Prophetic Books Of The Bible Old Testament. There are 17 prophetic books, 5 of which are considered “major” and the remaining 12 “minor”. The hebrew old testament is divided into 3 main parts, based on genre.
The poetic books of the bible include job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes and the songs of solomon and follow the 17 historical books that comprise the first portion of the old testament.these five books contain the poetry of the nation of israel, providing. The pentateuch (the first five books of the ot) teaches that god chose abraham and his family to bless all nations (gen. Canon of the holy scriptures;
Hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi.
A prophet was a divinely chosen representative who, having received god’s message, proclaimed it in oral, visual, or written form to the people. In this biblex study, you will explore the prophetic books of isaiah, jeremiah, hosea, jonah, and amos. Zephaniah, habakkuk, jeremiah, nahum, ezekiel, obadiah, and lamentations. The old testament books can be divided in four categories: