Jewish Prophets
Nahum
A K A: the Elkoshite
Prophet to: Foreign Nation
Kings: Amon, Josiah, Manasseh
Quick History
Nahum's main message was the destruction of Nineveh as a judgement on the Assyrians for their cruel treatment of other nations. His writings could be taken as prophecy or as history. One account suggests that his writings are a prophecy written in about 615 BCE, just before the downfall of Assyria, while another account suggests that he wrote this passage as liturgy just after its downfall in 612 BCE.
Zephaniah
Prophet to: Judah (Southern Kingdom)
Kings: Josiah
Quick History
Watched Judah revert back to their evil ways under Manasseh, and Amon. He prophesied during the revival under good king Josiah's reign. Condemned the worship of Canaanite and Assyrian gods and predicted disaster for the pagan nations around such as Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Ethiopia, and Assyria. He also foretold the destruction and restoration of Jerusalem.
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