According to our textbook, in 2 Samuel the narrative shifts from the godly prophet Samuel to the reign of King Saul. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and not Judah. Thus, he could not be the rightful King of Israel. The book of Joshua concludes by recording the second covenant renewal ceremony at Shiloh.
Jeremiah's two visits to the potter were prophetic sign acts that visualized how the covenantal relationship between the Lord and His people had reached a breaking point. The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose government is marked by grace and truth.
Elijah was primarily a prophet to the Southern Kingdom. Through idolatry, the apostate tribe of ______________ not only abandoned its God-given inheritance but forsook the Lord as well.
The Lord commissioned Isaiah as a prophet in the year of King Uzziah's death. Zephaniah highlights the judgment of God by detailing how God will reverse his work of creation and destroy all living things. According to our textbook, the overall theme of Daniel is God's sovereignty over the people of Israel and the nations of the world.