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Shemaiah
[People]Shemaiah was a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam, the first king of the southern kingdom of Judah. He delivered the word of God that prevented war with the northern tribes. When Shishak king of Egypt invaded, he brought God's warning to the leaders of Judah.
Brook Cherith
[Bible]The Brook Cherith is a stream near the Jordan River where, according to 1 Kings 17, the prophet Elijah hid at God's command during a drought and was sustained by food that ravens brought to him.
2 Samuel 12
[Bible]In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.
Jonah 4:11
[Bible Verses]Jonah 4:11 is God's question to Jonah, who was angry that Nineveh had been spared, and the Book of Jonah ends with this question. The verse is frequently cited as an expression of God's compassion, which extends even to Gentile nations.
Micah 6:8
[Bible Verses]A declaration that what God requires of people is to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. It is widely cited as a summary of prophetic faith, which places the conduct of life ahead of sacrifice.
Habakkuk 2:4
[Bible Verses]Habakkuk 2:4, "the just shall live by his faith," is God's answer to the prophet Habakkuk. Quoted three times in the New Testament and a central basis for the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith, it is counted among the most influential verses in the Bible.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
[Bible Verses]A passage in which the prophet Jeremiah hesitates at his call, protesting "I am a child," and God promises to be with him and puts His words in his mouth. It is frequently cited in sermons on calling and mission.
Malachi 2:14–16
[Bible Verses]In this passage the prophet Malachi rebukes the men of Israel who had abandoned the wives they married in their youth, and he speaks of marriage as a covenant before God. Because of the phrase "he hateth putting away," it is frequently cited in discussions of divorce and remarriage.
1 Samuel 15:23-24
[Bible Verses]In this passage the prophet Samuel tells King Saul, who had disobeyed God's command, that rebellion is comparable to divination and idolatry and that Saul has been rejected from the kingship. Saul then confesses his sin, saying that he feared the people. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of obedience and repentance.
Deuteronomy 13
[Bible]Deuteronomy 13 is a body of law prescribing how Israel is to deal with a prophet, a close family member or friend, or a city that entices others to serve other gods. It commands loyalty to the LORD alone, even when signs and wonders occur.
Zechariah 11
[Bible]Zechariah 11 records the prophet's symbolic actions. He takes two staffs, "Beauty" and "Bands," feeds the flock of the slaughter, and then breaks the staffs. He also receives thirty pieces of silver as his wages and casts them to the potter.
Baruch
[People]Baruch was the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah in the final years of the southern kingdom of Judah. He wrote on a scroll the prophecies Jeremiah dictated and read them aloud to the people in the temple.
Gehazi
[People]Gehazi is the servant of the prophet Elisha in 2 Kings. He is known for lying to obtain the gifts that Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, had intended for Elisha, and for being struck with leprosy as a result.
Zarephath
[Bible]Zarephath was a Phoenician town on the Mediterranean coast between Tyre and Sidon. The prophet Elijah stayed there during a drought and was provided for by a widow. In the New Testament the name appears as "Sarepta."
Amittai
[People]Amittai was the father of the prophet Jonah. He is mentioned by name only twice in the Old Testament, in 2 Kings 14:25 and Jonah 1:1.
Jeremiah 4
[Bible]Jeremiah 4 urges Israel to return to God and circumcise their hearts, then depicts an invasion from the north and the desolation of the land of Judah, recording the lament of the prophet who witnesses it.
Haggai 1
[Bible]Haggai 1 records the message the prophet Haggai delivered to the people of Judah, who had returned from exile but kept postponing the rebuilding of the temple, urging them to resume the work. It also recounts how the leaders and the people obeyed and began work on the temple.
Eliakim
[People]Eliakim was the official in charge of the royal household under Hezekiah, king of Judah. The son of Hilkiah, he met and negotiated with the Assyrian envoy Rabshakeh and was sent by the king to the prophet Isaiah.
Shunammite Woman
[People]The Shunammite woman is an unnamed woman from Shunem who appears in 2 Kings 4 and 8. She showed hospitality to the prophet Elisha, bore a son in fulfillment of his prophecy, and saw that son restored to life through Elisha after he died.
Tishbe
[Bible]Tishbe is known as the hometown of the prophet Elijah. Scripture mentions it only through the epithet "the Tishbite," applied to Elijah, and its exact location is uncertain.