1. Exploring the Old Testament Final Exam

2. T EMPLE

3. Solomon’s Temple

4. Jerusalem at the Time of Haggai and Zechariah c. 520 B.C.

5. Dates of the Oracles in Haggai (all in 520 B.C.) OracleReferenceDate First1:1 1st day of 6th month (Aug. 29) Second1:15 24th day of 6th month (Sept. 21) Third2:1 21st day of 7th month (Oct. 17) Fourth2:10 24th day of 9th month (Dec. 18) Fifth2:20 24th day of 9th month (Dec. 18)

6. Dates of the Oracles in Zechariah ReferenceDate 1:1 eighth month of the second year of Darius October/November 520 B. C. 1:7 24th day of the 11th month (Shebat) of the second year of Darius February 15, 519 7:1 fourth day of the ninth month (Kislev) of the fourth year of Darius December 7, 518

7. Zechariah Texts Quoted in the New Testament Regarding Jesus’ Ministry Zechariah TextContent SummaryNT Passages 9:9 the king comes to Zion humble and riding a donkey Matt. 21:5Matt. 21:5; John 12:15John 12:15 11:13 30 pieces of silver thrown into the house of the L ORD Matt. 27:9 12:10 looking on him whom they have pierced John 19:37John 19:37; Rev. 1:7Rev. 1:7 13:7 the shepherd is struck and the sheep scattered Matt. 26:31Matt. 26:31; Mark 14:27Mark 14:27

8. Setting of Malachi

9. Malachi’s Enduring Significance “His teaching, both negative and positive, strikes at the heart of easy-going, nominal Christianity as it did at that of Judaism.” – Baldwin “Malachi is all about preparing ourselves for God’s blessing by presenting to him the kind of lives he delights in.” – C. John Collins

10. JOEL Journey Of Every Locust