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1. He is known as the weeping prophet. He was born of a priestly lineage. He prophesied to Judah for approximately 50 years. This major prophet began his ministry when Josiah was king and ended when the nation was in captivity and Jehoiachin was released from prison.
2. His name means "the LORD saves" or "Salvation of Yahweh". He is the son of Amoz. His book has the same number of chapters as the Protestant Bible has books. He was a prophet of Israel in Jerusalem.
3. This prophet is noted for his vision of a whirlwind and the New Temple. He is a contemporary of Jeremiah and Daniel. His prophecies were of judgement on both Jerusalem and Judah. He visualised a valley of drybones coming alive.
4. He was of the royal seed. He and his friends are said to have been made eunuchs.
(2 Kings 20:18 and Isa 39:7). He served in the courts of King Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar. He had a vision of four world empires.
5. The LORD called this prophet to go to Nineveh and warn the people of coming divine judgement. He fled from God and received discipline. His deliverance from a fish is interpreted by Christians as a typology prefiguring Jesus's three days in the tomb and resurrection.
6. He had to deal with the failure of corrupt priest of Judah. Christians believe that his prophecy tells of Christ coming to His temple (3:3), and of the forerunner (John the Baptist) who prepares for the coming of the Lord in 3:1. He tells of the Great Day of the LORD.
7. This prophet questioned how God uses wicked Chaldeans to chastise Israel. God taught him that the choice of timing and judgement was his prerogative. This prophet learns to believe what God says and that "the just shall live by faith" (2:4).
8. This prophet was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa. He began by pronouncing judgement on the nations around Israel. His prophecy of judgement and destruction of Israel concluded with Israel's repentance and salvation.
9. The name of this prophet, as with Joshua and Jesus, means salvation. His book shows God's redeeming love for Israel. His life was a reflection of Israel's unfaithfulness and rejection with his marriage to an unfaithful wife, a harlot. His steadfastness demonstrates a faithful love toward his wife. This is a visible symbol of God's steadfast love for Israel in spite of her unfaithfulness.
10. Cyrus, King of Persia, and Ezra open the way for the return of Israel to Jerusalem from captivity (II Chronicles 36:22-23). God raised up this prophet to encourage the completion of the work on rebuilding the Temple. One of his eight visions was the Measuring Line. He ends by describing the Day of the LORD. He states in verse 14:9, "The LORD shall be King... The LORD is one, and His name is one".
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