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Date (B.C.)
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Prophet
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Meaning of
Prophet's Name
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Theme of Book
in the Bible
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Gave Prophecies
To/About
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Major Sins Addressed
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740 - 700
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Micah
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Who is like YHVH?
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The Eternal is just Judge
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Samaria, Jerusalem and then the whole earth
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Lack of justice in the land, injustice, oppression
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640 - 620
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Nahum
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Consolation
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Judgement on Nineveh; Comfort to Israel
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Assyrians, primarily the city of Nineveh
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Cruelty of the Assyrians, overstepped boundaries
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640 - 609
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Zephaniah
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Hidden by YHVH
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God's indignation on the earth; Who may be hidden?; Israel repents, God saves them
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Judah, Jerusalem, all Israel and all peoples, warning them of the Day of the Lord
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Spiritual fornication
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608 - 605
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Habakkuk
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Embrace
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God Embraces Judah through destroying the Chaldeans
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Babylon with implications for all peoples
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Aggression/plunder; Greed/self-assertion; Graft/violence in building; Inhumanity; Idolatry
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520
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Haggai
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Festival
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The restoration Temple points to the Church
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Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant
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Neglect in building God's House. Procastrination.
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520 - 480
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Zechariah
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Remembered by YHVH
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The coming of God's Kingdom preceded by building of Temple
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Zerubbabel, Joshua and the returned remnant
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Joshua had filthy garments. Lack of Judgment, mercy & peace. Living in evil ways.
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420 - 400
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Malachi
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My Messenger
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Be prepared for the messenger that is to come. (Elijah)
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Israel (12 tribes) and Israel of God today (Church)
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Priests neglecting duties. People chided for divorce, adultery, robbing God and criticizing.
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Finding the Minor Prophets in the Bible
Order of Books in the Old Testament
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges,
Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles,
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Compiled by: Bernie Monsalvo
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