![]() ![]() Israel had begun worshiping other gods and was unfaithful to the one true God. We will learn about some of the more famous stories in the book Daniel in coming lessons. Lamentations is sort of like a long Psalm by Jeremiah about just one topic: Jerusalem and Judah's sin.Įzekiel prophesied to Judah during their time in exile in Babylon.ĭaniel was also a prophet to Judah during their captivity in Babylon. Unfortunately, they didn't repent and the judgment he foretold came true. Jeremiah was a "doom and gloom" prophet who warned Judah of judgment if they did not repent. There are many prophecies in Isaiah related to the coming Messiah (Isaiah 53:4-6) Isaiah called Judah and its kings to repent and come back to God or face judgment. Here is an overview of the prophetic books and their major themes (adapted from Bible Gateway's tour of the Bible: Major Prophets and Minor Prophets) Book When they wore it as clothing and placed ashes on their head, they were intentionally making themselves uncomfortable to show their deep inner discomfort - either in mourning or because they were deeply sorry for their sins. ![]() Sackcloth was an extremely rough and itchy material used to make sacks. The theme of sackcloth and ashes as a symbol of mourning or repentance is seen many times in the prophets. But sometimes it was one of a promised savior in the future. What message do you think God wanted to send to Israel and Judah? Most often, it was a message of judgment (which is why prophets weren't exactly looked upon kindly sometimes). Take some time to reflect on the Old Testament history we have covered so far. Some were called to bring messages from God to other countries. Some were called to speak to Israel and Judah in their captivities (we will learn more about that in the next lesson). Some of the prophets were told to speak God's word to the Northern Kingdom, and some to the Southern Kingdom. It just means that the book was longer! Major Prophets Now, just because a book is referred to as a Major Prophet doesn't mean that the prophet was more important than one of the Minor Prophets. In fact, there is an entire section of the Old Testament that we refer to as the "Prophets." They are mostly towards the end of the Old Testament, and they are known as either Major or Minor Prophets. There are many stories in the Old Testament about prophets. These were men who listened to the voice of God and were faithful to tell the word of God to those who needed to hear it, even if it meant they weren't very popular. What did they have in common? They were people chosen by God to speak his message to the people (mostly to Israel and Judah, but sometimes to foreign countries as well). We have already learned about several prophets - Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah to name a few. This lesson is about the many prophets written about in the Old Testament. ![]()
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