Introduction
Hebrews 1:1Prophets were God’s spokesmen. They did more than just tell the future.Ezekiel 4There are sixteen or seventeen books of prophecy in the Old Testament, depending on precisely which ones you count. There were many more prophets who did not have their own books.Time of prophecy
Literary prophets
Divided Kingdom
Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Nahum, Habakkuk
Exile
Ezekiel, Daniel
Return and rebuilding
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
(Difficult to date)
Joel, Amos, Obadiah
II Peter 1:20God loves us!
Ezekiel 18:23, 27-32Jeremiah 26:1-3II Peter 3:9Jonah 4:1-11 – Jonah had compassion on the plant, but not on the people of the city. God expects us to love souls like He does.We need His love when times are hard.
I Kings 18:3-4 – When times were hard, God had hundreds of prophets.Jeremiah 6:10II Chronicles 24:19Hosea 4:6When we are in difficult times, we must seek God the most!With God, there is always something to look forward to.
Malachi 4:1-6Jeremiah 31:31We’re looking forward to our salvation with God in heaven.