The MAJOR & MINOR Prophets - The 16 Writing Prophets Of The Hebrew Canon

! ! ! Quick Summary of the 9 th and 8 th Century BC Prophetic Books Book Meaning of Name Key Thought Approx. Date BC Audience # of Chap. Key Verse(s) NT References Obadiah Servant or worshiper of the LORD Retribution 844? Edom 1 3, 4, 15 Rom 9:13; 11:1-2 Joel The LORD is God Day of LORD Between 810 & 780 Judah 3 1:14-15; 2:1,11,12, 17, 23; 2:28-32 Ac 2:13-21; 2 Th; 2 Pet 3; Jn 7:39; Ja 5:7; Jonah Dove Mercy on the Gentiles Between 780 & 770 Nineveh 3 Mt 12:40

1:17; 2:1-2, 8-9; 3:2, 10; 4:2

Hosea

The LORD Saves

Persevering Love

Between 750-710

Israel

14

1:2; 4:1; 11:7-9; 14:9

Mt 2:15; 4:13; 17:23; Rom 9:25-26; 11:1-2; 1 Cor 8:6;15:54-55; 1 Pet 2:10

Amos

Burden or Burden Bearer

Judgment/

Between 765-755

Israel

9

3:7; 4:11, 12; 5:14, 24; 7:15-16; 8:11; 9:11-12

Mt 18:16; Ac 7:42; 15:16-18; Jude 23

Punishment

Isaiah

Salvation is of The LORD 1 “God Saves”

Messianic

740-690 Judah

66

9:6-7; 12:6; 56:1; 53:6; 61:1-3

See chart on Messianic Predictions

Redemption

Micah

Who is like

Conviction

735-700 Israel

7

3:8; ; 4:3, 5; 5:2, 4-5; 6:8; 7:7, 18

Mt 2:5-6; 10:36; Mk 15:19; Jn 10; 7:5; Ac 1:8

The LORD?

& Judah

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 “Salvation” is mentioned 26 time in Isaiah, but only 7 times in all the other prophets.

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