
The Prophets
The voices God raised to confront kings, foretell the Messiah, and call a people home.
Hosea
Married an unfaithful wife to mirror God's love for Israel.
Joel
Prophesied the locust plague as a warning of the Day of the Lord.
Amos
Shepherd-prophet who indicted social injustice and hypocrisy.
Obadiah
Delivered a short oracle of doom against Edom for betraying Judah.
Jonah
Reluctant prophet who fled God's call to preach to Nineveh.
Micah
Foretold the Messiah's birth in Bethlehem.
Nahum
Predicted the complete fall and destruction of Nineveh.
Habakkuk
Questioned God on why wickedness went unpunished and why He would use Babylon to judge it.
Zephaniah
Warned of judgment while promising restoration for a faithful remnant.
Haggai
Challenged the returned exiles to rebuild the Temple.
Zechariah
Used vivid visions to encourage rebuilding; foretold Christ's entry.
Malachi
The final Old Testament prophet; foretold the coming forerunner.
Elijah
Confronted Ahab and Jezebel; called down fire and was taken in a whirlwind.
Elisha
Successor to Elijah with a double portion of his spirit.
Samuel
The last judge and first transitional prophet; anointed Saul and David.
Nathan
Court prophet who confronted David over Bathsheba.
Gad
Prophet and seer who advised David during his years on the run and his time as king.
Ahijah
Shilonite prophet who foretold the kingdom torn from Solomon.
Iddo
Seer and chronicler of the reigns of Jeroboam, Rehoboam, and Abijah.
Shemaiah
Prophet who stopped Rehoboam from waging civil war.
Azariah (Son of Oded)
Prophet whose word inspired King Asa's spiritual reforms.
Hanani
Seer who rebuked King Asa for trusting a Syrian alliance over God.
Jehu (Son of Hanani)
Prophet who judged Baasha and later rebuked Jehoshaphat.
Micaiah
Spoke raw truth to Ahab, predicting his death despite false prophets.
Noadiah
Prophetess who tried to intimidate Nehemiah during the rebuilding.
Huldah
Prophetess consulted by King Josiah when the Book of the Law was found in the Temple.
Oded
Prophet in Samaria who confronted an army for enslaving captives from Judah.
Eliezer (Son of Dodavahu)
Prophet who warned King Jehoshaphat that his alliance with Ahaziah would fail.
Jahaziel
Levite through whom God answered Jehoshaphat's prayer before a battle he did not have to fight.
Uriah (Son of Shemaiah)
Prophet who gave the same warning as Jeremiah against Jerusalem and was put to death by King Jehoiakim.
Baruch
Jeremiah's scribe and companion, who wrote down his prophecies and read them in the Temple.
Seraiah
Officer who carried Jeremiah's word against Babylon to Babylon and read it aloud there.
John the Baptist
The forerunner sent to prepare the way for Jesus.
Simeon
Righteous man promised he would not die until he held the Messiah.
Anna the Prophetess
Widow who recognized the infant Jesus as the promised redemption of Israel.
Agabus
New Testament prophet who predicted a famine and Paul's arrest.
Judas Barsabbas
Leader and prophet sent with Silas to deliver the council's decree.
Simeon Niger
Prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch who helped send out Paul and Barnabas.
Lucius of Cyrene
Prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch.
Manaen
Prophet and teacher at Antioch, raised alongside Herod Antipas.
The Four Daughters of Philip
Four unmarried sisters in Caesarea who prophesied.