Isaac Isaac was, the second patriarch of Israel (Moses was the first), son of Abraham and Sara, and father to Jacob and Esau. He was born to when Abraham and Sara were in their old age and his name means “to laugh.” After he was weaned, his half-brother, Ishmael, was banished with his Egyptian mother, Hagar […]
Hosea Hosea, according to the Bible’s book of Hosea, Hosea prophesied about 2750 years ago, during the reigns of the last two kings of Israel, shortly before Israel was conquered and destroyed by the Assyrian Empire. Hosea’s prophecies spoke of the desolations that would result from being unfaithful to God, and of God’s promise to
Herodotus Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC (c. 484–425 BC). He has been called the “The Father of History” (firstly conferred by Cicero), and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to
Haggai Haggai was sent by God to preach to the restored community of Jews in Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity had ended. He encouraged his fellow Jews to finish rebuilding the Temple, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians in about 586 B.C. Haggai’s messages were addressed to Zerubbabel the governor, and to Joshua the
Habakkuk Habakkuk lived in Judah and was a contemporary of the prophets Nahumand Jeremiah. He preached during the last days of Judah before its fall in 586 B.C. Habakkuk foresaw the doom that awaited Jerusalem and was troubled by two questions: 1. Why would God allow evil to exist in the nation of Judah?