Bible SLIDE 2: important prophets

Amos

God cares about justice- stop oppressing the poor, or judgment is coming!

-To the Northern kingdom of Israel

-Around 760-750 BCE

Elijah

Stop Worshipping Baal, YAHWEH is the real God.

-King Ahab, (queen Jezebel)

Haggai

Encouraged the rebuilding of the Temple after the Babylonian exile, emphasizing the importance of restoring worship. PUT GOD first

-520 BCE

Hosea

God’s faithful love contrasts with Israel’s infidelity and unfaithfulness.

To: Northern Kingdom of Israel

750-722 BCE

Isaiah

Hang in there, hang in there, trust God, not Assyria

-To Hezekiah

-Around 750-700 BCE

Jeremiah

Surrender, the Babylonians are God’s instruments

-Judah

-627-586 BCE

Nathan

You are the man, God saw everything (he did with Bathsheba)

-To King David

-Around 1000 BCE