PROPHETI

C BOOKS

OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE
PROPHET
MAJOR PROPHETS
MINOR PROPHETS

GENERAL INTRODUCTION
The origin of Israelite
prophecy to Moses.
Prophecy to stimulate
the religious fervor and
patriotism
of
the
people.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Prophetism was an
established Divine
institution in Israel.
Divine origin, because God
who called the prophets.

PROPHETS
Derived from greek word
prophetes
One who speaks in behalf
of god and acts as gods
spokesman.

PROPHETS
Men of God, seers (1 sam 9:9,
11,19).
Inspired men and women
The prophets preached
Occasionally organized in
groups or communities

PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE PROPHETS

1.To maintain the fidelity to

the covenant.
2.They denounce- idolatry
and externalism in worship

THE PROPHETS RECEIVED

THE COMMUNICATIONS OF
GOD BY:

VISIONS

DREAMS
ECSTASIES

THE MESSAGE WAS TRANSMITTED

TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH:

SERMONS
WRITINGS
SYMBOLIC ACTIONS

THE MAIN MISSION OF THE

PROPHETS
The prophets denounced
the sin of the kings and
leaders.
They had to defend the
moral laws.

THE MAIN MISSION OF THE

PROPHETS
Announce the coming of
punishment.
Advise kings in political
matters.

THE PURPOSE OF PROPHETIC BOOKS

1.To maintain the fidelity to

the covenant.
2.God called the prophets to
warn the people about
critical religious crisis.

PROPHETIC WRITINGS
The teachings of
the prophets have
been preserved in
the Old Testament.

PROPHETIC WRITINGS
Contains the substance of
the prophets authentic
preaching, and genuine
samples
of
their
statements.

CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE
PROPHETIC BOOKS

A. Major
B. Minor

Book
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

Themes of the OT Prophetic Books

Theme
Judgment & Deliverance
Judgment
Judgment & Mourning
Judgment & Preservation
Gods Dominion
Faithfulness
The Day of the Lord
Judgment & Blessing
Judgment
Mercy
Warning & Promise
Judgment
The Ways of God
Judgment
Doing the Work of the Lord
The Coming Messiah
Apostasy

THE MAJOR PROPHETS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

ISAIAH
JEREMIAH
LAMENTATIONS
EZEKIEL
DANIEL

THE MINOR PROPHETS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

HOSEA
OBADIAH
JOEL
BARUCH
AMOS
MICAH
JONAH
NAHUM

THE MAJOR PROPHETS

ISAIAH

ISAIAH
AUTHOR:

Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz

of Judah.
He is known as the prophet of
Gods Holiness.
Born during the prosperous, but
immoral reign of King Uzziah
(783-742 B.C

ISAIAH
AUTHOR:

Became an adviser to king

ahaz and king hezekiah.
He prophesied during the reign
of the following kings:
- Uzziah (783-742 BC)
- Jotham (742-735 BC)
- Ahaz (735-715 BC)

ISAIAH
DATE:

Written between (circa) 740-700

B.C to Israel. Toward the end of the
reign of King Uzziah and throughout
the reigns of King Jotham, Ahaz and
Hezekiah.

ISAIAH
MESSAGE:

Gods Holiness.
Yahweh is the Holy
One of Israel.
Sin cannot be
tolerated.

JEREMIAH

JEREMIAH
AUTHOR:

Jeremiah, with Baruch, his

scribe.
DATE:

Between 627 - 580 B.C to

Judah.

JEREMIAH
MESSAGE:

The promise of a new

Covenant written in the
hearts of men.

LAMENTATIONS

LAMENTATIONS
AUTHOR:

The prophet Jeremiah.

DATE:

Between 587-516 B.C

.

LAMENTATIONS
MESSAGE:

Judahs admission of
guilt and sincere
return to God.

EZEKIEL

EZEKIEL
AUTHOR:

The Hebrew prophet Ezekiel,

son of Buzi.
Date:

Between 593 BC and 570 BC

to Judah.

EZEKIEL
MESSAGE:

A promise of a new
heart and a new spirit.

DANIEL

DANIEL
AUTHOR:

The prophet Daniel

DATE:

Between 605-530 BC to
Judah.

DANIEL
MESSAGE:

Faithfulness to Gods
Law in spite of
persecution.

THE MINOR PROPHETS

HOSEA

HOSEA
AUTHOR:

The prophet Hosea, son of

Beeri.
DATE:

Written about 760-730 B.C to

Israel.

HOSEA
MESSAGE:

God is God of love

and justice.

JOEL

JOEL
AUTHOR:

The prophet Joel, son of

Pethuel.
DATE:
Written about 500 B.C. to Judah

JOEL
MESSAGE:

The Day of the

Lord, and the
outpouring of the
Spirit of God.

AMOS

AMOS
AUTHOR:

The Prophet Amos

DATE:

About 760 B.C. to

Israel.

AMOS
MESSAGE:

Social justice is an
indispensable part of
the Covenant.

OBADIAH

OBADIAH
AUTHOR:

Obadiah, one of the twelve

minorprophets, whose name
means "servant of Yahweh."
DATE:

About 500 B.C. to Edom.

OBADIAH
MESSAGE:

A bitter cry of
vengeance.

JONAH

JONAH
AUTHOR:

Theprophet Jonah, son of

Amittai.
DATE:

Written about 770

B.C. to Nineveh.

JONAH
MESSAGE:

Gods love reaches

to all men.

MICAH

MICAH
AUTHOR:

The prophet Micah.

DATE:

Between 737-690 B.C to

Judah.

MICAH
MESSAGE:

The champion of the

oppressed and the
underprivileged.

NAHUM

NAHUM
AUTHOR:

The prophet Nahum.

DATE:

Between 593 to 570

B.C. to Nineveh.

NAHUM
MESSAGE:

The lasting
kingdom cannot be
built on fraud and
force.

HABAKKUK

HABAKKUK
AUTHOR:

The prophet Habakkuk

Date:

Written about 630 B.C. to

Judah (Southern Kingdom).

Landscape of the Book of Habakkuk:

The people of Judah and its kings had

rejected God.
Babylon was rising as the dominant world
power, which would eventually lead to the
destruction of Judah and Jerusalem.

HABAKKUK
MESSAGE:

How can Gods

justice be served by
a nation as wicked
as Babylon?

ZEPHANIAH

ZEPHANIAH
AUTHOR:

Zephaniah, son of Cushi

- he was a descendant of king
Hezekiah

DATE

About 627 B.C.to Judah

(Southern Kingdom).

ZEPHANIAH
What is the condition of Judah during this time?

Sin ran rampant in ancient Judah

JUDGEMENT
People trusted in wealth instead of God
The
day ofand
the Lord
will strike
Judah
(1:4-18)
Political
religious
leaders
fell
into
corruption
"The great day of the LORD is
1:14
They
bowed
down
to
idols
and
foreign
gods
RESTORATION
nearnear and coming quickly. Listen!
The remnant
cry on the will
day be
of the
LORD will
be
The
restored.
(3:9-20)

bitter,
the
shouting
of Ithe
3:20
"At
that time
willwarrior
gather you; at that time I will
there."(NIV)
bring you home. I will give you honor and praise
among all the peoples of the earth when I restore
your fortunes before your very eyes," says the

ZEPHANIAH
MESSAGE:

The invasions of
enemies
are
occasions
40 years after the warning
for
purification
and
of Prophet
Zephaniah,
Judah were taken as
renewal.
captive to Babylon

HAGGAI

HAGGAI
AUTHOR:

The prophet Haggai.

DATE:

About 520 B.C.to Postexilic Jews

HAGGA
I

Background of the book:

About 50 years from when they (Jews) were

taken as captives into Babylon, King Cyrus of
Persia overthrew the Babylonians and allowed
Jews to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild their
Hag 4:1
temple.
"Is
a
time
for
you
yourselves
to
be
living
in
your
it
Because of opposition, the Jews lost interest in
paneled
houses,
while this
rebuilding
the temple
and house
insteadremains
turned toatheir
ruin?"(NIV)
houses and careers.
About 20 years later a new king of Persia, King
Darius encourage the Jews to restore their
temple and send Haggai to supervised the said

HAGGAI
MESSAGE:

The need to rebuild

the Temple as soon as
God wants.

ZECHARIAH

ZECHARIAH
AUTHOR:

The prophet Zechariah.

DATE:

Written about 520-518 B.C.to

Post-exilic Jews

ZECHARIA
H
Zechariah is a contemporary of Haggai
although his work as a prophet lasted much
longer than that of Haggai.
He include in his book a prophecy on the
coming of the Messiah
Zec. 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout,
Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to
you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and
riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a
donkey.(NIV)

ZECHARIAH
MESSAGE:

The dignity of the

priesthood and
transformation of the
heart.

MALACHI

MALACHI
AUTHOR:

The prophet Malachi.

DATE:

About 433 B.C. to Judah.

MALACHI
MESSAGE:

Yahweh is truly the

God of Justice.
Apostasy.

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