Divine Revelation Old Testament 2

By Nick Bibile

 

Divine Revelation Old Testament

 

1.   Age of the conquest to (Joshua to Ruth)

2.   Line Callout 1: Age of the prophets (Acts 3:24)United Kingdom

3.   Line Callout 1: Gideon Also called Jerubbaal (Judg. 6:29, 32), was the first of the judges whose history is circumstantially narrated (Judg. 6-8) Gideon received a direct call from God to undertake the task of delivering the land from these warlike invaders. He was of the family of Abiezer (Josh. 17:2; 1 Chr. 7:18), and of the little township of Ophrah (Judg. 6:11). Ten of his servants, he overthrew the altars of Baal and cut down the asherah which was upon it. Gideon had 22,000 men to fight against the Midianites, God reduced to 300, showed the power of God. (Judg 7:4-7) Divided Kingdom

4.   9th Century to 5th Century

 

 

 

 

Joshua to Ruth

God spoke directly to Joshua. (Joshua 1:7-8 8:30-35)               

Judges – Spoke to Gideon (Judges 6:12)

Midianite soldier ( Judges 7:13-15)

 

Line Callout 1: Midianites Came from Midian, 4th Son of Abraham through Keturah (Gen. 25:2; 11 1 Chr. 1:32). United Kingdom

God spoke to David (1 Sam 23:2-4)  

(wrote about 73 pslams, two Pslams of Solomon)

God spoke to Solomon.  (1 Kings 3:5 9:2; 2 Chro 7:12)

God spoke to prophets such as Nathan (2 Sam 7:4-17; 12:1-14 1 Chro 17:3)

 

Divided Kingdom

God spoke through prophets such as Ahijah (1 Kings 11:29-39; 14:6-16) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12:22-24) Elijah ( 1 Kings 17: 3-4;9;18:1;19:1-15;21:17-19; 2 Chro 21:12-19) Micaiah (1 Kings 22:17-28) and Elisha (2 Kings 2-13)  Ezk 3:27

 

9th Century to 5th Century (900 B.C to 500 B.C)

9th Century prophets – Obadiah and Joel.

8th Century prophets – Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah and Isaiah.

7th Century prophets – Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk and Jeremiah.

6th Century prophets – Daniel, Ezkiel, Haggai and Zachariah.

5th Century – Malachi

God also spoke to Nebuchadnezzar through dreams.

 

God instructed several prophets to preserve the writings. (Isa 8:1; 30:8 Jer 25:13; 30:1-2; 36:2 27-28;  Ezk 24:1-2 43:11 Dan 9:2; 12:4 Hab 2:2. See also 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21)

 

Sometimes they really didn’t want to speak God’s word, yet God’s hand was so heavy upon them which they spoke against their human desire. (Exod 3:11 4:10-13; Jer 1:6; 20:9;  Isa 8:11 ; Jonah Chapter 1   3:2