I love this timeline of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. I got this information from www.biblestudy.org. It is very accurate and gives the timeline of when each book was believed to be written and the prophet that wrote it. This is a great tool that I refer back to often, so I have included it here. This timeline also includes notes on what the book was about.
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Date
(B.C.)
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Prophet
(Name Means)
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Theme of Book
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Prophecies
To / About
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Major Sins Addressed
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840 - 830
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Obadiah
(Worshipper
of YHVH)
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Day of the Lord
Edom's Destruction
Israel's restoration
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Against Edom
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Edom had continual violence toward Jacob. Edom cheered when Judah taken captive.
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830 - 750
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Joel
(YHVH is God)
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The Day of the Lord
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Israel,
Northern Kingdom
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Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness
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780 - 740
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Jonah
(Dove)
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Sign of Commitment
Type of Jesus Christ
Mercy to Repentant
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Nineveh,
with implications
to all peoples
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Cruelty of Assyrians
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765 - 725
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Hosea
(Salvation)
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Salvation
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Israel,
Northern Kingdom
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Adultery, drunkenness, idolatry, licentiousness
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760
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Amos
(Burden Bearer)
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The Day of the Lord
The Eternal will roar
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Israel, Judah,
Benjamin and
All Nations.
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Oppression of poor, Sexual Immorality,
Wanton Luxury,
Corrupt law and men
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740 - 700
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Micah
(Who is
like YHVH?)
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The Eternal
is just Judge
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Samaria,
Jerusalem,
All Nations
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Lack of justice in land,
Oppression
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Date
(B.C.)
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Prophet
(Name Means)
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Theme of Book
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Prophecies
To / About
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Major Sins Addressed
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640 - 620
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Nahum
(Consolation)
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Judgment on Nineveh
Comfort to Israel
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Assyrians,
primarily city
of Nineveh
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Cruelty of the Assyrians, overstepped boundaries
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640 - 609
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Zephaniah
(Hidden by YHVH)
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God's indignation on earth
Who may be hidden?
Israel repents then
God saves them.
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Judah, Jerusalem,
all Israel and all
peoples warning them
of the Day of the Lord
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Spiritual fornication
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608 - 605
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Habakkuk
(Embrace)
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God embraces Judah
through destroying
the Chaldeans
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Babylon with
implications for
all peoples
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Aggression and plunder.
Greed and self-assertion.
Graft, violence in building.
Inhumanity and Idolatry
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520
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Haggai
(Festival)
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The restoration Temple points to the Church
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Zerubbabel,
Joshua and the
returned remnant
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Neglect in building God's House. Procrastination.
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520 - 480
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Zechariah
(Remembered
by YHVH)
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The coming of
God's Kingdom
preceded by
building of Temple
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Zerubbabel,
Joshua and the
returned remnant
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Joshua had filthy garments.
Lack of Judgment.
Lack of mercy and peace.
Living in evil ways.
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420 - 400
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Malachi
(My Messenger)
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Be prepared for
the messenger
that is to come
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Israel (twelve tribes)
and Israel of God
today (the church)
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Priests neglecting duties. People chided for divorce, adultery, robbing God and criticizing.
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Compiled by: Bernie Monsalvo
Edited by BibleStudy.org
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