MODULE’S TITLE: PROPHETS OF ISRAEL MODULE’S CODE: THT 08606

STUDENT’S NAME: AYUBU FAUSTINE MAGASHI ID# 2019100192

The prophet of Neo - Assyrian period

PROPHET JONAH
The name means “Dove” in Hebrew
A. Author
The author of the book of Jonah is Jonah the son of Amittai, a prophet from Gath-hepher a town
in lower Galilee about three miles north-east of Nazareth in the ancient tribal claim of Zebulon in
the Northern Kingdom of Israel (1:1)
B. Date
The book of Jonah mentioned the King Jeroboam II, who reigned 793-753 in Israel. Jonah
ministered after the time of Elisha, and before the time of Hosea and Amos. And his message
about the repentance of Nineveh caused them to repent probably in the reign of Ashurdan III
(773-755). Although other scholars generally placed it within one of two-time frames, either that
of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III (810–783) or the reign of Asshur-dan III (771–754).
C. Theme and purpose
 God’s care and provision of His Word to the Gentiles.
 Sovereign over nature and all human affairs
 It affirms the possibility of repentance for man, and where this occurs, God may avert the
disaster that the prophet had announced.
D. Short structure of the book
Key word: Prepared
Key verses: 2:8-9, 3:10, 4:2
Key chapter: chapter 3

E. Application message
 Human beings have the heart of judging others and forgetting our own weaknesses
 God is over gods
 Always Yahweh Sovereign over Men and Nature.
 No anyone can run away from God and hide himself
 God use us regardless of our weaknesses.
 Mercy, is the nature of God
PROPHET AMOS
- The name Amos means “burden or burden-bearer”, It Was addressed largely to the Northern
kingdom. Amos feared God so much that he feared no one else at all
A. Author
The book was written by Amos, the headsman and a tender of sycamore fruit (1:1,7:14). Hailing
from the little town of Tekoa about six miles south of Bethlehem in the Judean hills, Amos made
his entrance into the kingdom of Israel with a message of judgment. Though he was a farmer, yet
he was well familiar with God’s word.
B. Date
His ministry occurred during the reigns of Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel and two years
before the earthquake. We know from 2 Kings 14 that the reigns of Uzziah (Azariah) and
Jeroboam had a rather long overlap, and hence it can be indicated 782–753 B.C. as the years of
Jeroboam as sole ruler of Israel and 767–740 as the reign of Uzziah as sole ruler in Judah. By
using that system, the ministry of Amos had to occur sometime between 767 and 753 B.C.,
within a span of sixteen years at the most.
C. Theme and purpose
 God’s judgement upon six neighboring nations
 Promises of restoration for Israel
D. Literary structure of the book
About half the book of Amos is composed of the oracles against the nations (1:3–2:16) and the
five visions (7:1–9; 8:1–9:10), plus their appendixes. Those two segments occupy a prominent
place in the literary plan, which has led some scholars to advance the thesis that the book has
two literary centers, the oracles and the visions, and that the rest of the prophecy has clustered
around those two collections. Key words “Transgress/Transgression” and the key phrase of the
book “I will not revoke its punishment-----” (1:3,6,9,11,13,2:1,4,6). Chapter 9 is the key chapter
because of its focus on the restoration of Israel, and key verses are 3:1-2,4:11-12,8:11-12.
E. Outline
I; The introduction (1:1-2), II: The eight judgement (1:3-2:16), III: The sermons (3:1-6:14), IV:
The five visions (7:1-9:10), V: The five promises of restoration for Israel (9:11-15).
F. Application message
 God Is Greater Than Religion (5:8–9)
 Religion and Society (4:4–5)
 Justice and obedient (5:21–23).
 Hope and the Future (9:11–15)
PROPHET HOSEA
- Hosea means “salvation”.
A. Introduction and overview
Interestingly the name Hosea, Joshua, and Jesus are all derived from the same Hebrew word
Hoshea which means salvation. The book insist that God could offer salvation to the nation if
they could just turn from idolatry and look upon their Lord. Hosea’s personal life symbolized
that traumatic predicament. He took a greater risk than any prophet thus the Hosea’s dilemma
was God’s dilemma (11:8).
B. Author
As declared in verse 1, the author is Hosea, the son of Beeri and the husband of Gomer (1:3).
Although the book does not inform us the place of Hosea’s birth, the internal evidence suggests
that he was a native of the Northern Kingdom, for he knew that region very well; and judging
from his beautiful metaphors, it was a land that he loved very much. It is not much known about
the prophet but I can suggest that the author of this book that based upon his knowledge of
history and politics was not a peasant but likely a middle-or upper-class citizen.
C. Date
The facts are that the superscription (1:1) distinctly places his prophecy within some part of the
reign of Jeroboam II. it is also generally agreed that his ministry likely ended before the fall of
Samaria because that event is nowhere mentioned in the book. The contingency is whether or not
the Syro-Ephraimite War is alluded to in the book. If not, Hosea’s prophecy must have ended
before or about 735 B.C. and mostly his prophetic career extended from 784-723 BC.
D. Theme and purpose
Demonstrate the steadfast or unfailing love of God to the nation of Israel despite of her continued
unfaithfulness.
The prophet seeks to get his countrymen to repent and return with contrite hearts to their patient
and ever-loving God.
E. Literary structure
The nature is between the poetry and prose, key word is “harlot and harlotry”, key chapter is
chapter 4, and the key verses are 3:1,4:1,4:6,11:7-9.
F. Application message
There is hope to the people of God after returning to their Creator and their provider and
abstaining from idolatry
This discussed through, the restoration of Israel (1:10–2:1), The marriage restored (2:14–23),
Seeking the Lord their God and David their king (3:5), Return from Exile (11:8–11), Healing of
Israel’s faithlessness (14:4–7).
PROPHET MICAH
- The meaning of Micah is “who is like God”
A. Author
The book of Micah was written by Micah the prophet (7:18). Micah is preceded in his courage,
social and professional alienation by a prophet of the same name, Micaiah the son of Imlah (1
Kings 22:8). Despite the similarities in name and disposition as well as the identical formula of
1:2 and 1 Kings 22:28 (“Hear, O peoples, all of you”), there seems to be no connection between
them. Micah Comes from the small town of Moresheth in the Shephelah, it seems logical that he
might have been a small farmer or craftsman. Unlike Amos and Hosea, Micah has not narrated
account of his call to be a prophet, only the experiences of carrying out his awesome task. Amos
satisfies our curiosity by telling us what his occupation was. Hosea relates an intriguing story
about his life that includes his prophetic call. But Micah neither feeds our curiosity nor
anesthetizes it with an emotional drama.
B. Date
Micah the contemporary of Isaiah, prophesied during the days of Jotham (750-732), Ahaz (736-
716), and Hezekiah (716-687) To my view hope this was around (732 – 716)
C. Theme and purpose
Micah shows how people had failed to live up to the covenant stipulations God had made with
Israel in which there would be blessings for obedience.
 Judgement on Jerusalem and the cities of Israel
 The day of glory when the lord will come (4:8)
 The prophesy of Messiah (Was to be born in Bethlehem Chapter 5:2-4)

D. Literary structure
Key words “hear, desolation, desolate, destruction, gather or assemble”. Key verses 1:5-9, 6:8,
7:18-20

E. Application message
 Yahweh and His love to His People 6:6-8
 History and Destiny has their importance 6:1-5
 Morality and Idolatry which are explained well in Chapter 3:1-10
 We must live according to the covenant of God which is given to us
PROHET ISAIAH
- The meaning of the name “salvation is of Yahweh”
A. Author
The author is Isaiah the son of Amoz and apparently influential and distinguished Jewish family,
and he appears to have been familiar terms with the royal court even in reign of Ahaz (1:1)
B. Date
During the reign of Uzziah (792-740 BC), Jotham (750-731BC), Ahaz (735-715 BC) and
Hezekiah (715-686 BC)
C. Theme and Purpose
Salvation by Yahweh
D. Key Word and Key Verses
The key word is “salvation” and key verses 7:14, 9:6-7, 53:4-7
E. Literary Structure
Christ has seen prophetically in Isaiah
 Messiah in His sovereignty (6:1)
 His birth and humanity (7:14, 9:6, 11:1)
 His ministry by the Spirit
 His divine nature (7:14, 9:6)
 His Davidic descent (11:1)
 His work of redemption as our substitute (53:)
 His ministry as the servant savior (49:)

F. Isaiah’s Theology
 Two Encompassing Ideas (Their condensed form is found in the two phrases “My
people” and the “the Holy One of Israel” (1:3–4)
 The Means of Reconciliation (30:9–11).

G. Application
Incarnation means a lot to us; The book of Isiah reveals on how the Holy God made Himself in
form of human being so that to get us in the simple way.
It also tells us that we are the chosen generation through Jesus Christ that we need to represent
Him in all our dimensions.
MY OVERVIEW
God has been calling different people in different situations, conditions and purposes though that
with the same goal of salvation to His people, therefore; Every God’s servant must be respected
and listened for he/she represents the voice of God.