The second part of the Book of Isaiah contains words of comfort to the exiles in Babylonia following the fall of Jerusalem in 587BC (Chapters 40-55), then encourages the exiles who have returned to Jerusalem after 537BC to be faithful in their worship of the LORD (Chapters 56-66). Isaiah, son of Amoz, spoke between c.737 and c.716BC, predicting the fall of Israel and Judah. Micah spoke against both Israel and Judah between c.747 and c.722BC. Nahum celebrated the destruction of Nineveh by the Babylonians in 612BC. Jonah preached a message of judgement to Nineveh before the defeat of Israel in 722BC.
The Northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)Įlijah prophesied to King Ahab of Israel between c.870 and c.853BC (see Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal ).Įlisha continued Elijah’s prophetic ministry from c.852 to c.842BC (see Elisha performs miracles and healings ).Īmos and Hosea denounced social injustice in Israel between c.760BC and c.725BC. Samuel acted as a prophet in the 11 th century BC, anointing Saul in c.1012BC and later anointing David as king of Israel and Judah (see Saul's Journey to Kingship & David defeats Goliath of Gath ).Ģ. The World of the Old Testament Prophets (see Map 62)ġ. Map 62 The World of the Old Testament Prophets
As some of the prophets overlapped each other chronologically, and some prophesied over long periods of time, the order in which they are featured here is roughly the chronological order in which the prophesies were delivered. This system of Biblical ordering doesn't help the reader to appreciate the historical and geographical context in which the prophets wrote.Ĭonsequently, The Bible Journey features the books of the Old Testament prophets in broad chronological order – not in the order in which they appear in the Bible. Prophets such as Isaiah and Jeremiah come first in the Bible and are often called 'major prophets' as they are longer 'minor prophets' such as Haggai and Malachi come last as they are shorter. The Old Testament books of the prophets do notappear in the Bible in chronological order instead, they are featured in order of size. Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets
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