah’s Proclamation: Prophecies of Judgment against Jerusalem: 2-25
1. The Opening Case against Judah: 2-3:5
a. Convicted of Spiritual Adultery: 2:1-13
b. Consequences of Spiritual Adultery: 2:14-22
c. Condemned for Spiritual Adultery: 2:23-3:5
2. The Consequences of Judah’s Crimes: 3:6-6:30
a. The Shock: Judah is worse than Israel: 3:6-10
b. The Promise: Israel will be restored if they are repentant: 3:11-4:2
3. The Opening Case against Judah: 2-3:5
4. The Consequences of Judah’s Crimes: 3:6-6:30
a. The Shock: Judah is worse than Israel: 3:6-10
b. The Promise: Israel will be restored if they are repentant: 3:11-4:2
c. The Prophecy: 4:3-31
i. The prophetic pronouncement: 4:3-18
ii. The prophetic pain: 4:19-22
iii. The prophetic picture: 4:23-31
d. The Search: 5
i. The search of the prophet: 5:1-13
ii. The solution the prophet offers: 5:14-31: the only cure for the culture is faithful preaching that calls people to repentance
e. The Crisis: 6: will the people listen or not?
i. The imminent danger: 6:1-15
ii. The immediate decision: 6:16-21
iii. The impenitent people: 6:22-30
F. Jeremiah’s Proclamation: The Religion of Israel Condemned: 7-10
1. Jeremiah’ Passion for Preaching: 7-8:3
a. Alerting the people of their danger: 7:1-15
b. Alerting the people of their condition and need: 7:16-29
c. Alerting the people of their future: 7:30-8:3
2. Jeremiah’s Passion for His People: 8:4-9:22
a. Jeremiah tells the people the truth about God and themselves: 8:4-17
b. Jeremiah weeps for the people that he preaches to: 8:18-9:2
c. Jeremiah loves the people enough to call them out: 9:3-22
3. Jeremiah’s Passion for God: 9:23-10
a. Jeremiah is passionate in his love for God: 9:23-24
a. Jeremiah is passionate for the worship of God: 9:25-10:16
b. Jeremiah is passionate for the glory of God: 10:

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