Our Top Ten Prophets - The God Who Speaks
Take a look at our Top Ten Prophets and be inspired by their lives of faith, courage and determination. See how they faced tricky kings, enemies, powerful leaders and nations.
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<iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-TGVQPJH" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe> <img width="500" height="500" class="header-logo white" src="/wp-content/themes/godwhospeaks/images/GWS-Logo-WHITE.svg" onerror="this.src='/wp-content/themes/godwhospeaks/images/GWS-Logo-WHITE.svg'; this.onerror=null;" alt="The God Who Speaks" /> The Bible and Catholics All Scripture is inspired by God <img width="500" height="500" class="mobile-header" src="/wp-content/themes/godwhospeaks/images/GWS-logo-no-words-GREEN.svg" onerror="this.src='/wp-content/themes/godwhospeaks/images/GWS-logo-no-words-GREEN.svg'; this.onerror=null;" alt="The God Who Speaks" /> Home icon-homeAbout us Introduction Background and Context Summary Vision Delivery and Output Sources of Inspiration and Prayers Catholic Biblical Apostolate now Priorities and Challenges Mission Statement Supporting Papal Documents The Bible Lectionary Bible Basics Our Top Tens Bible Overview Gospels and Psalms Paul and the Letters Going Deeper Recommendations Daily Living Good Work Time to Reflect Time to Hope The Meaning of Life Creation Care Family, Food and Fellowship Health, Wellbeing and Disability Justice Saints & Seasons Our Lady Saint Joseph Saint Mary Magdalene Saint Jerome Lent and Easter Ascension Pentecost All Saints and All Souls Advent Christmas to Epiphany Season Art & Culture Divine Designs Project Cloud of Witnesses Interfaith Art Project Women in Scripture Art Videos Art Matters Our Artist Scripture and Churches Scripture and Poetry Scripture and Music Science Series 1 Series 2 Social Action Education Primary Schools Secondary Schools The Bible Alive in Church Poster Posters for Schools and Parishes Practical Liturgy Guide to Working with Catholics Poetry Challenge: Let the Scriptures Speak Run your own Noah Day! Proverbs School Challenge Inclusive Catechesis resources Mosaic Experience <img width="500" height="500" class="header-logo white below1024" src="/wp-content/themes/godwhospeaks/images/GWS-Logo-WHITE.svg" onerror="this.src='/wp-content/themes/godwhospeaks/images/GWS-Logo-WHITE.svg'; this.onerror=null;" alt="The God Who Speaks" /> Toggle navigation Sharing Our Top Ten Prophets Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 5:42 pm Take a look at our Top Ten Prophets and be inspired by their lives of faith, courage and determination. See how they faced tricky kings, enemies, powerful leaders and nations. icon-home » About the Bible » Our Top Tens » Our Top Ten Prophets The Prophets of the Old Testament have always been essential reading for Christians. There are four major groups:The prophets of the 8th Century BCE – Amos, Hosea, Micah and First Isaiah.Those who prophesied just before the Exile (late 7th early 6th Century) – Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, and Jeremiah.The prophets of the exile – Ezekiel and second Isaiah.The post-exilic prophets – Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, then Obadiah, Joel and Jonah. Unlike priests or kings who came from specific tribes or families, prophets were chosen by God and came from very different classes and backgrounds. We know of at least five women prophets in the Hebrew scriptures – Miriam who led the Israelites out of Egypt with Moses and Aaron; Deborah a prophetess and judge; the wife of Isaiah whose name is not recorded; and Huldah who authenticated the book of the Law found in the Temple at the time of Josiah. There are references to other groups of women prophets elsewhere, but we do not know of their ministry. Prophets were both Seers and deliverers of “the Word of the Lord”, sometimes literally in messages they had received by divine inspiration while at other times in symbolic acts. It is the Prophets who above all bear witness to the coming of the Messiah. They give us fascinating foreshadowings of Christ which the Gospels pick up and realise in the life of Jesus. The account of Mary singing the Magnificat is the account of a prophet summarising the prophetic tradition of her people, addressing the cruel social realities of her time, bringing God’s judgement to them and offering a word of prophetic hope. To get a clearer picture of the events that led to and foretold the Messiah, be sure to read the Prophets. Miriam <img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="1020" height="956" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.godwhospeaks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Miriam.jpg?resize=1020%2C956&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-10610" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.godwhospeaks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Miriam.jpg?w=1020&ssl=1 1020w, https://i0.wp.com/www.godwhospeaks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Miriam.jpg?resize=300%2C281&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.godwhospeaks.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Miriam.jpg?resize=768%2C720&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />Radbod Commandeur (1890 – 1955); photo by Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons Exodus 15: 20-22 Miriam is mentioned in the Bible as one of the few nominated prophetesses...
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