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Minor Prophets, Part 2: Babylonian Crisis

  1. Lesson One
    Nahum
    23 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Zephaniah
    22 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Habakkuk
    19 Activities
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    4 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Joel and Josiah
    24 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    Interpreting Prophecy
    34 Activities
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    7 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

This lesson aims to equip you to read and interpret prophecy. In this exercise, we will look at a variety of examples of Old Testament prophecies as an introduction to the topic.

Prophecy runs throughout the Bible, from the beginning of Genesis and continues through to Revelation. Prophets often stretch the imagination to describe the difference between current realities and the future. This exercise invites you to begin exploring the dynamics of engaging the sometimes-bewildering prophecies of the Old Testament.

Here is a prophetic message from Hosea 11:1 ESV:

When Israel was a child, I loved him,
                and out of Egypt I called my son.

  1. Does the Hosea 11:1 ESV verse appear to be a prediction? (Check the context of Hosea 11:1 ESV as needed.)

Here is a reference to Hosea’s prophetic word in Matthew 2:14-15 ESV:

And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

  1. What do you think Matthew means by “fulfill” in this passage?