MINOR PROPHETS 2. He refused to follow God’s commands.

3. He embarked on a journey, boarded a ship but was shipwreck.

The Book of Amos 4. He was swallowed by a whale and dropped him in Nineveh.
Nineveh: A Sinful City of sinful inhabitants:
Towards the middle of the 8th century BC, the kingdom of Israel was 1. The city represents all that is hateful.
rich and prosperous: 2. Repugnant and cruel oppressors.

1. Amos is a shepherd from Tekoa, a village, nine kilometers south of The author of the book highlighted the actions of God showing His
Bethlehem, in Judah. mercy and bestowing the same to the Ninevites if they will repent.
2. God sends him to Israel in the north. Amos denounced social injustice and The Book of Jonah
pagan practices. Running from Running to God Running with Running
3. Amos reveals to us a God who defends the rights of the poor. God God against God
First Prayer of Jonah Second Prejudice of
In the Book of Amos, Yahweh roars from Zion, His voice thunders Commission of Communication Commission of Jonah
from Jerusalem, because of the situation of the Northern Kingdom: Jonah with the Lord Jonah Lessons from
Results of Chapter 2 Results of the Lord
1. Small properties were disappearing and wealth was in the hands of a few Disobedience Disobedience
rich people. Chapter 3 Chapter 4
2. The poor increase in number. Chapter 1
3. The luxury of the few was an insult to the destitute. God’s infinite mercy for all people; our reluctance to share His mercy.
Focus Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel
The Book of Joel
Pronouncement Promptings Picture of Promises after
of Judgment of Judgment Judgment for Judgment for The Book of Joel informs its readers that “everything is temporary in
Divisions

upon Israel by God Amos God’s People our world”. Written around the year 835 B.C. the book describes every event.
The lives of people are threatened and the Lord comes to judge the world.
Joel speaks when the land is invaded by locust. The people are looking at
Chapters Chapters Chapters Chapters their ruined fields and their lost crops. Joel announces the Day of Yahweh:
1–2 3–5 6–7 8–9 Freedom from the plague. God promises a happy age and give the Spirit of
the prophets to all his children.
Topic Sermons and Indictment Signs and Encouragement The Book of Joel
Place Neighboring Nations Northern Kingdom of Israel Focus The Day of the Lord

The Book of Jonah Divisions The Day of The Day of The The Blessing
the Locust the Lord Judgment of of God’s
The author of the Book of Jonah draws the central character of the Nations Nation
Jonah, the person who being real and despite of his failings, manages to Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3:1 Chapter 3:18
evoke certain sympathy in his struggle to understand what God wanted him and 3: 17 and 3:21
to do: Topic Joel speaks of Locust’ God’s Speaks” Valley of
Invasion and Description Decision
Jonah’s Rejection of God Place Judah and Jerusalem
1. He escaped from God.
 God will be known through His judgment and restoration; God is
The Book of Hosea sovereign over heaven and earth.
About the Judgment Judgment on Restoration of
Hosea began to preach around 746 BC, at the end of the prosperous Prophet on Judah the nations God’s People
reign of Jeroboam II, in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Hosea is a prophet Ezekiel’s Call
deceived by his wife who he never stopped loving in spite of her infidelities. and
God called Hosea to speak to an idolatrous and materialistic Israelites. Hosea Commission God’s All Nations God’s Glory
rises to accuse and threaten the Israelites who are unconcerned. He continues Glory answer to God Returns
to preach while the kingdom is collapsing and predicts the punishment of the God’s hand Departs
people who are irresponsible and unfaithful to the covenant with their God. and word in
Personal National him
The Agony of an Unfaithful Mate The Tragedy of an Unfaithful People
Marriage God: God” “Go Series of Nation is guilty God’s
Children “Go, take again, love Sermons God is Holy message Chapters 25 -
Separation yourself a a woman Sins of the Nation needs through him Chapters 4 32 Chapters 33 – 48
Reunion wife of who is People judgment – 24
harlotry loved by Character God is Just Chapters 1 – 3
Chapters and have her of God Nation has hope
1–3 children husband, Hosea God is Love The Book of Jeremiah
of yet an remains
harlotry.” adulteress.” true to his The prophet Jeremiah originated from Anathoth and comes from a
(1:2) (3:1) wife. family of priests. God entrusted him the mission not to speak, but to uproot
and destroy, to built and to plant. God gives him the mission to speed up
Chapters 4 history. Jeremiah cooperated with God and announces that “the word should
– 14 not frighten us, in his supreme decisions which gave direction to history”.
Adulterous wife yet faithful husband Adulterous Nation yet faithful God
God’s faithful love towards His unfaithful People Judah’s Sin and Judgment Prophesies A Sobering Ending
against the
Jeremiah’s Call Nations
MAJOR PROPHETS Exhortations to Judah Jerusalem in ruins
Idolatry Egypt,
The Book of Ezekiel Promises of Restoration Damascus,
Corrupt Leadership Philistia, Kedar
Ezekiel was a Babylonian exile but a witness in the final years of the Fall of & Hazor, Moab,
Kingdom of Judah. He was a young priest taken to Chaldea with the ten Jerusalem and Elam, Ammon,
thousand exiles after the first siege of Jerusalem in 598. There he was called aftermath Babylon, Edom Chapter 52
by God as he tells us. The first part of his book contains his discourse Moral Compromise
predicting the total destruction of his country. It is surprising at the language
Ezekiel attributes to God. God is vesting his resentment and jealousy by Chapters 1 -45 Chapters 46 - 51
continually threatening his people and taking delight in their predicament and
agony. Judgment is coming; repent
 The Book of Isaiah
The Book of Daniel
1 Isaiah son of Amoz, was active in the Kingdom of Judah.
2 He began his ministry around 740 BC – 700 BC. 1. Daniel is a teacher of the law in the days the great persecution at the time
3 The book is the largest work of prophecy in the Bible. of the Maccabees.
4 The richest in prophetic though, it is the source of Jesus’ meditation and 2. The Book of Daniel depicts the Jews who settled in foreign countries and
prayer. serve the king.
5 Isaiah was against oppression and injustice. 3. The author of the Book warns the Israelites that they should not
6 Isaiah hates vain worship and wanted Israel to return to God. compromise the demands of faith
7 Isaiah spoke freely of Assyria as God’s instrument sent to punish the and the practices of the law under any circumstances, whether in
Israelites. terms of food or idolatrous
worship.
The Book of Isaiah and his disciples is the most important of the 4. The Book of Daniel and his vision was not an historical account, but a
prophetic book. Isaiah’s words are found in chapter 1 – 39 of the book literary fiction.
bearing his name. The second and third parts of the book, namely chapter 40 5. The author used the art of using symbolic numbers and symbolic colors
– 66, bring together the words of other prophets who wrote a century and a and having angels intervene
half later. was prevalent. This category of books is called “Apocalypse” or
“Revelations”.
Author Isaiah, the Deutero (Second) – Isaiah to Trito (Third) –
Prophet Isaiah Part One
The The The Servant of the The Chapter Chapter Chapte Chapte Chapter Chapter 6
Judgment of Supremacy Lord Future 1 2 r3 r4 5
God of the Lord Plan of Daniel
Servant Songs: the Lord Daniel’ Daniel Daniel Nebuc Belshazz miraculous
42: 1 – 9 s interpret ’s hadnez ar’s deliverance

Historical
49: 1 – 13 Educati s friends zar’s banquet from the
50: 4 – 11 on and Nebucha spared second and fall lions’ den
52: 13 – 53: 12 the dnezzar’ from dream, of
Chapters captivit s dream the interpr Babylon
Chapters Chapters 49 – 53 54 – 66 y of his fiery eted
Chapters 1 - 40 – 48 friends furnac and
39 e fulfille
Emphasi The law and God’s grace and Deliverance d
s judgment for Comfort……….. Promise………… Part Two
disobedience Hope……….. Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter Chapters 10 – 12
Old New Testament 9
Testament Prophecy: Prophecy: Prophecy: Warring
Prophetic

Theme The justice and mercy of God Four Ram, Goat Prophecy Kings of the North &
Mythical and 2300 : 70 Southern Kingdoms
Beast & Days Weeks &
Little Horn Daniel’s
prayer
 Chapter 42: 1 - 6 Job more than his beginnings.”
(42:12)
THE WISDOM BOOKS Chapter 42: 7 – 17
God’s sovereignty and humanity’s struggle in the midst of suffering
The Book of Job
The Book of Psalms
1. The Book of Job heads the wisdom books of the Bible.
2. Job is a wealthy man from Uz. 1 The Psalms come from the collections of songs used in the Temple of
3. Job’s wealth is loss and he is reduced to utter misery. Jerusalem.
4. God tested Job by taking away everything from him. 2 The book of Psalms is a prayer book in ancient Israel and it fed the Jews
 Human life is not satisfying. piety.
 Suffering and death would not be so scandalous if it were not for 3 Tradition states that David regulated the liturgy just as he composed all
us the absence of God in our world. the psalms.
 To contemplate nature to believe in God and in his Providence. 4 But the Levites – the Sons of Asaph and Yedutun, had a greater role in
5. Job remained steadfast, trusting God who always rewards the just. the writing and selection of
6. In the end, God gave everything back to Job. the psalms.
The Book of Psalms
The Book of Job Book One Book Two Book Three Book Four Book Five
Introduction to Discussion of the Correction in the Suffering 41 Psalms 31 Psalms 17 Psalms 17 Psalms 44 Psalms
the Suffering Suffering
Psalms 1 Psalms 42 Psalms 73 Psalms 90 Psalms
Job’s Purity & Words of Job: Words of Elihu: Words of – 41 are – 72 are – 89 are – 106 are 107 – 150
Prosperity. Eyes on Self Eyes on Yahweh: Analogy Analogy on Analogy on Analogy on are
Curses Birth Yahweh. Sovereignty. on the the Book of the Book of the Book of Analogy
Satan’s Curses Life Book of Exodus in Leviticus in Numbers in on the

1490 BC, Days of Moses

proposition, To Job and his “Whatever is Genesis in relation to relation to relation to Book of

444 BC Days of Ezra

persecution & Words of Three friends: under the whole relation to Deliveranc Sanctuary the Reign Deuteron
persistence. Friends: Eliphaz, heaven in Humanity e of God omy in
Zophar, Bildad: “God does great Mine.” (41:11) relation to
Job’s Poverty Eyes on things which the Word
& Plaque Humanity we cannot The The The The of God
comprehend.” Authors Authors Authors Authors
Chapters 1 -2 (37:5) Chapters 38 – 41 emphasize stressed a stressed a stressed aThe
Chapters 3 – 31 Chapters 32 - da Devotional Liturgical GeneralAuthors
37 Personal character in and character in
stressed a
Submission under the Suffering Restoration from the Suffering character the Historical the text.
Prophetic
in the text. Text character in al and
Job’s admission & Confession: Yahweh’s anger with Job’s three the text. Natural
friends. character
“Therefore, I retract, and I repent in Yahweh’s blessing on Job. in the
dust and ashes.” (42:6) text.
“The Lord blessed the latter days of We worship God for who He is and what He has done.
 The Book of Proverbs The author of the book of Ecclesiastes undertakes the investigation of
experience at all levels, and asks questions about creation, justice, the wise
We must not forget that the authors (King Solomon, Agur and versus the fool, just and unjust, and even quotes a large number of proverbs
Lemuel) of the Book of Proverbs did nothing more than edit the “proverbs” that he actually thinks will work in life. The author insists that we cannot
or “maxims” of popular wisdom. Their writings would encourage every know what God is doing or why, and so our proper human response is to
effort to develop the instruction and the moral sense of generations to come. enjoy what God gives us now and use it the best we can.
These books which were preserve and recognized by the religious
community are no less a work of God than are the prophetic books. The Book of Ecclesiastes (Hebrew: Qoheleth)
Introduction Investigation and Discoveries Admonit Conclusi
The Book of Proverbs ion on
Prologue to Wise Living Principles for Personification of “I set my mind to seek and explore
Wise Living Wise Living by wisdom.” (1:13)
Writer A THE
“The fear of the Lord is the “The fear of the “Charm is deceitful Theme PERSONAL CONCLUSION warning END OF
beginning of knowledge.” (1:7) Lord is the and beauty is vain. Questions PURSUITS S to the THE
instruction for But a woman who Illustrations young SEARCH
wisdom. And fears the Lord, she Knowledge Without God’s
before honor shall be praised.” Amusements help: Humans A Fear God

VANITY
comes (31:30) Possessions cannot discover picture
humility.” Madness & what is good for of the Obey
(15:33) Folly them to do. Old Him
Labor
Chapter 1–9 10: 1 – 31: 9 31: 10 – 31 Philosophy Without God’s A final Someday
Emphasis Wisdom especially Wisdom for All Riches Revelation: Admissi you will
for youth Humans do not on face Him!
Framework Subjects & People & Counseling & know what will
Statements Problems Correction come after them.
Style A book filled with short statements that declare a profound Chap 1:1 – 1: 12 – 6: 12 7: 1 – 11: 6 11: 7 – 12: 9 – 14
truth providing wisdom for life ters 11 12: 8
Theme Sear Natur Philosophy, Materialism, Fatalism, Theology
ch e Relationships
Style Proverbial Personal
The Book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth: Abbreviation: Qo, Hb. Preacher) Poetical
The The meaninglessness of life apart from God
Ecclesiastes lived in the 3rd century BC, when Greek culture began to me
influence the Jewish people. Ecclesiastes wrote that we are in a world where
the human person is a limited mortal being. The author of the book signed his
work with a pseudonym, or made up name. However, he presented his
teaching as if were the work of King Solomon. The word Ecclesiastes is the
translation of the Hebrew Qoheleth and many prefer to use this word
avoiding confusion with Ecclesiastes (Sirach).
 The Book of Songs of Songs

The Song is a Poem. It is about the Lover, God and the beloved,
Israel. The book is a poem about a love encounter. The author let this
encounter happen as in a dream in order to unveil its mystery and the call of
love comes from elsewhere. The Songs of Songs, in Hebrew forms the
superlative degree. The Song is both the intuition and the experience of the
search for the unique beyond every veil. The Song is presented as being the
work of Solomon: it is only a borrowed name as is the case with other books
in the Bible. The author was a “spiritual” and a sage of the 3 rd century BC.

The Book of Song of Songs (Song of Solomon)

The The The Maturing Marriage
Courtship Wedding

Bride Groom Wife Husband Both

muses speaks longs for speaks of partners
Emphasi about her tenderly to and his wife in declare a
s beloved His Bride describes intimate permanen
her loving terms t seal on
husband their love

Chief The Bride The Wife Husband Duet

Speaker (“Darling” Groom (“Darling” (“Beloved”
) (“Beloved” ) )
)
Chapter 1: 2 – 3: 5 3: 6 – 5: 1 5: 2 – 8: 14
(s)
Theme The joy and intimacy of love within the committed marriage
relationship.