MOSES

16th century BC

Moses was born and educated in Egypt in the sixteenth century BC during Israel’s captivity...

DAVID

10th century BC

David’s name is mentioned 85 times in the NT. He is regarded as the greatest king of ancient Israel...

JOB

early

Job was a blameless, godly, wealthy man from the east, apparently not an Israelite...

PSALMS

early to late

The messianic psalms have various authors. David composed half of the psalms...

AMOS

760 BC

Amos was a shepherd, called to be a prophet. From Judah, he nevertheless ministered to Israel...

HOSEA

760-720 BC

Hosea was the only writing prophet coming from the northern kingdom of Israel...

ISAIAH

739-685 BC

Isaiah prophesied in Judah for nearly sixty years. The first half of his book concerns events that happened...

MICAH

737-690 BC

Micah prophesied during a similar period to Isaiah and Hosea. He predicted both the fall ...

ZEPHANIAH

640-608 BC

Zephaniah was a descendant of king Hezekiah who in the eighth century BC warned Judah ...

JEREMIAH

627-580 BC

Jeremiah was from a priestly family and is regarded as a prophet of doom, warning Judah...

DANIEL

606-530 BC

God is sovereign over the history of the world, but he presently tolerates evil...

EZEKIEL

592-570 BC

Ezekiel’s prophetic career started when he was about thirty years old and living in exile...

JOEL

580-550 BC

Joel gives no definite clues to the dates of his ministry. His main theme is “the Day of the Lord”...

OBADIAH

560 BC

This small book of 21 verses begins with judgment on Edom and finishes with the restoration...

ZECHARIAH

520-518 BC

In Zechariah’s vision in this chapter, there is reference to the exiles returning from Babylon...

HAGGAI

520-516 BC

Jerusalem and its temple were destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in 586 BC...

MALACHI

460 BC

Malachi is the last prophet of the OT, the next prophet being John the Baptist...