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Example Description: The Prophets Speak: Voices Calling Israel Home
Throughout Israel’s turbulent history, God raised up prophets to call His people back to faithfulness, justice, and hope. In The Prophets Speak, you’ll journey through the major and minor prophetic books, encountering voices that challenged corruption, comforted the brokenhearted, and pointed toward the coming Messiah.
What You’ll Learn
Historical Context: Grasp the political, social, and spiritual landscape in which each prophet ministered.
Prophetic Themes: Identify key themes—judgment, repentance, RESTORATION, and consolation—and their relevance for today.
Literary Styles: Explore the diverse forms of prophetic literature, from oracles and laments to visions and symbolic actions.
Messianic Hope: Discover how passages from Isaiah, Micah, and others foreshadow Jesus’ life and mission.
Application for Today: Draw parallels between ancient calls to holiness and our modern challenges, equipping you to speak truth in love.
Course Format & Modules
Voice in the Wilderness – Introduction to prophecy, the role of the prophet, and first hearings of Isaiah and Hosea.
Words of Warning – Deep dive into Jeremiah and Amos: justice, idolatry, and God’s courtroom.
History in Lament – Exploring Lamentations and Ezekiel’s dramatic enactments of exile.
Songs of RESTORATION – Comforting visions in Isaiah’s later chapters and Joel’s promise of the Spirit.
Minor Voices, Major Impact – Studying Micah, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk’s messages for the remnant.
Prophetic Future – Revelation of ultimate RESTORATION and the prophetic call to live in hope.
Keywords: AMMONITES,ARABIANS,ASHDOD,TOBIAH
Description: Nehemiah 4:7
NET Translation: (4:1) When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the RESTORATION of the walls of Jerusalem had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry.
DARBY Translation: And it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobijah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being repaired, that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
KJV Translation: But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made upK2871, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
Keywords: ASAPH,INTERCESSION,PSALMS,SHOSHANNIM,AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES,CHURCH,EAR,GOD,JESUS THE CHRIST,MERCY-SEAT,MUSIC,SHEKINAH,SHEPHERD
Description: Psalms 80:1
NET Translation: For the music director, according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O Shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep. You who sit enthroned above the cherubim, reveal your splendor.
DARBY Translation: To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A PsalmD3715. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubimD3716, shine forth
KJV Translation: To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth.
Verse Intro: Seeking RESTORATION After the Destruction of Jerusalem
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,PRAISE,PSALMS,CHURCH,WORSHIP
Description: Psalms 126:1
NET Translation: A song of ascents. When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
DARBY Translation: A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned the captivityRESTORATION and establishment of full blessing. Ps. 14.7; Deut. 30.3." href="#" data-html="true" data-toggle="tooltip">D4008 of Zion, we were like them that dream
KJV Translation: A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of ZionK4039, we were like them that dream.
Verse Intro: A Desire that the Lord Would Restore the People Again
Keywords: BLESSING,LIGHT,RIGHTEOUS
Description: Isaiah 58:8
NET Translation: Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your RESTORATION will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard.
DARBY Translation: Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
KJV Translation: Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rerewardK4994.
Keywords: BLINDNESS,JUDGMENTS
Description: Jeremiah 16:10
NET Translation: “When you tell these people about all this, they will undoubtedly ask you, ‘Why has the Lord threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the Lord our God?’
DARBY Translation: And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt declare unto this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath Jehovah pronounced all this great evil against us? and what is our iniquity? and what is our sin which we have committed against Jehovah our God?
KJV Translation: And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what [is] our iniquity? or what [is] our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?
Verse Intro: Exile of Judah will be Followed by RESTORATION
Keywords: NATION,POETRY,WAR,AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES,PATRIOTISM
Description: Lamentations 5:1
NET Translation: O Lord, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace.
DARBY Translation: Remember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us; consider, and see our reproach.
KJV Translation: Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
Verse Intro: Jerusalem's Appeal to God for RESTORATION
Keywords: PROPHECY,SIN
Description: Ezekiel 36:16
NET Translation: The Lord’s message came to me:
DARBY Translation: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
KJV Translation: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Verse Intro: The Lord's Concern for His Name and RESTORATION of Israel
Keywords: BLESSING,GIFTS FROM GOD,GOD,LIGHTNING,PRAYER,RAIN
Description: Zechariah 10:1
NET Translation: Ask the Lord for rain in the season of the late spring rains—the Lord who causes thunderstorms—and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.
DARBY Translation: Ask of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain; Jehovah will make lightnings, and he will give themD6550 showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
KJV Translation: Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make brightK6485clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Verse Intro: The RESTORATION of Judah and Israel
Keywords: HOREB,LAW,MALACHI,OBEDIENCE,ORDINANCE,SINAI
Description: Malachi 4:4
NET Translation: “Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.
DARBY Translation: Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and ordinances.
KJV Translation: Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, [with] the statutes and judgments.
Verse Intro: Remember the Book of the Law and Future RESTORATION
Keywords: CHARACTER,FAITH,HOLY SPIRIT,JESUS THE CHRIST,OBEDIENCE,PATIENCE,PROPHETS,RELIGION,SIMEON,TEMPLE,WAITING
Description: Luke 2:25
NET Translation: Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the RESTORATION of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
DARBY Translation: And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.
KJV Translation: And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Verse Intro: Simeon Prophecies Concerning Jesus
Keywords: JESUS THE CHRIST,RESTORATION
Description: Acts 3:21
NET Translation: This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.
DARBY Translation: whom heaven indeed must receive till [the] times of [the] restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time beganD7736.
KJV Translation: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Keywords: PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL,ROME,BENJAMIN,GOD,PAUL,SALVATION
Description: Romans 11:1
NET Translation: So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
DARBY Translation: I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For *I* also am an Israelite, of [the] seed of Abraham, of [the] tribe of Benjamin.
KJV Translation: I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.
Verse Intro: Israel's RESTORATION Considered
Description: Romans 11:12
NET Translation: Now if their transgression means riches for the world and their defeat means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full RESTORATION bring?
DARBY Translation: But if their fall [be the] world's wealth, and their loss [the] wealth of [the] nations, how much rather their fulness?
KJV Translation: Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the diminishingK6851of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
Keywords: VISION,ASTRONOMY,EARTH,HEAVEN,METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA,RESTORATION,SEA
Description: Revelation 21:1
NET Translation: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.
DARBY Translation: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more.
KJV Translation: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Verse Intro: New Heaven and New Earth