View source for Prophetic Books of the Old Testament

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topic_name = The Books of the Prophets |
subtopics = [[Prophets]]
* Major Prophetic Books - [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]], [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]], [[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]], [[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]], [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]]
* Minor Prophetic Books - [[Book of Hosea|Hosea]], [[Book of Joel|Joel]], [[Book of Amos|Amos]], [[Book of Obadiah|Obadiah]], [[Book of Jonah|Jonah]], [[Book of Micah|Micah]], [[Book of Nahum|Nahum]], [[Book of Habakkuk|Habakkuk]], [[Book of Zephaniah|Zephaniah]], [[Book of Haggai|Haggai]], [[Book of Zechariah|Zechariah]], [[Book of Malachi|Malachi]] |
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The Prophetic Books of the Old Testament are books that were compiled by prophets (or his hearers) that addressed Israel's abandonment of God and called the people to return to him. They range from long books (known as the Major Prophets)such as  the [[Book of Isaiah]] and the [[Book of Jeremiah]] to shorter books (known as Minor Prophets) such as the books of Hosea, Joel, and Jonah. 

Prophets were divinely appointed spokesmen for God. The Hebrew word for prophet 'nabi' means spokesman. They preached about the corruption of Israel, God's judgement and His future restoration. One vital cornerstone that has bearing for us would be the coming of the Messiah. This is mentioned in Isaiah 53 in the major prophets and last chapters of Zechariah in the minor. 

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