Freshmen Chapter 8 *** Already Covered *** • King Josiah • The 4 Pre-Exilic Prophets: 1) Zephaniah & the remnant 2) Nahum & Nineveh will fall 3) Habakkuk & “Why, God, Why?” 4) Jeremiah & Persecuted for God’s Sake • This takes us from page 181 to the middle of the left-column of page 193 • Watch video “Proof from British Museum of 1st Babylonian Attempt to take Jerusalem fails” • Watch video “Nebuchadnezzar conquers Jerusalem” II actually • Watch video “Lamentations - Sorrow over the Destruction of the Temple” • Watch video “The Jews in Babylonian Captivity” • Watch video “Persian Empire (Cyrus) Frees the Jews” • In class, read together “Baruch: Keep the Faith!” on pages 195-197 • Watch video (Introduction)” “The Book of Baruch • In class, read “Ezekiel” on page 196, right-hand column • Watch videos “Ezekiel Chapters #1 thru #3” • Read together in class pages 197-198 & 199-200 • Watch “Ezekiel and the Valley of the Dry Bones” • Watch “Understanding Ezekiel’s new Temple” • In class, read the top of page 200 together • Watch “Impact of the Babylonians” • Read “Life in Babylon” on page 201 in righthand column • Read “I-Witness Saul” on page 202 • Watch “The Exile-Restoration Phase” • On page 203 read together “Cyrus the Anointed” • On page 204 Read “Comfort Ye My People” • Listen to Handel’s version of “Comfort Ye My People” from his the Messiah • In class, read right column of page 204 • In class, read all of page 206 • Watch “The Jews in Ancient Persia – Parts 1 & 2” • Examine map on page 207 • Read “Feminine Images of God” on page 208 • Read “The Fruits of Exile” on page 209 STOP