Colonial America

Colonial America

Individual: The Work of the Prophets
      a) Write a 750-1000 word essay analyzing the message of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah. Using passages from the Books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, Merrill's text, and two other scholarly sources from the GCU eLibrary, show what the prophets said about
          i) the sins of the nations Judah and Israel,
          ii) God's actions against these sins, and
          iii) God's future plans for these nations (future from the perspective of the prophet's day).
The Latter, or Major, Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel are known as the major prophets and wrote the books that bear their names (along with occasional assistance from personal scribes).
But the story for us to consider does not stop there. Each man told of his own fascinating contribution to the Bible.
Yet in the final analysis it is Jesus Christ Himself who joins the two sections of the Bible, the Old and New Testaments, together. He welds the Hebrew Prophets to the New Testament. So it is primarily to Christ that we must first look for guidance in evaluating the Latter, or Major, Prophets.
Did Jesus directly ascribe any portions of the Bible to the prophet Isaiah?
"Well did Isaiah prophesy about you . . ." (Matthew 15:7). In verses 8-9 Christ quotes from Isaiah 29:13 in the Hebrew Bible.
Did all four Gospel writers attribute portions of the Hebrew Scriptures to Isaiah?
"For this is he [John the Baptist] who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah . . ." (Matthew 3:3; compare Mark 7:6; Luke 3:4; John 12:39-41).
Clearly, the prophet Isaiah spoke these words. Like Paul in composing some of his New Testament letters, he may well have dictated portions of his book to an assistant. Remember that the official system of recorders and scribes (established by King David) was still in operation in Judah during Isaiah's lifetime. His prophetic ministry continued during the reigns of several Judean kings (Isaiah 1:1).
Did the apostle Paul also quote from...