Weekly Recap #40 - (Part 5) List of Minor Prophets of the OT

Minor Prophets of the Old Testament Timeline

Date(B.C.)	Prophet (Name Means)	Theme of Book	Prophecies To / About	Major Sins
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)	Day of the Lord	Israel (Ten Tribes of Israel)	Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness
780 - 740	Jonah (Dove)	Sign of Commitment. Type of Jesus Christ. Mercy to Repentant.	Nineveh, with implications to all people	Cruelty of Assyrians
765 - 725	Hosea (Salvation)	Salvation	Israel (Ten Tribes of Israel)	Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness
760	Amos (Burden Bearer)	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

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. Who may be hidden? Israel repents then God saves them.	Judah, Jerusalem, all Israel, all people about Day of the Lord	Spiritual fornication
608 - 605	Habakkuk (Embrace)	God embraces Judah through destroying the Chaldeans	Babylon with implications for all people	Aggression and plunder. Greed. 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's filthy garments. Lack of Judgment. Lack of mercy and peace. Living in evil ways.
420 - 400	Malachi (My Messenger)	Be prepared for the messengerthat 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.