Joel Joel, son of Pethuel, was a native of Judah. Joel, means “Ya is God”, and his book is the second of the twelve Minor Prophets. He was well-educated and he was a gifted poet and one of the books of the Bible is named after him. The Bible’s book of Joel has two main […]
Job Job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is beset by Satan with God’s permission with horrendous disasters that take away all that he holds dear, including his offspring, his health, and his property. He struggles to understand his situation and begins a search for the answers to his difficulties. Job
Jeremiah Jeremiah, Hebrew Yirmeyahu (650-570 B.C., Egypt), Hebrew prophet, reformer, and author of a biblical book that bears his name. He was closely involved in the political and religious events of a crucial era in the history of the ancient Near East; his spiritual leadership helped his fellow countrymen survive disasters that included the capture of Jerusalem by
Jacob-Isaiah Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebekah and the twin brother to Esau (Gen 25:23-26). Jacob means “grabber,” at birth he was holding onto Esau’s heel. With the help of his mother, he received his father’s blessing that was meant for Esau. Cheated by his brother, Esau vowed to kill Jacob (Gen 27:41). Jacob
Isaiah Isaiah (sometimes spelled as Esaias), was the son of Amoz (Isa 1:1), was married and had two children. God called for him in the year King Uzziah died (740 BC). His ministry was a long one, during the reign of four kings of Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Isa 1:1). Isaiah means “Yah is