MATTHEW
Matthew is the first and longest of the four gospel accounts. The author was Jewish by birth and called to be an
…the author and finisher of our faith…
Matthew is the first and longest of the four gospel accounts. The author was Jewish by birth and called to be an
The book of Malachi closes out the Old Testament. The prophet’s name is mentioned in 1:1, but nowhere else in the Bible.
Zechariah was the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who himself was a prophet (Zechariah 1:1). He was a priest who
When the Jews were carried away captive to Babylon it occurred in three phases. Likewise, they left their place of bondage in
Zephaniah prophesied “in the days of Josiah” (1:1), between 641-610 BC. Not only was Zephaniah of the tribe of Judah, but his
We know nothing about the man Habakkuk except he was a prophet of God. Habakkuk doesn’t tell us who was king in
Two of God’s prophets were commissioned to address the Assyrian capital of Nineveh directly. Jonah was sent to proclaim a message of
We know very little about Jonah. He is identified as the son of Amittai (1:1). 2 Kings 14:25 says Jonah was from
The name Obadiah means “servant of the LORD.” It is a fairly common name in the Bible with eight distinct men by
Amos said of himself, “I am no prophet, nor was I a son of a prophet, but I was a sheepbreeder and