Zechariah was born in Babylon, and he was among the remnant who returned to Jerusalem after 70 years of exile. He was an encourager with a message of hope. This is the message Zechariah was to give to the discouraged people in Jerusalem.Zechariah 4:6 “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel […]
Haggai was a prophet who encouraged a dejected, discouraged remnant who returned to Jerusalem after the exile of 70 years. Who do you know is an encourager? Have you ever thought to give them an encouraging word from time to time? Do you smile at the clerk checking you out at the grocery […]
Zephaniah prophesied sometime in the reign of King Josiah of Judah. King Josiah was a godly king and brought about many reforms into the country of Judah. The nations around Judah were ungodly and a dark world of unbelief. Today, we have hope in a dark world. “Listen” to what God said through […]
Habakkuk was a prophet whose faith was in the living God. Habakkuk was a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Habakkuk and God have a conversation throughout this short book of three chapters. In Habakkuk 2:2-20 God is speaking and in verse 4, God pointedly says, “the righteous […]
The LORD God sent Jonah to Nineveh, Assyria and the people repented, even the king. One hundred years later, God sent another prophet, Nahum, to Nineveh to warn them of God’s just judgment. They did not repent. In 612 bc they were defeated by the next world power, Babylon. They did not know God. […]
Micah prophesied to the northern kingdom of Israel and he also prophesied to the southern kingdom of Judah. He reminded both nations that they were rebelling against God. And God would judge them.Micah 1:3 “For behold the LORD is coming from His place.” Micah encouraged the people to know, really know, the LORD God. […]
Jonah is known as the prophet swallowed by a great fish, and so he was. But God’s intention for Jonah was not thwarted by Jonah running away from what God wanted him to do. What did God want him to do? Why, go to the Israelite’s enemy in Nineveh and preach repentance. Did Jonah […]
Obadiah was a prophet whose name means “the LORD’S servant.” No matter your name – are you known as “the LORD’S servant” follower of Christ? Obadiah focused on the LORD. A servant looks to their master for direction – then follows through for they have a servant’s heart.Galatians 6:9 “Let us not lose […]
God uses people as His prophets from many walks of life. Isaiah was from a priestly tribe. Amos was a sheepherder. Think about this! No matter what you do for a living ~God can use you to proclaim His word.
Joel was a prophet of the LORD. Joel foretold about the Day of Judgment (it is still future to us). Joel called the people to repent – for God’s judgment against sin is coming. God’s chosen people, the Israelites, will turn to God as their refuge and their stronghold on that day. God’s day […]