Esther, Zechariah,
Malachi, Ezra, and Nehemiah
Week 41
We only have one more
week in the OT!
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The
Exod
us
Crea
tion
Conq
uest
of C
anaa
n
Esta
blish
men
t of K
ingd
om
Split
of K
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Fall
of Is
rael
Fall
of Ju
dah
Rest
orat
ion
of R
emna
nt
Genesis
ExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy
JoshuaJudgesRuth
1&2 Samuel1 & 2 K ings
- - T h e P s a l m s - -
EzraNehemiah
Esther
Captivity
Job?
Job?EcclesiastesSong of Solomon
P r o v e r b s
Habakkuk Obadiah Joel Jonah
Amos Hosea Micah
JeremiahLamentations
Nahum Isaiah Zephaniah Habakkuk
Ezekiel Zephaniah
MalachiZechariah
Haggai (p1247ff)Old Dude.Message:
Don’t be selfish…it didn’t work. “Is it a time for you yourselves to
be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains in ruins?”
Future Glory (1248)… The REAL Dwelling Place of God
Does the clean sanctify the dirty? (1249) Nope.
Addressed to Zerubbabel and all people.
Zechariah(Yahweh Remembers)
Young dude.Don’t turn back…except to God.
Esther (1276)No reference to Yahweh in the book.Lots of references to lots.
The feast of Purim (lots)The four main mitzvot of the day are:
1. Listening to the public reading, usually in synagogue, of the Book of Esther in the evening and again in the following morning (k'riat megilla)
2. Sending food gifts to friends (mishloach manot)3. Giving charity to the poor (matanot la'evyonim)4. Eating a festive meal (se`udah)
Lessons? From Haman, Mordecai, Esther, and Xerxes
MalachiThe people question:
Do you really love us that much? How have we been disrespectful?
How have we defiled the Lord? Why doesn’t the Lord accept us? How have we tired the Lord? How can we turn back to the Lord? How have we robbed God? How have we spoken against God?
