The promises and threatenings of God are alike conditional. The voice of God through the prophets distinctly speaks to us today. ![A1 l0.BaD Xae [#J8U!r^X O, The blessings of health. The completeness and finality of this rejection is evident from chapter 8:19, 20: As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. The rejection of Jesus by the leaders of Israel (cf. endobj Below is a list of the prophets with dates, kings and historical events regarding Israel and her prophets. ?v>wO?D=`7[wx"*M -3R?$+Rjxwux>zz+ ,hd_AJ`sBJl2| AK7m?4(_^p/_zP_7LmVMNn[5s`#ydtA. Observe the conditional aspects of the prediction and ascertain whether or not, or to what extent, the conditions were met. Peter concurs, saying, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, for in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him (Acts 10:34, 35; cf. Moses their great leader warned the people of Israel not to disobey the LORD or else: Deuteronomy 28:49-50 - "The LORD will bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flies; a nation whose language you will not understand; a nation of fierce facial expressions, that doesn't respect the elderly, nor show favor to the young.". It was last of all that God sent unto them his son, according to Christs own words (Matthew 21:37), but they caught him and slew him (verse 39). However, he is again found playing a role on the night of Babylons fall, as interpreter of the mysterious handwriting on the wall (chapter 5). Though, on the whole, literal Israel failed to realize her exalted destiny, the chosen race did make a worth-while, though imperfect, contribution to the preparation of the world for the first advent of the Messiah (see on Matthew 2:1). Hence no reference to these two kingdoms was made by the prophet. % Jerusalem would have become a great missionary center, and the earth would have been set ablaze with the light of truth in one grand, final appeal to those who had not as yet accepted the invitation of divine mercy. Story of Esther, (535 BC: First portion of Ezra; 515 BC: Second portion of Ezra and Haggai and Zecharia; Joel possibly some time later; 474 BC: Esther; 450 BC: Remainder of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Malachi. A less-well-defined school of interpretation bases its approach to the prophetic portions of the Old Testament on the theory that the prophet, while bearing messages to the people of his day, also took occasional excursions into the distant future, with the result that many of his forecasts did not apply to literal Israel at all, but were intended exclusively for Israel after the spirit, that is, for the church today. The prophets of ancient Israel spoke about the events mentioned in the Old Testament long before they actually happened. Used under license from Veer Many messages and prophecies can be understood correctly only if seen against the background of the time in which the prophets ministered and in the light of the events that happened during their lives. Timeline of the Prophets PDF Image Prophets Obadiah 848 BC - 840 BC Jonah 782 BC - 753 BC Amos 765 BC - 750 BC Hosea 750 BC - 725 BC Isaiah 740 BC - 681 BC Micah 735 BC - 710 BC Nahum 650 BC - 630 BC Zephaniah 630 BC - 625 BC Jeremiah 627 BC - 582 BC Habakkuk 608 BC - 597 BC Show More. His early ministry seems to have coincided with the last years of King Uzziahs reign (see Introduction to Isaiah), but his official call to the office of a prophet came in 740/39, the last year of King Uzziah (chapter 6:1). Thus it had been with Enoch (Genesis 5:24), Abraham (chapter 26:5), and Joseph (chapter 39:2-6). %PDF-1.5 In that day every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts (Zechariah 14:16; cf. All nations of earth were to share in the blessings so generously bestowed upon Israel. The work of no other prophet can be dated so definitely as that of Haggai. But he will listen also for the further import the prophets words may have for later times, particularly, our time. However, 2 Kings 14:25 states that Jonah also pronounced a prophecy concerning the expansion of Israel that was fulfilled by Jeroboam II. On the other hand, the destruction of Nineveh is described as an event still future (chapter 3:7). A clear understanding of these aspects of the problem is essential to the formulation of a valid procedure for interpreting the messages of the Old Testament prophets. He would have come, He would have died, and would have risen again. Filed under Bible, Bible Reference, History, Infographics, Literacy, Old Testament. For two of them (Joel and Obadiah), however, no conclusive evidence as to the time of their work exists, and scholars differ widely in their views concerning this matter. In the inspired utterances of the prophets of old the sincere seeker for truth will thus find messages of inspiration, comfort, and guidance for today. Micah was a prophet from Moresheth-gath (chapter 1:1, 14), probably Tell ejJudeideh in southwestern Judah. 4 0 obj All who have faith in Christ are one in Him, and, as a the spiritual seed of Abraham, are heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:9, 28, 29). Prophet go. At Mt. Israels unwillingness to submit to the restrictions and requirements of God, prevented them, to a great extent, from reaching the high standard He desired them to attain, and from receiving the blessings He was ready to bestow upon them. In Judea: prophecy of Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Obadiah, and Habakkuk In fact, this procedure is responsible more than anything else for the fanciful interpretations that distinguish the teachings of certain religious groups. They interpreted prophecy in accordance with their selfish desires, because their ambitious hopes were fixed on worldly greatness. Nehemiah 13:23-27). Click on the difference category captions to meet out more. Period Northern Kings Northern Prophets Southward Kings Southern Prophets United kingdom under Saul, David, Soro, c. 1030 - The prophets vivid description of the catastrophe that had befallen Thebes leaves the impression that the event was still fresh in the memory of the people, whereas Assyrias power, although waning, was not yet near its end. Ch 2: Israel Forsakes God Ch 3:6 Unfaithful Israel Ch 4:5 Disaster From the North Ch 5: Not One Is Upright 'P9(3,A0-JF .h Beholding Israels righteousness (Isaiah 62:1, 2), the Gentiles would acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed (Isaiah 61:9, 10; cf. 3 0 obj Isaiah was the great forerunner of the writers. Nehemiah 13:10-12; Malachi 2:11-16; cf. Both names are somewhat inaccurate. It is important to note that all the Old Testament promises looking forward to a time of restoration for the Jews were given in anticipation of their return from captivity (see Isaiah 10:24-34; 14:1-7; 27:12, 13; 40:2; 61:4-10; Jeremiah 16:14-16; 23:3-8; 25:11; 29:10-13; 30:3-12; 32:7-27, 37-44; Ezekiel 34:11-15; 37; Amos 9:10-15; Micah 2:12, 13; etc.). endobj The sons of the stranger [or Gentile, 1 Kings 8:41; see on Exodus 12:19, 43] would join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord (Isaiah 56:6; Zechariah 2:11). for more details of the individual monarchs and prophets. (chapter 5:14), after which he was recalled to Persia. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Between the return from Babylon and the rejection of the Messiah, Israel was to have its second and final opportunity as a nation to cooperate with the divine plan (see Jeremiah 12:14-17). After the murder of Gedaliah, the new governor of Judea, the Jews of Mizpah, fearing the revenge of Nebuchadnezzar, went to Egypt and took with them Jeremiah as well as his secretary Baruch (chapter 43:6). Inasmuch as it is possible to date the kings of Judah and Israel, especially the later ones, with comparatively high accuracy, the various reigns during which these sixteen prophets ministered have been entered in this chart according to the tentative chronology used in this commentary. The chart allows both ideas, indicating his possible ministry during the two decades preceding 560 B.C. A|D.X#. The short book of Obadiah, consisting of only 21 verses, is not dated and its chronological setting is uncertain. At the time of the Babylonian captivity God had specifically announced that that experience was not to mark a full end of Israel as Gods people (Jeremiah 4:27; 5:18; 46:28). Blogger Grid member Craig T. Owens (@craigtowens) created the helpful chart below delineating the Old Testament prophets and kings of Israel and Judah and has now updated it: [Sign up to receive in your inbox a free daily reading of the Old & New Testament from Bible Gateway]. With your gift of any size, youll enable us to continue equipping Christians with high-quality biblically-based content. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The profound conviction that the messages of the prophets had been fulfilled led many to believe in Christ as the Son of God. Yet the book contains no clear indication of the time in which the prophet lived. Higher than the highest human thought can reach is Gods ideal for His children. Before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, God warned them not to forget that the blessings they were to enjoy there if they cooperated with Him would come as divine gifts (see Deuteronomy 8:7-14), not primarily as the result of their own wisdom and skill (verses 17-19). Indeed, this secondary application is for us today the more significant. The blessings thus assured to Israel are, on the same conditions and in the same degree, assured to every nation and to every individual under the broad heavens. **All dates are approximate time periods of each prophets ministry. In the 5th year of Jehoiachins captivity, 593/92, Ezekiel had his first vision by the river Chebar, a canal near the famous city of Nippur in lower Babylonia (chapter 1:1-3). In Abraham God found a man ready to yield unqualified obedience to the divine will (Genesis 26:5; Hebrews 11:8) and to cultivate a similar spirit in his posterity (Genesis 18:19). Literal Jews may still find salvation by being grafted into spiritual Israel, in precisely the same way that Gentiles are to be grafted in (verses 23, 24). Godlinessgodlikenessis the goal to be reached. The fourth school of interpretation may, at times, arrive at a valid application of the predictive portions of Old Testament prophecy to the church today and to its future experience, but neglects the primary application of these messages to their historical setting, and proceeds, quite arbitrarily, to determine that certain selected passages were written more or less exclusively for the church today. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal use only. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Thus, for more than 1,500 years, a great experiment designed to test the relative merits of good and evil was conducted before the world. 4:3 with Amos 8:8; Hosea 4:15 with Amos 5:5; and Hosea 8:14 with Amos 2:5). The church in this generation has been endowed by God with great privileges and blessings, and He expects corresponding returns. They brought forth wild grapes rather than the mature fruit of a Godlike character (Isaiah 5:1-7; cf. Sinai God entered into covenant relation with Israel as a nation (Exodus 19:1-8; 24:3-8; Deuteronomy 7:6-14) upon the same basic conditions and with the same ultimate objectives as the Abrahamic covenant. The following discussion sets forth the principles of interpretation described under 5, and followed by this commentary, together with the scriptural basis on which these principles rest. National greatness. The Temple is mentioned as still existing (chapter 2:20), which shows that the book was written before Nebuchadnezzars destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. We should never forget that whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for the learning of future generations to the end of time, to inspire patience, comfort, and hope (Romans 15:4). Amos presents himself to his readers as a herdsman and a gatherer of sycomore fruit (chapters 1:1; 7:14). In the introduction to his book he declares that he worked under the kings Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel. Obedience to the law of God would make them marvels of prosperity before the nations of the world, living witnesses to the greatness and majesty of God (Deuteronomy 8:17, 18; 28:11-13). Four eminent Hebrew prophets addressed themselves to the people of Israel and Judah in the latter half of the 8th pre-Christian century: Amos, Hosea, Micah, and Isaiah. The glorious era of David and Solomon marked what might have been the beginning of Israels golden age). The prophets thus provided a firm foundation for the faith of the apostolic church and made a direct and vital contribution to the Christian faith. Hence, the year 603 can be considered as the beginning of Daniel . 3:5). For example, the judgment that came upon Sodom and Gomorrah, literal cities of the ancient past, is used by Bible writers as descriptive of the judgment God will eventually bring upon all the world. Timeline: Prophets in the Reigns of Kings of Judah and Israel Timeline: Prophets in the Reigns of Kings of Judah and Israel This tables shows the reigns of each of the Kings of Judah and Israel, together with the dates and lengths of the reigns, and the prophets who were active at that time. With Him there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1:17). We hope what you find here will add to your understanding of and appreciation for the Bible. God provided Israel with every facility for becoming the greatest nation on the earth. DIVIDED KINGDOM c.930-c.586 BC From the internal strife that divided the nation of Israel to the prophets who warned of the coming exile. The prophet Ezekiel, a priest, was one of the 10,000 Jews taken into exile by Nebuchadnezzar in 597 B.C., when King Jehoiachin was carried to Babylon. 1 0 obj After the great final call to the world to acknowledge the true God, those who persisted in refusing allegiance to Him would unite together with the evil thought of laying siege to the city of Jerusalem and taking it by force of arms, in order to appropriate to themselves the material advantages with which God had blessed His people (Ezekiel 38:8-12; Jeremiah 25:32; Joel 3:1, 12; Zechariah 12:2-9; 14:2; cf. Unparalleled prosperity. There was nothing God could have done for them that He did not do, yet they failed. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. God did not forsake His people, even during the Captivity. Christianity is a historical religion, and its inspired messages are anchored to the hills and valleys, the deserts and rivers, of the ancient world, and to literal men and women who once walked the earth. Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project. Henceforth, he says, there is no difference between Jew and Greek (chapter 10:12, 13). Daniel 2:35). They cherished the idea that they were favorites of Heaven, and were ungrateful for the opportunities so graciously afforded them. Ezekiel 38:16, 18-23; 39:1-7). The list is roughly chronological . However, there is also no reference made to Persia, which would be expected if the book was of so late a date. Furthermore, the repeated mention of Judahs wickedness, described as enormous in his day (see chapters 1:4-6, 8, 9, 12; 3:1-3, 7), points to the time before Josiahs reform, which began in 623/22. Not only is Malachi last in the sequential order of the prophets; it is also the last prophetic book produced in pre-Christian times. The postexilic view.The absence of any reference to a king of Judah or to Assyria or Babylon, the reference to the hostility of Tyre and Sidon, and the mention of Greeks have been taken by some commentators as evidence for a postexilic date for Joel. seem to refer to those recorded in 2 Kings 8:20-22 and 2 Chronicles 21:8-10, 16, while nothing points to the troubles caused by Hazael, as narrated in 2 Kings 12:17, 18 and 2 Chronicles 24:23, 24, it has been concluded that Joel gave his messages during the time lying between these two events. Remember that the record of Gods dealings with His people in ages past has been recorded for the benefit of all later generations to the end of time. ), success must and will comethrough Israel after the spirit. The promises God made to Abraham endured through his descendants and the prophets, and they continue to stand true alongside the church's existence today. The late date is taken here, without prejudice toward an early one. Far from becoming the light of the world, the Jews shut themselves away from the world as a safeguard against being seduced into idolatry (see Deuteronomy 11:26, 27; cf. First Century Israel Map - Our study of messages originally proclaimed by holy men of old to the people of their day is not to become an end in itself, but a means of discovering the will of God for all who would render Him truehearted service now, at the climax of the ages. b. To the very last, Christ would have averted the doom of the Jewish nation if the people had received Him. Mark 7:9). Contributors: Alice Mathews Adopted by the Theology of Work Project Board December 9, 2010. He says specifically that by Jew he does not mean a literal Jew but one converted at heart, whether he be Jew or Gentile (chapter 2:28, 29). 3. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Its people were given no promise of complete restoration to their former power in Palestine. All rights reserved. It is possible that Hebrews 11:37 refers to this event. Blessings if they followed the LORD and curses if they forsook him. ). Based on a work at www.theologyofwork.org. Because I find it hard to think about You can check these in your browser security settings. One royal visitor to Jerusalem exclaimed, The half was not told me! (1 Kings 10:1-9). It was to be the result of wholehearted cooperation with the will of God as revealed through the prophets, and of divine blessing added to human efforts. It is an undeniable historical fact that, to this day, the majority of these predictions have not been fulfilled. Biblical Archaeology - Significant Discoveries from Ancient Empires. This fact weakens the arguments for such a late date. View Full Article Table of Contents Who Were the Prophets? Used by permission. The following simple rules are suggested as a safe approach to the study of each prophetic passage of the Old Testament: 1. This page and its content is copyright 2012. Di Lella, "Daniel" in, Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_the_Hebrew_prophets&oldid=1082234151, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2012, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 April 2022, at 01:53. Isaiahs whole ministry from Uzziah to Manasseh must therefore have lasted more than half a century. The 7th-century view.This view holds that Joels ministry seems to fit into the early years of Josiah, when Assyrian power was nearing its end and Babylon was still a weak kingdom. Jotham (750 -735) inactive in rule after Hosea Amos Zechariah The fickle, human will is the weak, unstable factor in conditional prophecy. For these reasons the 7th-century date for Joel has been adopted in this commentary, although there is no conclusive proof that this choice is correct. One of the main objectives of the Bible commentator is to reconstruct the historical setting in which the declarations of the prophets were originally made. That which God purposed to do for the world through Israel, the chosen nation, He will finally accomplish through His church on earth to-day. He should not be confused with Micaiah, the son of Imlah, a prophet of Israel in Ahabs time (9th century B.C.). Nothing is known of the prophet Joel beyond the fact that he was the son of Pethuel (chapter 1:1). The modernist school of interpretation bases its position on the a priori assumption that any knowledge of the future is impossible, and ignores all evidence to the contrary. Unfortunately, Nehemiahs second term as governor cannot be dated, which fact makes it also somewhat difficult to date Malachi. To their own question, What nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them? the Gentiles would answer, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people (Deuteronomy 4:7, 6). 735BC-700BC - Micah the Prophet 732BC- 723BC - King Hoshea the last King of Israel was taken to Assyria 722BC - Israel Exiled as Slaves because of sin 716BC-686BC - King Hezekiah was the 13th King of Judah 716-686BC - King Hezekiah - the sun goes backward 695BC - King Manasseh the 14th King of Judah 660BC - The Prophet Nahum This tables shows the reigns of each of the Kings of Judah and Israel, The British-Israel movement teaches that the Anglo-Saxon peoples are the literal descendants of the ten so-called lost tribes of the northern kingdom and that the promises will, in large measure, be fulfilled to their modern posterity. This is a timeline of the development of prophecy among the Jews in Judaism. Most of them are mentioned in the Bible, in either the prophetic or the historical books. The number who returned upon the decree of 537 B.C. Select all the topics you most frequently turn to the Bible to get help with: The Bible Gateway Blog features the latest news, announcements, and reflections from Bible Gateway. Every resource on our site was made possible through the financial support of people like you. Moses their great leader warned the people of Israel not to disobey the LORD or else: Jesus confirmed all of the events mentioned in the Old Testament (Luke 11:49-51). together with the dates and lengths of the reigns, and the prophets If the nation had been faithful to its trust and had appreciated the high destiny reserved for it by God, the whole earth would have awaited the coming of the Messiah with eager expectancy. From the visible their minds were to be directed to the invisible, from the seen to the unseen, from the material to the spiritual, from the temporal to the eternal. I will call them my people, which were not my people (Romans 9:25, 26). or during the early years of his reign. With the call of Abraham, God set in operation a definite plan for bringing the Messiah into the world and for presenting the gospel invitation to all men (Genesis 12:1-3). This chart includes only the major prophetic figures of the Old Testament period. 3. Watch on. c.1050-c.930 BC From King Saul to the prophet Samuel and young King David and his royal dynasty through Solomon. The sanctuary became Gods dwelling place among them (see Exodus 25:8), its priests were ordained to minister before Him (Hebrews 5:1; 8:3), its services provided an object lesson of the plan of salvation and prefigured the coming of the Messiah (1 Corinthians 5:7; Colossians 2:16, 17; Hebrews 9:1-10; 10:1-12). Shortly after this event he once more rose to a high position of honor and responsibility in the newly formed Persian Empire (chapter 6). In view of the light they had received from God, they were even worse than the heathen, to whom they felt so much superior. Had Judah remained loyal to God its captivity would not have been necessary. In the prophetic picture God is represented as gathering the nations to Jerusalem (Joel 3:1, 2; Zephaniah 3:6-8; cf. Psalms 68:31. Daniel was taken to Babylon in 605 B.C., during the accession year of Nebuchadnezzar (see on chapter 1:1). They rejected the Light of the world, and henceforth their lives were surrounded with darkness as the darkness of midnight. Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Furthermore, it should be remembered that the Messiah, after the flesh, was a Jew, that the charter members of the Christian church were all Jews, and that Christianity grew out of Judaism. The house of God in Jerusalem would eventually be called an house of prayer for all people (chapter 56:7), and many people and strong nations would come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before Him in that day and be His people (Zechariah 8:22; 2:11). Its messages show that it was written after the time of the kingdom of Judah, when a governor ruled over the country (chapter 1:8), a fact that points to the Persian period. The Prophets The Dates Bible History Kings and Events Prophets of Israel Jonah 810-790 BC 2 Kings 13-14 Jehoash, Jeroboam II (Amaziah) Joel 790-760 BC 2 Kings 11-15 Uzziah Amos 780-760 BC 2 Kings 14-15 Jeroboam II (Uzziah) Hosea 785-725 BC 2 Kings 15-18 Jeroboam II to Hoshea (Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz) Isaiah 750-695 BC 2 [] Micah's prophecy was likely directed toward both Judah and Israel. Having declined, thus, to surrender themselves to God as His agents for the salvation of the human race, the Jews, as a nation, became agents of Satan for the destruction of the race. Solomon made his great mistake when he failed to realize the secret of Israels prosperity, and with a few noteworthy exceptions, leaders and people sank lower and lower from generation to generation until apostasy was complete (Isaiah 3:12; 9:16; Jeremiah 5:1-5; 8:10; Ezekiel 22:23-31; Micah 3). This leaves Ezekiel with a ministry of at least 22 years, from 593/92 to 571/70. Chart of Israel's Kings and Prophets NOTES: Dates in {brackets} indicate a period of co-regency with the prior king (s). chapter 11:9, 10). See Exodus 31:2-6; 35:33, 35. Thus it was also with Samuel, Elijah, John the Baptist (see on Matthew 3:4), John the Beloved (see on Mark 3:17), and many others. He would renew His covenant with them (Jeremiah 31:10-38; Ezekiel 36:21-38; Zechariah 1:12, 17; 2:12), including its accompanying blessings (Jeremiah 33:3, 6-26; Ezekiel 36:8-15). He appears on the Bible Timeline Poster around the 8th century B.C. All men would recognize that Israel stood in a special relationship to the God of heaven (Deuteronomy 7:6-14; 28:10; Jeremiah 16:20, 21). Had Israel measured up to the noble ideal, all of the promises contingent upon obedience would long since have been fulfilled. The futurist school of interpretation contends that the many promises of restoration and world leadership made to ancient Israel are yet to be fulfilled in connection with the establishment of the modern state of Israel in Palestine. This prophecy must have been pronounced either before Jeroboam came to the throne (approximately 793 B.C.) Following this line of interpretation, some have gone to the extreme of proposing a Christian migration to Palestine. For example, Nathan was King David's prophet, and he was financially supported by the king. He belonged to a family of priests whose home town was Anathoth. Their own characters were to be progressively ennobled and elevated, and to reflect more and more perfectly the attributes of the perfect character of God (Deuteronomy 4:9; 28:1, 13, 14; 30:9, 10). Captivity, he said, had confirmed the curse that came because of disobedience (verses 11, 12) and Jerusalem lay desolate (verses 16-19). The ministry of Amos may therefore have fallen in the years 767-753 B.C. Daniel was taken to Babylon in 605 B.C., during the accession year of Nebuchadnezzar (see on chapter 1:1). 2. The prophet Zephaniah traces his genealogy back to an important personage by the name of Hizkiah, probably King Hezekiah (the names are the same in Hebrew) of Judah. The people might approach God personally and through the ministry of a mediating priesthood, their representatives before Him; He would direct the nation through the ministry of prophets, His appointed representatives to them. Joel is not displayed as the dates are uncertain and estimates range from the 9th to the 4th centuries b.c. This situation fits best the time prior to the rise of the Chaldean Empire under Nabopolassar, who began to reign in 626/25 B.C., and who, with the Medes, was responsible for the destruction of Assyria. Not all the prophets were anti-establishment, however. 1 Peter 2:9, 10). Encouraging Hezekiah and the people through his own trust in God, he was instrumental in saving Jerusalem. But they are to be saved as Christians and not as Jews. Prophecies that Inspiration clearly applies to our day were designed of God to inspire us with patience, comfort, and the hope that all things foretold by these holy men of old will soon meet their final and complete fulfillment. Numbers 14:26-34. Tabular showing how the four major andtwelve minor prophets fit into the timeline of the kings of Judah andIsrael. But the manner in which it is carried out may change because man may change. Jonah fled his call because it was the Assyrians who were destroying the Jews. In these tragic events the words of Moses met their final and complete fulfillment: As the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goes to possess it.
