Hosea: Hosea’s marriage to an unfaithful wife symbolizes Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and His enduring love for them.
Joel: Joel warns of a devastating locust plague and calls the people to repent before the coming Day of the Lord.
Amos: Amos proclaims God’s judgment on Israel for their social injustice and empty worship.
Obadiah: Obadiah prophesies the fall of Edom due to their pride and hostility toward Israel.
Jonah: Jonah is sent to Nineveh, where his reluctant preaching leads the people to repent and avoid destruction.
Micah: Micah warns of God’s judgment on Israel and Judah, but also foretells the coming of a ruler from Bethlehem.
Nahum: Nahum foretells the destruction of Nineveh as God’s judgment on their wickedness.
Habakkuk: Habakkuk questions God’s use of Babylon to judge Judah and learns to trust in God’s justice and timing.
Zephaniah: Zephaniah warns of the coming Day of the Lord, when judgment will fall on all nations, including Judah.
Haggai: Haggai urges the people to rebuild the temple, promising that God’s glory will return to it.
Zechariah: Zechariah encourages the returned exiles with visions of God’s future blessing, the rebuilding of the temple, and the coming Messiah.
Malachi: Malachi calls Israel to repentance and promises the coming of the Messenger who will prepare the way for the Lord.
