Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. These were remedied by the vigorous actions of the governor. This concept of the role of Israel is reiterated again and again throughout the Old Testament. Only when its leaders formally rejected the Messiah and declared before Pilate their allegiance to no king but Caesar (John 19:15) did Israel as a nation irrevocably withdraw from the covenant relationship and the theocracy. In Jewish tradition it is believed that the period of prophecy, called Nevuah, ended with Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi at which time the "Shechinahdeparted from Israel". The formal rejection of Jesus by the Jews, as a nation, marked the close of their last opportunity as the special agents of God for the salvation of the world. This leaves Ezekiel with a ministry of at least 22 years, from 593/92 to 571/70. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Several prophecies followed a few months later (Zechariah 1:7 to 6:15). The Assyrian capital city of Nineveh was captured and destroyed by the combined forces of Media and Babylonia in 612 B.C., which is, accordingly, the latest possible date for Nahum. **All dates are approximate time periods of each prophet's ministry. Isaiah 54:7; Ezekiel 36:11; 43:10, 11; Micah 6:8; Zechariah 10:6). Our collection of maps are simple and they are free. ), have never been and can never be fulfilled to them as a nation. In Egypt, Jeremiah raised his voice against the idolatries the Jews practiced there (chapters 43; 44). All this leads to the conclusion that Micah prophesied from about 740 to about 700 B.C. He had told them that He would progressively diminish their strength and honor as a nation until they should all be carried away into captivity (Deuteronomy 28:15-68; 2 Chronicles 36:16, 17). Obadiahs prophecy, directed against Edom, presupposes that a looting of Jerusalem and a carrying away of many Jews into captivity had recently taken place. *The prophets are listed according to their order in the Scriptures. ), success must and will comethrough Israel after the spirit. However, there is also no reference made to Persia, which would be expected if the book was of so late a date. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Predictions of national disgrace, rejection, and woe that were to result from apostasy would never have been realized. Filed under Bible, Bible Reference, History, Infographics, Literacy, Old Testament. All who turned from idolatry to the worship of the true God, were to unite themselves with His chosen people. Prophet to Judah Prophet to Israel Joel* *This is the traditional date for Joel, but the date is uncertain and suggestions range from the ninth to the fourth century. The glorious promises originally made to literal Israel are meeting their fulfillment today in the proclamation of the gospel to all men (Revelation 14:6, 7). The promises God made to Abraham endured through his descendants and the prophets, and they continue to stand true alongside the church's existence today. In so doing we shall be secure against the fanciful explanations sometimes given certain Old Testament prophecies. Even the heathen would recognize the superiority of those who served and worshiped the living God. Jeremiah 1:2-3; 3:6; 11:21-23; 21:1; 22:11; 24:1; 25:1-3; 25:8-12; 26:1; 27:1, etc. Remember that the record of Gods dealings with His people in ages past has been recorded for the benefit of all later generations to the end of time. In the 5th year of Jehoiachins captivity, 593/92, Ezekiel had his first vision by the river Chebar, a canal near the famous city of Nippur in lower Babylonia (chapter 1:1-3).

Rolling Stone Top 100 Keyboard Players, Articles T