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Ready to embark on a captivating journey back in time? Discover the trailblazing prophets of the Old Testament, their compelling messages, and the historical context in which they ministered.

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Prophets in their Historical Setting (all dates approximate) (partial listing)

Pre-monarchial – before 1050bc 

• Abel – right after creation (Genesis 4:1-16; Luke 11:47-51) 
• Noah – at least 7 generations after Adam 
• Abraham – 2000bc 
• Joseph 1900-1885bc 
• Jacob/Israel - 1858bc 
• Moses – 1405bc 
• Miriam - 1405bc 
• Deborah – 1220bc 
• Samuel – 1095 – 1015bc 

Monarchical (not writing Prophets) - 1050 – 781bc 

• Gad – 1015-950bc (1 Samuel 22:5; 2 Samuel 24:11-19) 
• Nathan – 1003 - 931bc (2 Samuel -7:2-17; 12:1-25) 
• Ahijah the Shilonite - 931-910bc (1 Kings 11:29-40) 
• Elijah - 860-845bc  (1 Kings 17; 2 Kings 2) 
• Micaiah - 853bc (1 Kings 22:13-28) 
• Elisha – 850-795bc (1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 13:21) 

Writing Prophets 

Pre-exilic – before 586bc 

• Obadiah – 850-840 bc 
• Joel - possibly 835-796bc 
• Jonah – 784-760bc 
• Amos 763-755bc 
• Hosea 755-710bc 
• Isaiah - 739-68bc 
• Micah – 735-710bc 
• Nahum - 650-630bc 
• Zephaniah – 635-625bc 
• Jeremiah – 627-570bc 
• Habakkuk – 620-605bc 

Exilic – 586-536 bc

• Daniel 605-536bc 
• Ezekiel 593-570bc 

Post Exilic – 536-417bc 

• Haggai – 520-505bc 
• Zechariah – 520-470bc 
• Malachi – 437-417bc

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Note: All scripture references are from the NIV translation unless otherwise indicated.