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23 storiesProphets
Daniel 6
Daniel and the LionsJealous officials trap an old and honest man with a law he cannot obey. Daniel keeps praying anyway, and spends a night in a den of lions.
Jonah 1–4
Jonah Runs the Other WayGod sends Jonah to the great city of Nineveh. Jonah sails the other way, into a storm, a great fish and a lesson about how wide God's mercy really is.
Isaiah 6
Holy, Holy, Holy: Isaiah Sees the LordIn the temple, Isaiah sees the Lord on his throne and hears the seraphim calling “Holy, holy, holy”. Undone by his own sin, he is cleansed with a burning coal and answers God’s call: “Here am I; send me.”
Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah: Too Young to Speak?God calls young Jeremiah to be a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah protests that he is too young, but God touches his mouth, shows him two visions, and promises, “I am with thee to deliver thee.”
Jeremiah 18:1–12
At the Potter’s HouseGod sends Jeremiah to watch a potter at work. When a pot is spoiled, the potter reshapes it, and God uses the moment to show his people that they are like clay in his hands, and that it is not too late to turn back.
Jeremiah 38
Jeremiah in the MudAngry officials lower Jeremiah into a muddy cistern and leave him to die. Then Ebed-melech, a foreign official in the palace, risks speaking up to the king, and pulls the prophet out with ropes and old rags.
Ezekiel 37:1–14
The Valley of Dry BonesIn a vision, Ezekiel stands in a valley full of dry bones and hears God ask, “Can these bones live?” As he speaks God’s word, the bones rattle together, breath fills them, and a great army stands up: a promise of hope for a people who had lost all hope.
Amos 7:10–17
The Shepherd Who Would Not Be SilencedA shepherd from Judah brings God's warning to the king's own shrine at Bethel. The chief priest orders him to go home and keep quiet. Amos answers that he never asked to be a prophet; God sent him.
Hosea 1–3
Hosea Loves AgainGod asks the prophet Hosea to live out a painful love story: a wife who leaves, children with strange names, and a husband who goes after her anyway. It is a picture of how God loves his wandering people.
Micah 6:1–8
What Does the Lord Require?God calls the mountains to witness as he puts his case to his people. They wonder what gift could ever be enough. The answer is simpler, and harder, than anything they could bring.
Habakkuk 1–3
Habakkuk on the WatchtowerA prophet brings his hardest questions straight to God: why is there so much wrong, and why doesn't God act? He climbs a watchtower to wait for an answer, and comes down singing.
Isaiah 5:1–7
The Song of the VineyardThe prophet Isaiah sings a love song about a friend's vineyard, cared for perfectly, that grows only sour grapes. Then he reveals who the vineyard is, and what God was looking for.
Isaiah 40:27–31
They Will Soar on Wings like EaglesGod's people in exile are tired and think God has forgotten them. The book of Isaiah answers: the Creator never grows weary, and those who wait on him will soar like eagles.
Isaiah 44:24–45:7
Cyrus, My ShepherdIn the book of Isaiah, God names a foreign king, Cyrus, as the shepherd who will free his people and order Jerusalem and its temple to be rebuilt, even though Cyrus does not know him.
Jeremiah 29:1–14
A Letter to the ExilesJeremiah sends a letter from Jerusalem to the captives in Babylon. It is not what they expected: settle down, build houses, plant gardens, pray for the city, and trust God's plans for a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 32:1–15
Jeremiah Buys a FieldBabylon's army surrounds Jerusalem and Jeremiah is under guard. Then God tells him to buy a field. He signs, seals and stores the deed in a clay jar, a sign that one day life will return to the land.
Jeremiah 36
The Scroll in the FireJeremiah dictates God's warnings and Baruch writes them on a scroll and reads them in the temple. King Jehoiakim cuts the scroll apart and burns it, column by column. God has every word written again.
Joel 1:1–2:27
After the LocustsWave after wave of locusts strips the land of Judah bare. The prophet Joel calls everyone, from old to young, to turn back to God with all their hearts, and God promises to repay the years the locusts ate.
Joel 2:28–32
I Will Pour Out My SpiritAfter the locusts and the rain, Joel hears an even greater promise: one day God will pour out his Spirit on everyone, sons and daughters, old and young, servants too, and whoever calls on the Lord will be saved.
Obadiah 1–21
Edom on the CliffsWhen Jerusalem fell, its neighbour Edom, descended from Jacob's brother Esau, stood by and gloated. The shortest book in the Old Testament answers: pride will be brought down, and the kingdom belongs to the Lord.
Jonah 4
Jonah Under the VineNineveh has turned to God and been spared, and Jonah is furious. He sulks outside the city, and God uses a fast-growing plant, a worm and a hot wind to ask him a question about mercy.
Nahum 1:1–8; 3:1–7
The Fall of NinevehA century after Jonah, Nineveh has returned to cruelty, and the whole region suffers under Assyria. The prophet Nahum announces that the city will fall, and that the Lord is a stronghold for those who trust him.
Zephaniah 1:1–7; 2:3; 3:9–13
The Humble Will ShelterIn the days of young King Josiah, the prophet Zephaniah warns Jerusalem that a day of reckoning is coming, and promises that God will keep a humble, honest people safe.