1. Understanding the Prophetic Pt. 3
The Book of Jonah:
Chapter 1
“Jonah is told to preach to Nineveh because there wickedness had come up to
God. Jonah hated the people of Nineveh and forsakes his mission by getting on
a boat trying to flee from God.”
“Jonah sleeping during the storm on the boat references Jesus in Matthew 8:24
doing the same thing.”
“Even in Jonah’s disobedience, the men recognize something peculiar about
him. Even in disobedience, Jonah became obedient and it caused the people
around him on the boat to obey. This caused the men to fear God and offer
sacrifices to Him”
Chapter 2:
“Jonah knew he was disobedient, when he repented the Lord commanded the
fish to vomit Jonah on dry land.”

2. Chapter 3:
“Jonah fulfills his mission and God told him to go to Nineveh and he
preached God’s message and the Ninevites believed God. When God saw
them turn from their wicked ways, He didn’t bring destruction upon them.”
Chapter 4:
“Jonah was angry at God’s compassion. This is why he didn’t want to deliver
God’s message and why he also fled.”
“From the book of Jonah we learn that not all the time want to deliver God’s
message. We also learn that a true prophet will repent for their error. Lastly
we learn that even the most wicked people deserve a chance at God’s love.
The purpose of God’s judgment is for correction not revenge.”
The Book of Obadiah:
“In Hebrew Obadiah means servant or worshipper of the Lord.”
“Obadiah is about the outcome of an ancient feud between Edom and Israel
and this book shows how God judges those who have harmed His people.”
“The people of Edom were descents of Esau and his descendants are the
people of Edom. This is found in Genesis 25:30. Jacob was Esau’s twin
brother.”
“Jacob and Esau were two nations in Rebekah’s womb.”

3. “Jacob received a blessing inheritance from his father Isaac and Esau
received a leftover blessing. This is found in Genesis 27:39-40.
Chapter 1:
“An ambassador is an authorized messenger or representative. Obadiah was
an ambassador for God to pronounced judgment on Edom because of their
callous and malicious acts towards God’s people.”
“The Edomites were prideful and felt secure because their city was carved in
a rock and they felt untouchable.”
Exodus 34:6-7
Deuteronomy 5:9-10
“The Edomites had begun to operate in the sins of Esau which is why God
wanted to judge them.”
Obadiah 1:10-12
“You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune.”
“Edom was known for being wise in the ways of the world, but they were
foolish because they despised and mocked God.”

4. 1 Samuel 14:47
2 Samuel 8:13-14
2 Kings 11:14-22
2 Kings 8:20-22
2 Chronicles 21:8
2 Chronicles 28:16
Psalm 137:7
“The reason why God acted upon the Edomites was because back then you
were supposed to stand up for your blood line as Abraham did in rescuing Lot
in Genesis 14-16.”
“The Edomites treated the Israelites the way Edom wanted to treat Jacob. So
sometimes you can act out the intentions of your forefathers.”
“Edom was completely wiped out and Israel was restored. Edom didn’t repent
like Nineveh and this why they weren’t saved like Nineveh. If they were there
for Israel instead of partaking in acts against them, it’s possible they might
have been restored.”
“Obadiah was used to carry out the sentence God gave. Prophets are used to
speak what God has to say, repentance, and judgment .”

5. Prophets in the Old Testament
“In the old testament there were 5 main titles for those who spoke on God’s
behalf and they emphasis different aspects of a prophets job description.
Prophet – a spokesman for God
Seer – a way prophets receive messages of God
Man of God – person who knew God and was commissioned for a specific task
Servant of the Lord – stresses the close relationship between God and His
faithful messenger
Messenger of the Lord – This focuses on the mission and message rather than
the person.
Micah:
Whenever god spoke through ha prophet, it was during the reign of Kings who
were present and put in place by God. When God spoke through Micah,
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah during the time of
Micah.”
“The prophet Micah is from Moresheth and his name is a shorter version of
Micaiah which means who is like Yahweh.”

6. “Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea with contemporary
meaning existing, occurring, or living at the same time.”
“Micah prophesied the doom of Jerusalem and the fall of the northern
Kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel.”
“Micah was often quoted by those defending the predictions of Jeremiah
such as Jeremiah 26:18.”
Micah 3:5-10
“Based on Micah 3:8, prophets are filled with power, the spirit of the Lord,
justice, and might.”
Micah 4, God reveals what will happen I the last days and His plans for them.
In Micah 5, Micah gives a glimpse of Jesus as He prophesied about in verse
2 thru 4.”
“In Micah 6, the Lord pleads His case against Israel with the guilt and
punishment they will face by eating and not being satisfied, storing up but
not save anything, plant without harvesting, bear the scorn of the nations.”
Micah 7 details Micah’s life and the sovereignty of God.”
Micah 7:1-6
Micah 7:18-20

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