| A | B |
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| Non-writing prophet who defeated the prophets of Baal in a contest | Elijah |
| experienced God’s presence in a gentle breeze | Elijah |
| tells Ahab that the dogs will lick his blood and devour Jezebel | Elijah |
| He disappears when he is taken away in a fiery chariot. | Elijah |
| A non-writing prophet and a disciple of Elijah who cures Naaman, a commander in the Syrian army of leprosy. | Elisha |
| A shepherd from Judah, who goes as a prophet to the north. He condemns their unjust, exploitative actions toward the poor and weak. | Amos |
| Through this prophet, God condemns empty ritualism. | Amos |
| A prophet to the north who compares Israel’s betrayal of God to his own wife’s infidelity | Hosea |
| After an angel purified his lips, this prophet to Judah responded, “Here I am; send me.” | Isaiah |
| Two of his prophecies are: a young woman will bear a son named Immanuel and that from the “stump of Jesse” will come a child who will bring peace | Isaiah |
| Consoles the Exiles with the joyous expectation of returning home; tells of a “suffering servant” who will save the people. | Second Isaiah |
| Was with the people when they returned to Judah from exile. Calls for true fasting- that is , works of justice and mercy; proclaims God as the God of all nations. | Third Isaiah |
| Prophet who imagines the day when the nations “shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.” | Micah |
| He provides the eloquent description of what God requires of us: “ to do justice and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.” | Micah |
| He foresees a day when a descendant of David’s line from Bethlehem will lead Israel to peace and justice | Micah |
| Prophet who tells of a time of judgment for unfaithful Judah; preaches the idea of a humble remnant. | Zephaniah |
| Prophet who asks why God does not stop human evil by punishing Judah. | Habakkuk |
| Prophet who was not eager to respond to the call because he was too young. | Jeremiah |
| He condemns idolatry, injustice, and foolish defiance of Babylon; offers hope of a new Covenant, which will be “written on the hearts of the people”. | Jeremiah |
| Faithful scribe of Jeremiah | Baruch |
| Becomes a prophet when he is called through a strange vision where he sees a chariot drawn by four winged creatures. Above this is a being of light resembling a man. | Ezekiel |
| A voice instructs him to eat a scroll. He says it tastes “as sweet as honey”. | Ezekiel |
| He uses the images of a new heart and dry bones to pantomime Jerusalem’s coming destruction. . Later he offers the exiles hope of restoration and a New Covenant. | Ezekiel |
| Prophet of the post-exilic period who spurs the people into rebuilding the Temple | Haggai |
| Prophet of the post-exilic period who describes the messianic age and portrays the Messiah as a king of peace | Zechariah |
| Prophet of the post-exilic community who condemns sacrilegious offerings and materialism. | Malachi |
| Post-exilic prophet who calls for fasting and prayer after a plague of locusts. The plague symbolizes the coming catastrophe of God’s judgment on the people for their continuing infidelity. | Joel |
| Prophet who condemns Edom for “fratricide” in helping Judah’s enemies. | Obadiah |
| Chapters 40-55 of Isaiah, which aim to raise the people’s hopes | Book of Consolation |
| A collection of five hymns of grief composed shortly after Jerusalem’s fall | Book of Lamentations |
| Described in Second Isaiah, an innocent man who suffers greatly | Suffering Servant |
