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The pre-exilic prophets—like Micaiah (1 Kgs. 22:1-28), Amos (Amos 7-9), Isaiah (Isa. 6), and Jeremiah (Jer. 25:15-17)—were all brought into the divine council of Yahweh and spoke directly to Yahweh, whereas the exilic and post-exilic prophets were not brought into the full divine council of Yahweh.
- Haggai. When the exiles returned from Babylon, they experienced many bitter disappointments. Both Ezekiel and Deutero- Isaiah promised so much that the people expected an era of great happiness and material prosperity.
- Zechariah. Joining with Haggai in bringing a message of hope and encouragement to those who returned from the exile was Zechariah, whose analysis of the situation was more profound than that of his contemporary.
- Malachi. A prophet whose name we do not know spoke to the returned exiles and offered them an explanation of the situation that they faced. He is known as Malachi not because this was his name but because the word means "messenger," and in his predictions concerning the future, he says that a messenger will precede the coming of the Day of Yahweh and will prepare the people for it.
- Obadiah. Obadiah's work is preserved in a book that contains a single chapter. Usually works of this length were placed in larger collections of manuscripts and included under the name of a different author.
KINGS Cyrus I (550-530) Cambyses II (530-522) Darius I (522-486) Xerxes I (Ahasuerus) (486-465) Artaxerxes I (465-424) PROPHETS Obadiah then Joel, early post-exilic Haggai (520) Zechariah (519) Malachi (430) DATES 538 Cyrus’ decree 516 second temple built 400 close of OT HISTORICAL BOOKS Ezra 1-6 first and second returns Esther Ezra 7-10 ...
Feb 2, 2019 · The prophets also helped shape a distinctive theological perspective which created hope and purpose following the tragedy the people had experienced. The following outline provides a chronological order of the post-exilic prophets: 1. Third Isaiah (537-520 BC) 2. Haggai (520 BC) 3. Zechariah (520-518 BC) 4. Malachi (500-450 BC) 5. Joel (400-350 ...
Apr 23, 2012 · In order to understand the post-exilic prophets, some historical context is necessary. 1 The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar had died in 562, and his death had precipitated the rapid decline of his empire. His reign was followed in quick succession by the reigns of Evil-Merodach (562–560), Neriglissar (560–556), and Labisi-Marduk (556) before any semblance of stability was reached with the ...
3. The date for Joel is highly debated. I list him as an early post-exilic prophet along with Obadiah III. GENRE (this is classical Hebrew prophetic poetry). This book is the shortest book in the OT. IV. AUTHORSHIP A. Nothing is known about the Prophet B. There are several theories about the time in which he lived and wrote: 1.
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The Prophets While there is considerable overlap among them, there is technically a distinction between the exilic prophets—those who prophesied between 587 and 539 BCE, during the exile—and the post-exilic prophets, whose work takes places after the Edict of Cyrus. By way of overview, the prophets may be categorized this way:
