| Date (B.C.) | Prophet | Meaning of Prophet’s Name | Theme of Book | Gave Prophecies To/ABout | Major sins Addressed | Kings of Judah | Kings of Israel |
| 840-830 | Obadiah | Worshipper of YHVH | Day of the Lord; Destruction of Edom; Israel’s restoration | Against Edom | Edom had continual violence toward Jacob. | Jehoram | Joram |
| 830-750 | Joel | YHVH is God | The Day of the Lord | Israel, Northern Kingdom | Adultery, Drunkenness, Idolatry, Licentiousness | Joash | Jehu |
| 780-740 | Jonah | Dove | Sign of commitment; Type of Jesus, God’s mercy to repentant | Nineveh, with implications to all people | Cruelty of the Assyrians | Amaziah & Uzziah | Jeroboam II |
| 755 | Amos | Burden Bearer | The Day of the Lord, the Eternal will roar | Israek, Judah, Benjamin, All | Oppression of the poor, sexual immorality, Wanton Luxury, Corruption of law | Uzziah | Jeroboam II |
| 750-725 | Hosea | Salvation | Salvation | Israel, Northern Kingdom | Adultery, Drunkenness, Idolatry, Licentiousness | Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah | Jeroboam II, Zecharian, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea |
| 740-700 | Isaiah | Salvation is of YHVH | Salvation by faith in God | ||||
| 740-700 | Micah | Who is like YHVH | The Eternal is Just | Samaria, Jerusalem, whole earth | Lack of justice, oppression | Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah | Pekah, Hoshea |
| 650 | Nahum | Consolation | Judgement on Nineveh, Comfort of Israel | Assyrians, city of Nineveh | Cruelty of the Assyrians, overstepped boundaries | Manasseh | |
| 640 | Zephaniah | Hidden by YHVH | God’s indignation on the earth, who may be hidden?, Israel repents, God saves | Judah, Jerusalem, all people, warning them of the day of the Lord | Spiritual fornication | Josiah | |
| 627-580 | Jeremiah | Heart Religion not forms | |||||
| 609 | Habakkuk | Embrace | God embraces Judah through destroying the Chaldeans | Babylon with implications for all people | Aggression, plunder, greed, self-assertion, violence, idolatry | Jehoiakim | |
| 605-536 | Daniel | God is My Judge | Be Faithful, God Delivers | ||||
| 593-570 | Ezekiel | God Strengthens | Judgement / Mercy | ||||
| 520 | Haggai | Festival | Restoration of the Temple | Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant | Neglect in building God’s house. Procrastination | Gov: Jerubbabel | |
| 520-518 | Zechariah | Remembered by YHVH | Coming of God’s Kingdom, preceded by building of Temple | Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant | Joshua had filthy garments, lack of judgement, mercy and peace | Gov: Jerubbabel | |
| 420-400 | Malachi | My Messenger | Be prepared for the messenger that is to come – Elijah | Israel (12 tribes) and Israel of God today | Priests neglecting duties, people chided for divorce, adultery, robbing God, criticizing | Gov: Jerubbabel |
Categories: Minor Prophets Study
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