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Old Testament
Minor Prophets Timeline


Old Testament
Minor Prophets Timeline

 

Date
(B.C.)
Prophet
(Name Means)
Theme of Book
Prophecies
To / About
Major Sins Addressed
840 - 830
Obadiah

(Worshipper
of YHVH)
Day of the Lord
Edom's Destruction
Israel's restoration
Against Edom
Edom had continual violence toward Jacob. Edom cheered when Judah taken captive.
830 - 750
Joel

(YHVH is God)
The Day of the Lord
Israel,
Northern Kingdom
Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness
780 - 740
Jonah

(Dove)
Sign of Commitment
Type of Jesus Christ
Mercy to Repentant
Nineveh,
with implications
to all peoples
Cruelty of Assyrians
765 - 725
Hosea

(Salvation)
Salvation
Israel,
Northern Kingdom
Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness
760
Amos

(Burden Bearer)
The Day of the Lord
The Eternal will roar
Israel, Judah,
Benjamin and
All Nations.
Oppression of poor, Sexual Immorality,
Wanton Luxury,
Corrupt law and men
740 - 700
Micah

(Who is
like YHVH?)
The Eternal
is just Judge
Samaria,
Jerusalem,
All Nations
Lack of justice in land,
Oppression
     
Date
(B.C.)
Prophet
(Name Means)
Theme of Book
Prophecies
To / About
Major Sins Addressed
640 - 620
Nahum

(Consolation)
Judgment on Nineveh
Comfort to Israel
Assyrians,
primarily city
of Nineveh
Cruelty of the Assyrians, overstepped boundaries
640 - 609
Zephaniah

(Hidden by YHVH)
God's indignation on earth
Who may be hidden?
Israel repents then
God saves them.
Judah, Jerusalem,
all Israel and all
peoples warning them
of the Day of the Lord
Spiritual fornication
608 - 605
Habakkuk

(Embrace)
God embraces Judah
through destroying
the Chaldeans
Babylon with
implications for
all peoples
Aggression and plunder.
Greed and self-assertion.
Graft, violence in building.
Inhumanity and Idolatry
520
Haggai

(Festival)
The restoration Temple points to the Church
Zerubbabel,
Joshua and the
returned remnant
Neglect in building God's House. Procrastination.
520 - 480
Zechariah

(Remembered
by YHVH)
The coming of
God's Kingdom
preceded by
building of Temple
Zerubbabel,
Joshua and the
returned remnant
Joshua had filthy garments.
Lack of Judgment.
Lack of mercy and peace.
Living in evil ways.
420 - 400
Malachi

(My Messenger)
Be prepared for
the messenger
that is to come
Israel (twelve tribes)
and Israel of God
today (the church)
Priests neglecting duties. People chided for divorce, adultery, robbing God and criticizing.
Compiled by:  Bernie Monsalvo
Edited by BibleStudy.org
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