Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum

Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadiah

Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

Joel

Esau

Jacob

Pride and violence to israel

Historical narrative

Daniel

The day of the Lord

Building the temple

Message from God

Maybe dreams, but for most, the method is not stated.

The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

One who is called

A wake-up call to Israel

People God sent in times of crisis when Israel was headed for trouble.

Taught God's law

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List of charges against God's people

Prophet pronounces doom upon an individual or nation as the result of disobedience.

Warnings

Promises of hope for the future/restoration

"Thus saith the LORD"

Isaiah, Jeremiah, (Lamentations), Ezekiel, Daniel

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

To call the nation of Judah back to God and to tell of God's plan of salvation through the Messiah

Called the Jews to repentance and to turn back to God, yet when they did not repent he encouraged them to submit to Babylon to minimize their destruction.

To record the consequences of Judah's sin and to show that God suffers along with His people

Condemnation on Israel and other nations and restoration for God's people

God is sovereign over the whole earth, God is faithful, and to remain faithful to God despite persecution

He had to marry and unfaithful wife in order to demonstrate Israel's unfaithfulness, God's judgment and love, and His restoration

To show that God wants ALL people to come to know Him. God desires repentance and for his people to show compassion to others

Malachi

To confront the people with their sin of insincere worship and corruption, and to restore their relationship with God