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| Major Characters | Micah | Isaiah | Jeremiah | Beruch | Ezekiel |
| Other Important Characters | Rehoboam | Josiah | |||
| Other Important Events | -Micah spoke about the rich expoliting the poor and failure to grasp the meaning of religion -religious and ethical message, not political -prophet for the poor |
-prophecy emphasizes the historical relationships among God, David, and David's royal ancestry -Foresaw eventual destruction of Judah -predicted a coming Messiah |
-From a priestly family -Called at the age of 19, in 627 B.C. Jeremiah told God he was too young -Summoned the people to moral reform, proclaiming the goodness and power of the Lord -Warned the people of Judah to foresake idols, return to righteousness, and cultivate purity of heart, lest God's justice bring them catastrophe -Towards end of life he was considered a traitor -Was kidnapped by followers and taken to Egypt not Babylon |
-Scribe of Jeremiah -Possibly wrote book of Deuteronomy |
-Warned of destruction of the temple in Jerusalem -Used visions to convey his message -stressed that God was with the Chosen People even in exile and that people needed to act with virtue |
| Where in the Bible | Micah 1,1-7,20 | Isaiah 1,1-66,24 | Jeremiah 1,1-52,34 | Ezekiel 1,1-48,35 | |
| Key Themes or Ideas | Obedience to the laws of God | Hope | Suffering | Imagination, God is the Good Shepherd | |