Amos: said to be born in Tekoa ( Amos 1:1), tortured by Amaziah (the priest of Beth-el of Amos 7:10) and martyred by the son of this one.He suffered martyrdom by Jehoram and buried in his land near the cemetery of the Anakim. Micah: said to be of the Tribe of Ephraim.Hosea: said to be of the Tribe of Issachar and born at Belemot where he was buried.Daniel: said to be of the Tribe of Judah and born at Beth Horon. He is described as a man devoted to fast and prayer, and the story, full of miraculous details, of Nebuchadrezzar's conversion is narrated.Same stories of Ezekiel in the Babylonian captivity are then narrated. He suffered martyrdom in the land of the Chaldeans and was buried in the grave of Shem and Arpachshad. Ezekiel: said to be of Arira and to be of a priesthood family.Before the First Temple was destroyed, Jeremiah hid miraculously in the rock the Ark of the Covenant.

His remains were later moved to Alexandria. It is said that who prayed with faith over the seer's grave is healed from asps bites. Jeremiah: said to be of Anathoth ( Jeremiah 1:1), suffered martyrdom by stoning at Tahpanhes in Ancient Egypt where he was also buried.Isaiah: said to be of Jerusalem, suffered martyrdom by being sawn in two by Manasseh (in agreement with the Martyrdom of Isaiah), buried near a place usually identified by scholars as the Pool of Siloam.The main facts indicated in the Lives are the following: Some lives are extremely short, only the most basic information is given, while for the others there are details and stories. The Lives of the Prophets includes the lives of the 23 prophets. Emphases: the impending day of Yahweh-a day of judgment and salvation Yahweh chastens those he loves, and his chastening calls his people to repentance Israel’s God keeps covenant by showing mercy to his people Yahweh is sovereign over all the nations and will judge those who have shown no mercy to his people.

Date of prophetic activity: uncertain perhaps ca.

Prophet: Joel, who is otherwise unknown his concern for Judah and Jerusalem (2:23, 32 3:1) suggests that he was from the southern kingdom.Content: a devastating locust plague sets the stage for a twofold summons to repentance, to which God responds with a promise of mercy and an outpouring of his Spirit, with a day of judgment on the nations.Not a single list, but a quick look-up for each prophet. How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour. later chapters of Isaiah are from a later time).Ī better approach would be a resource like Gordon D. (Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2007), 174: House and Eric Mitchell, Old Testament Survey, 2nd ed.

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