15 Unique Facts about the Prophets
15 Unique Facts about the Prophets
- Abraham, the first Hebrew prophet, was called to leave his home in Ur and to journey to Canaan (Genesis 12:1-3).
- Moses was the first prophet to speak directly to God (Exodus 3:4).
- Elijah was the only prophet that never died, but was rather taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot (2 Kings 2:11).
- Isaiah is the only prophet who wrote down his own prophecies (Isaiah 1:1).
- Jeremiah was the weeping prophet who was appointed by God to warn the people of Judah of coming judgment (Jeremiah 1:4-10).
- Ezekiel was the only prophet who was given a vision of the chariot of God (Ezekiel 1:1).
- Daniel was the only prophet to interpret a vision of God (Daniel 7:1-14).
- Zechariah was the only prophet to write about the coming of the Messiah (Zechariah 9:9-10).
- Hosea was the prophet who wrote about the love of God for His people, even though they had continually rejected Him (Hosea 11:1-4).
- Joel was the prophet who wrote about the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Joel 2:28).
- Amos was the shepherd prophet who wrote about social justice and mercy (Amos 5:24).
- Obadiah was the shortest book in the Old Testament and his main message was to warn the nation of Edom of their pride (Obadiah 1:1-4).
- Jonah was the prophet who was swallowed by a large fish and then commanded to go to Nineveh to preach repentance (Jonah 1-2).
- Micah was the prophet who wrote about the importance of justice and mercy (Micah 6:8).
- Malachi was the last of the Old Testament prophets and he wrote about the coming of the Messiah (Malachi 3:1).
