Prophets
This prophet's marriage has become the inspiration for Christian romance novels, including the recent (and bestselling) adaption Redeeming Love.
Who is Hosea?
This prophet gave a 7-word prophecy and was immediately believed, with the entire people repenting.
Who is Jonah?
This is the Northern Kingdom for which the prophets of the Book of the Twelve are primarily concerned:
What is Israel?
These were the enemies of Jonah and Nahum. They were known for their viciousness and military might.
Who is Assyria? (or Nineveh)
The date range for the Book of the Twelve covers this 400 year range.
This bad-tempered prophet is best known for trying to run away from God--all the way into the belly of a fish.
Who is Jonah?
The message found in this book declares the judgment of God in a plague of locusts and declares that God will pour out his spirit and "sons and daughters" will prophesy.
Who is Joel?
This is the Southern Kingdom of which the Book of the Twelve is primarily concerned:
What is Judah?
This benevolent conqueror allowed the Hebrew people to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.
Who is Persia?
This is the probably the oldest book in the Book of the Twelve.
What is Hosea?
This prophet's message has gained as much prominence as WWJD, even finding its way onto bracelets.
Who is Micah?
This prophet gave 8 visual prophecies, including one with a flying scroll and one with female-headed birds flying a woman in a basked.
Who is Zechariah?
This is the modern day country from which most of the 'enemies' of the Hebrew people originate in the Book of the Twelve.
What is Iraq?
This kingdom destroyed the temple of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.
What is Babylon?
These books were written during the Persian era. Just name one.
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
This prophet is known for having the last word, literally, until the coming of Jesus.
Who is Malachi?
This prophet's message seemed to happen exactly as he predicted, with Nineveh destroyed by water and fire -- supported by both archaeology and external accounts. It also contains extensive literary devices about war: The crack of whips, clatter of wheel, flashing swords, etc.
Who is Nahum?
God told Jonah, who was living in this place, to go to this place, but he sat sail for this place instead.
Joppa, Nineveh, Tarshish
Depictions of these people appear on famous palace wall carvings showing soldiers in diving costumes (like navy seals) and piling the heads of their slaughtered enemies in heaps.
Who are the Assyrians?
This book primarily concerns the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.
What is Obadiah?
The Book of the Twelve are these book:
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
This prophecy of this book can be precisely dated to a 4 month period: August - December 520 B.C.
Who is Haggai?
Tradition claims that Nahum's tomb still exists, and you can visit it in this country.
Where is Iraq?
These people were the primary targets of the Book of the Twelve, who continuously called them to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with their God (which they never really did).
This book speaks in two distinct voices, leaving some to suspect that the last 6 chapters were written as late as the 3rd century. It is often referred to as "First" And "Second".
What is Zechariah?