Introduction to the Major Prophets
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    Introduction to the major prophets In this lesson we will discuss the major prophets what they wrote

    and the importance of the messages that they wrote So by the end of this lesson you will have a

    clear understanding of each major prophet So let's start by taking a closer look at some of

    the major prophets that we see in the Bible So these prophets are Isaiah Jeremiah who

    also gave us lamentations We have Ezekiel and Daniel Hey they wrote some of the

    longer books in the Bible These books are filled with messages messages from God during some of the

    really challenging times that were happening So unlike the minor prophets who wrote shorter books the four were called

    major because of the sheer size of their writing So you have the major and the minor

    short and long not because they were more important than the minor prophets They are both equally important

    So let's first talk about Isaiah Isaiah is like the lead voice among the prophets

    He delivers the messages They range from calls for repentance to the promise of Christ to the

    promise of a Messiah He shares a vision We see this in Isaiah 61 where he sees God in

    his full glory which is a major kick off to his prophetic career So this

    vision what does it show us It shows us how holy and Majestic God is

    setting Isaiah on his path Another key verse we see in Isaiah is Isaiah 40 verse one

    where God he tells Isaiah to comfort his people promising that tough times will eventually give way

    to healing and give way to hope Now we see Jeremiah ok Jeremiah is known for his emotional

    depth lived through the downfall of Jerusalem So right from the start we see in

    Jeremiah 15 God tells him he was chosen before he was even born to be a prophet

    to the nations So this shows God's intimate knowledge of us and his plans for

    our lives What he plans to do in our lives We see again in Jeremiah 17 5 it warns us

    about the folly of trusting in human strength over God This really highlights the need

    for faith in God's power and his guidance So number three we see Ezekiel in Ezekiel there's a lot of

    symbolism acts and dramatic visions we see in 37 1 he's led to a valley of dry bones which come

    to life as a sign of hope and restoration for Israel So this vision it's a strong image of

    how God can revive and renew even the most desperate situations that we're in So again in Ezekiel

    the theme of transformation and new beginnings OK And then number four Daniel now as

    we go through these feel free to go back and re watch these feel free to go back and take

    different notes on them This is meant to give us a guide that we're going

    to use and a foundation that we're going to use as we continue to move

    through So Daniel we see navigates dreams navigates visions ok He interprets them for kings and does

    this to reveals God's plan He is interpreting messages to the kings from God directly from God So in

    Daniel 228 we see a declaration of God's power to reveal mysteries and the future OK This

    shows that God has control over all things including the unfolding of history What is going to occur how

    history is going to occur how the future is going to occur So we see in Daniel 1132 this

    inspires us with the idea that those who know God will remain strong and take

    action encouraging faith taking courage in difficult times So what connects all of these prophets These four major prophets

    is one main thing It's their focus on God's sovereignty and the call to return to

    Him So they really emphasize that there is no one God like God So Isaiah

    prevent downfall And Ezekiel 1830 we see this as well Now in Daniel he even looks forward

    to a time when God will establish an everlasting kingdom We see this in Daniel 244 So this is

    a brief dive into the major prophets with each prophet each message bringing its own unique perspective to what we

    are looking at to our overall study As we continue to explore more about them their

    prophecies you will get to see how their words they not only addressed their own times

    but they also speak to us today which is very important offering us insight into faith

    how we can have a greater hope and the hope of redemption Ok So in the next lecture we will

    discuss an explanation of the prophecies and we'll get into a little bit more detail to continue to tie

    things together