Old Testament

Major Prophets

The longer prophetic books of the Old Testament.

The Major Prophets delivered God's messages to Israel and Judah during crucial periods in their history. These books contain powerful warnings about judgment for sin, calls to repentance, and promises of future restoration. Through symbolic actions, visions, and poetic oracles, they reveal God's heart for justice, faithfulness, and redemption.

Books in Major Prophets

Isaiah

Visions of God's holiness, judgment, and the coming Messiah.

66 chapters

Key Events:

  • Temple Vision
  • Immanuel Prophecy
  • Suffering Servant
  • New Heavens and Earth

Jeremiah

The weeping prophet's warnings to Judah before the Babylonian exile.

52 chapters

Key Events:

  • Prophet's Call
  • Temple Sermon
  • New Covenant
  • Fall of Jerusalem

Lamentations

Poetic expressions of grief over Jerusalem's destruction.

5 chapters

Key Events:

  • City's Desolation
  • God's Anger
  • Call for Repentance
  • Hope in Faithfulness

Ezekiel

Dramatic visions and prophecies to the exiles in Babylon.

48 chapters

Key Events:

  • Throne Vision
  • Temple Visions
  • Valley of Dry Bones
  • New Temple

Daniel

Stories of faithfulness in exile and apocalyptic visions.

12 chapters

Key Events:

  • Fiery Furnace
  • Lions' Den
  • Four Beasts
  • Seventy Weeks

Key Information

Key Themes

Judgment and Restoration

Faithfulness in Exile

The Coming Messiah

God's Sovereignty

New Covenant