Jesus in the Prophets:
All prophets of God are equal. Bible scholars refer to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel as major prophets because of the voluminous body of work contained in their books. The other twelve prophets with books in the Bible are referred to as the minor prophets because their books are very small in comparison to the major prophets. Not all prophets of God were writing prophets. Elijah was an important prophet in the Old Testament but he didn’t leave us with any written Scripture. Elijah was in such favor with God that he was translated to heaven without dying. Elijah will come back as one of the two witnesses for God in Jerusalem during the great tribulation. Elisha is another prime example of a prophet without a book in the Bible. Elisha was the disciple of Elijah. Upon Elijah’s departure for heaven Elisha asked for and received a double portion of the grace God bestowed on Elijah. Elisha performed more miracles than any other prophet in the Old Testament.
OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS AND WHERE THEY MINISTERED:
1. Obadiah (850-840 BC) – Edom
2. Joel (835-796 BC) – Judah
3. Jonah (784-774 BC) – Nineveh
4. Amos (764-755 BC) – Israel
5. Hosea (755-710 BC) – Israel
6. Isaiah (739-680 BC) – Judah
7. Micah (735-710 BC) – Judah
8. Nahum (650-630 BC) – Nineveh
9. Zephaniah (635-625 BC) – Judah
10. Jeremiah (627-570 BC) – Judah
11. Habakkuk (620-605 BC – Judah
12. Daniel (605-536 BC) – Jews in Babylon
13. Ezekiel (593-570 BC) – Jews in Babylon
14. Haggai (520-505 BC) – Judah
15. Zechariah (520-470 BC) – Judah
16. Malachi (433-424 BC) – Judah
Minor prophets with messianic prophecies:
1. Hosea 3:5 – Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days.
New Testament – Romans 11:26-27 – And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I will take away their sins.”
2. Joel 2:28 – And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
New Testament – Romans 15:13 – Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Witnessing for Christ