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pg 28 week 6: Major Prophets - Isaiah - Ezekiel<br />
Isaiah - Messianic prophecies - e.g. 7:14<br />
Jeremiah - the weeping prophet<br />
Jeremiah 29:10 – 70 years of captivity in Babylon<br />
Lamentations - mourning for Jerusalem<br />
Ezekiel - Israel in the land, see ch 37 ff<br />
25 to 33% of the <strong>Bible</strong> was prophetic when written...<br />
Historical Timeline:<br />
930 BC Israel Divided (Solomon’s son…)<br />
792 BC Azariah (Uzziah) become king of Judah<br />
755 BC Isaiah prophesizes in Judah<br />
732 BC Damascus falls to Syria<br />
729 BC Hezekiah becomes King in Judah<br />
722 BC Northern Kingdom captive by Assyria<br />
612 BC Babylonians overrun Ninevah, Assyria<br />
605 BC Battle of Carchemish - (Egypt and Assyria against the Babylonians)<br />
597 BC Jerusalem is captured by Babylonians<br />
Chronological Order of the Prophets (approximate dates)<br />
I. Pre-Exilic prophets<br />
Joel 850 - 700 BC<br />
Jonah 800 BC<br />
Amos 780 – 755 BC<br />
Hosea 760 – 710 BC<br />
Micah 740 BC<br />
Isaiah 740 – 680 BC<br />
Nahum 666 – 615 BC<br />
Zephaniah 630 – 620 BC<br />
Habakkuk 627 – 586 BC<br />
Jeremiah 626 – 580 BC<br />
2. Exilic prophets<br />
Daniel 604 – 535 BC<br />
Ezekiel 593 – 570 BC<br />
Obadiah 585 BC<br />
3. Post-Exilic prophets<br />
Haggai 520 BC<br />
Zechariah 520 – 518 BC<br />
Malachi 450 – 400 BC<br />
OLD TESTAMENT Chapters Verses Words Date written Author<br />
Isaiah (OT - 23) 66 1292 37044 740 - 680 BC Isaiah<br />
Jeremiah (OT - 24) 52 1364 42659 627 - 585 BC Jeremiah<br />
Lamentations (OT - 25) 5 154 3415 586/5 BC Jeremiah<br />
Ezekiel (OT - 26) 48 1273 39407 592 - 570 BC Ezekiel
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