The minor prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are post-exilic, roughly contemporary with Ezra and Nehemiah, in the return and rebuilding of Jerusalem around 450 years before the birth of Jesus.

The Old Testament is the first part of the Christian Bible, encompassing sacred texts that form the foundation of both Jewish and Christian traditions. It contains historical, poetic, and prophetic ...

Each prophet clearly comprehended that God spoke to them directly. To that end, in the Holy Bible, we find expressions of “God told me”, “This is what God is saying” etc.

How Many Men Named Obadiah Are in the Bible? The name Obadiah appears many times in the Old Testament, the most well-known being the minor prophet. A common name, Obadiah means “servant of Yahweh,” ...

The Bible, far from being a luxury object, inveighs against wealth. It tells of the life of a man who said things like “Blessed are the poor” and “Love your enemies.” ...

List of the Major and Minor Prophets Before we go more in-depth, here is a list of the major and minor prophets mentioned in the Bible: The Four Major Prophets: Isaiah - The Book of Isaiah contains ...

For the final mention of owls in the Bible, we see that, once again, this is a reference to desolation and the destruction of a city left to abandonment. Zephaniah is a minor prophetic book that ...

We continue our study of the Minor Prophets by looking briefly at the last six books of the Old Testament. The book of "Nahum" is a prophecy about the destruction of the Assyrian city of Nineveh. This ...

The Hebrew Bible, although filled with stories of the Kingdom of Israel, there is a lack of information about Israel. The prophet Amos confronted the High Priest Amaziah in the Beit El temple in ...

LIFESTYLE Bible verse of the day: Old Testament prophet foreshadows eternal impact of 'insignificant' Bethlehem Humble little town would fulfill ancient prophecy, say North Carolina faith leaders ...