20 Video results for: Prophets

• Revelations for the Wise by: Multiple Instructors
  Focuses on how Hosea designed his book to impart wisdom to God's ancient people and explores the revelations that Hosea included in each major division of his book.
  Lesson 2 of the course: The Prophetic Wisdom of Hosea
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  Topic: Prophets
• An Introduction to Hosea by: Multiple Instructors
  Introduces the background of the prophet Hosea and his book, and provides an overview of the book's content and structure.
  Lesson 1 of the course: The Prophetic Wisdom of Hosea
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  Topic: Prophets
• Essential Hermeneutical Perspectives by: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
  A companion video to lesson 1 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • What makes prophetic books so difficult to understand?
  • Did the Holy Spirit dictate his revelations to the prophets?
  • What is organic inspiration?
  • To what extent did the prophets understand their own prophecies?
  • Why is it important to search for the original meaning of biblical passages?
  • Why should we avoid reading the prophetic texts atomistically, or in isolation from their literary context?
  • What is the danger in reading prophetic texts ahistorically, or in isolation from their historic context?
  • What is grammatico-historical exegesis?
  • How can we draw practical modern applications from biblical prophecy without ignoring the prophet's original intention?
  • How did the Old Testament prophets understand the "day of the Lord"?
  
  Lesson 1 of the course: He Gave Us Prophets
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  Topic: Prophets
• An Introduction to Hosea by: Multiple Instructors
  A companion video to lesson 1 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • How did the Holy Spirit inspire biblical writers like Hosea to write down what he wanted them to say?
  • Why does the Old Testament refer to Israel and Judah as two different kingdoms or nations of God's people?
  • What was the prophet Hosea's message to the northern kingdom of Israel?
  • How do we know that Hosea and other Old Testament prophets were under the authority of Moses' covenant when they delivered their prophecies?
  • How was Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria, connected to events described in the book of Hosea?
  • What was the Syrian-Israelite coalition, and why was it formed?
  • How did prophets like Hosea function as God's emissaries or ambassadors?
  • How was the prophetic office related to God's covenant with Israel?
  • How do all biblical covenants display God's benevolence?
  • What evidence do we have that Hosea intended his book to be read in the southern kingdom of Judah?
  • What is the overall purpose for the book of Hosea?
  • What is the role of a covenant lawsuit in biblical prophecy?
  • How did the personal faithfulness or unfaithfulness of the kings of Israel and Judah affect the nations under their rule?
  • Why did God allow his people Israel to fall to the pagan Assyrians?
  • What does Hosea mean when he says "out of Egypt I called my son" in Hosea 11:1?
  
  Lesson 1 of the course: The Prophetic Wisdom of Hosea
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  Topic: Prophets
• Revelations for the Wise by: Multiple Instructors
  A companion video to lesson 2 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • Hosea designed his book to impart wisdom to God's people, so how should we understand the concept of wisdom?
  • What significance for Hosea's overall message do we gain from the closure of his book in 14:9?
  • Given that Hosea's purpose was to challenge Judah to gain wisdom, how should we understand the purpose of biblical prophecy in general?
  • Why did God tell Hosea to marry a wife of whoredom?
  • What did God intend to convey through Hosea's marriage and their children's names?
  • What does Hosea's family life teach us about a prophet's role in representing God's covenant with Israel?
  • Why do New Testament authors refer to the time from the first coming of Christ to his return as "the last days" or "latter days"?
  • Why does Hosea condemn foreign alliances in his book?
  • Why does Hosea provide such harsh condemnations of idolatry?
  • What can we learn from the fact that Hosea wasn't the only prophet giving similar warnings to Israel and Judah prior to their exiles?
  • What can we learn from God's warnings of judgment throughout Scripture?
  • Why does God demonstrate so much patience with Israel when he has promised to judge his people with covenant curses if they disobey?
  • What hope for Israel does Hosea provide in 14:1-8?
  
  Lesson 2 of the course: The Prophetic Wisdom of Hosea
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• The People of the Covenant by: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
  A companion video to lesson 3 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • In what ways were God's covenants with Adam and Noah more universal than later covenants?
  • What is the covenant of works?
  • If God promised natural stability in his covenant with Noah, why do we still experience so many natural disasters?
  • How can people today serve as God's image and live out his mandate to fill the earth and rule over it?
  • Why are God's covenants with Abraham, Moses and David understood to be more national in character?
  • How did Old Testament prophets depend on Moses' covenant?
  • Why did God choose David's royal line to be a permanent dynasty in Israel?
  • How is the new covenant similar to and different from the covenants of the Old Testament?
  • What did God intend to convey to the nation of Israel through Hosea's marriage to Gomer and their children's names?
  • What is the invisible church?
  • Why did the prophets so frequently call Israel to "circumcise their hearts" to the Lord?
  
  Lesson 3 of the course: He Gave Us Prophets
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  Topic: Prophets
• Unfolding Eschatology by: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
  A companion video to lesson 8 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • What is eschatology?
  • How does Moses use the term "latter days" in Deuteronomy 4?
  • What does Joel 2 teach us about the "day of the Lord"?
  • Why was Israel not fully restored after the 70 years of exile were completed?
  • What does Leviticus 26 teach us about how God's judgment might be increased when Israel doesn't repent?
  • What is the Old Testament background of the New Testament gospel?
  • How did the Old Testament prophets characterize God's eschatological kingdom?
  • Why do some theologians refer to the entire time from Christ's first coming to his final return as the "last days"?
  • How does the New Testament reveal that the final stage of human history came through Jesus Christ?
  • What is inaugurated eschatology?
  • How are Old Testament themes of exile and restoration fulfilled now in the continuation of God's kingdom?
  • Why is it important to believe that Jesus will return to earth?
  • How will the new heavens and new earth compare to the Old Testament temple?
  • How should we respond to the fact that at the consummation of God's kingdom, creation will experience God's redemption?
  
  Lesson 8 of the course: He Gave Us Prophets
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• The Purpose of Predictions by: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
  A companion video to lesson 7 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • What is God's immutability?
  • In what ways is God immutable?
  • Why must God's eternal plan be immutable?
  • What do theologians mean by the providence of God?
  • What is divine foreknowledge?
  • How does Jeremiah 18 teach that God allows for human contingencies to alter the outcomes of prophetic predictions?
  • Why is it that some prophecies in Scripture don't come to pass as predicted?
  • What do we learn about the influence of human reactions to predictions in the story of Jonah?
  • Why does God sometimes put conditions on his prophecies?
  • What was the main purpose of biblical prophecy?
  • Can some prophecies have implicit conditions that are never explicitly stated?
  
  Lesson 7 of the course: He Gave Us Prophets
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  Topic: Prophets
• Dynamics of the Covenants by: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
  A companion video to lesson 4 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • What is a covenant?
  • How has the discovery of ancient Near Eastern treaties helped us understand biblical covenants?
  • How do all biblical covenants display God's benevolence?
  • Are divine covenants unconditional, or do they include an element of human responsibility?
  • In what ways did biblical covenants require loyalty?
  • How do the Ten Commandments demonstrate that God's relationship with his people is based on his grace and mercy?
  • What is the relationship between faith and works in the Christian life?
  • What is saving faith?
  • What does Leviticus 26 teach us about God's patience in bringing divine judgment?
  • If some of God's blessings are contingent on our obedience, does this mean that our good works contribute to our salvation?
  • How did God promise to bless Israel and Judah after the judgment of exile?
  
  Lesson 4 of the course: He Gave Us Prophets
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• Literary Analysis of the Prophets by: Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
  A companion video to lesson 6 of the same series that asks the following questions:
  • How can identifying the different kinds of literature that appear in the prophetic books help us interpret them more responsibly?
  • Why did prophets write some of their prophecies as historical narratives?
  • Why did prophets sometimes use symbolic actions in their prophecies?
  • How does understanding the historical context help us interpret Isaiah 7?
  • What is the value of prophetic laments?
  • What kinds of messages did Old Testament prophets communicate to God's people?
  • What is the significance of the cows of Bashan in the oracle of judgment from Amos 4?
  • What are the elements of a covenant lawsuit?
  • What are some of the blessings we receive from the new covenant prophesied in Jeremiah 31?
  • What does repentance from sin look like?
  
  Lesson 6 of the course: He Gave Us Prophets
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  Topic: Prophets

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