Classical Prophecy

latter prophets in Ephraim / Israel

setting

	Assyrian invasions of Syro-Palestine
	rebellions of surrounding lands

Amos

  	   southerner sent to north
		cf man of God 1 kgs 13
	   opening destruction on nations and Israel
	   was he a nabi?  7:10-17
	   against social oppression 8:4-8
	   no relief from destruction 
	      appendix 9:8b-15
	      not just Judean butting in - no good words for Judah
	   call to justice

Hosea

	   imagery of whoring wife 1-3
	        and naming of children
	   God torn between destruction and taking back
	   Israel's unfaithfulnesses
		turning to Baal etc
		reliance on political alliances
	   call to repentance
	   hesed, not sacrifice 6:6

Isaiah the prophet

political history of Judah

	"miracle" of escape from Assyria
	   at least partially, submit to Assyrian control
	weak times of Assyria bring independence moves
	   purifications of the religion
  	nationalism and self-righteousness

the book of Isaiah

	chapters 40-66 Book of Consolation
		later than Isaiah
        40-55 Second Isaiah
        56-66 Third Isaiah
	chapters 1-39 Isaiah of Jerusalem
	   (36-39 parallel 2 Kings)
       (24-27, 33-35 later tradition)
	   1-23, 28-32 mostly unquestioned
	      but not in chronological order

Beginning: The Call of Isaiah (6)

	notes on verses
	   	King Uzziah (Azariah) died 742
	   	saw (?) the Lord (Adonai)
	   	holiness of Yhwh - theme throughout book
	   	9-10  hopeless task
	   	11-13 destruction and remnant

	other calls:
		Amos 7:14-17
		Jeremiah 1:4-19
		Ezekiel 1:4 - 3:15
		Isaiah 40:1-8; 49:5-7

message

	God and his people
	   1:2-17
		obstinacy of people
		destruction and remnant
		   cf 7:10-25
		rejction? of cult
	social inequity
	   5:8-17  (cf Amos, Micah)
	Israel and the nations
	   10:5-11
	house of David?
	   11:1-3
        centrality of Zion
           2:2-4  (cf Micah 4:1-4)

Micah

	small town judgment on urban authorities
	hopeful passages (later additions?)
		4:1 - 5:5  ;  7:18-20