MAJOR PROPHETS

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Isaiah Jeremiah
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Ezekiel Daniel
MINOR PROPHETS

Hosea Amos Obadiah

MINOR PROPHETS

Jonah Nahum Habakkuk

MINOR PROPHETS

Zepha
niah
Zecha Malachi
riah
son of Amoz
Isaiah means
“the Lord has
saved”
Did You Know?

Salvation is a central
theme of the prophet
Isaiah
 son of Hilkiah
During his time,
the Babylonian
empire had taken
control of Jerusalem
 Jeremiah warned the
people of Jerusalem that
they would be punished
harshly for their sins. He
pleaded with the people to
turn away from sin and to
turn back to God, but to
little avail.
OFTEN USED PICTURES AND DRAMATIC ACTIONS

Jer. 1
Ezekiel's name
means
"God strengthens."
 Did You Know?

Ezekiel's prophecies about the

destruction of Jerusalem caused
friction among the Jews who were with
him in Babylon. But, when his
prophecies came true, people began
to listen to him more intently.
Daniel means
"God is my
judge."
Found to be smarter than all of
the skilled magicians and wise
astrologers in Babylon

Stayed true to God and

prayed many times a day.

He refused to bow to idols, and

would not eat the food or drink the
wine furnished by the King.
 Was chosen by God to be
a example to the people of
Israel. His wife was
unfaithful, but just like God
he never stopped loving
her and always looked for
her whenever she left her.
 Prophesied during
a time when the
land of Israel had
suffered from a
great plague of
locust. He
prophesied this as a
sign from God as a
precursor to the
coming of the Lord
Was a sheep
breeder and a
tender of fig trees
by trades, but
God used him to
bring a powerful
word of correction
to Israel and the
surrounding
nations.
Proclaimed
judgment
against Edom
for aiding the
Babylonians in
their siege
against
Jerusalem
Most famous of
the minor
prophets because
a giant sea animal.
His mission was to
tell the people of
Nineveh to repent
of their
wrongdoings.
Lamented
without wearing
clothes in order
to illustrate the
severity of the
destitution and
captivity that
was coming.
Predicted the
destruction of
Nineveh has great
capital of the
Assyrian empire.
Evidently the
reforms introduced
by Jonah did not
last long
Identified himself as
a psalmist and
musician by ending
his book with a
hymn of redemption
and grace to be
played on stringed
instruments by the
temple worship
leaders
Like Ezekiel
received vivid
prophesies in the
form of highly
symbolic visions.
Some of the
imagery includes
flying scrolls, olive
trees, and angels.
Contains a series of
stern judgments
directed toward
Israel, Judah and
her neighbors for
permitting idolatry
and other sins of
the world
Make his chief
concern restoring
the temple of the
Lord. Despite the
Hebrew’s return
from captivity, the
temple had not yet
been rebuilt.
A reformer who
directs his
message toward
corrupt priests
and those who
withhold their
offerings from the
Lord.
• Choose one prophet and write a
short reflection on the message
of the Prophet in your life.

• Write a thanksgiving prayer and

intentions to God for all who
became prophets to your life, to
the community and to the
bigger society.