Minor Hebrew Prophets Timeline

Joel * Themes - Judgement & Repentance and salvation * Ministry in Judah - 835-796 BC * Recipients - Southern Kingdom Jonah * Themes - God's sovereignty & God's compassion and mercy & Mission * Ministry Nineveh - 800-750 BC * Recipients - Northern Kingdom (Israel) Amos * Themes - Social justice & Judgement * Ministry in Israel - 760-750 BC * Recipients - Northern Kingdom Hosea * Themes - God's faithfulness, mercy, and unfailing love & Judgement for sin & Repentance and restoration * Ministry in Israel - 753-715 BC * Recipients - Northern Kingdom of Israel Micah * Themes - Judgement against oppressors & Restoration & Justice * Ministry in Judah - 735-700 BC * Recipients - Southern Kingdom of Judah Nahum * Themes - Judgement & Deliverance * Ministry - 645-620 BC * Recipients - People of Nineveh & Nation of Judah Zephaniah * Themes - Judgement & Restoration * Ministry in Judah - 640-627 BC * Recipients - People of Judah Habakkuk * Themes - Justice & Faith * Ministry in Judah - 605-588 BC * Recipients - People of Judah Obadiah * Themes - Judgement for Edom & Deliverance and restoration for Israel * Ministry - 605-585 BC * Recipients - Judah Haggai * Themes - Priorities & Obedience * Ministry - 520-480 BC * Recipients - The Jews who returned to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem Zechariah * Themes - Israel's near future & Israel's distant future * Ministry - 540-480 BC * Recipients - The Jews who returned from Babylon to finish the Temple Malachi * Themes - Israel's unfaithfulness & judgement * Ministry - 440-430 BC * Recipients - The Jews who returned from Babylon Works Cited Cordeiro, Wayne, editor. NIV LifeConnect Study Bible: Growing Deeper, Growing Stronger in Your Spiritual Life. Zondervan, 2015. Peter C. Craigie. Twelve Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah. Westminster Press, 1984. Petterson, Anthony R. Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. IVP Academic, 2015. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=960746&site=ehost-live.