Dating Latter Prophets and Quick Important Dates

Question 1

What happened in 538?

Answer 1

Cyrus issues a decree that the Jews can return to Judea.

Question 2

List the important dates for the monarchy period.

Answer 2

1011
971
930

Question 3

What century did Nahum prophesy during?

Answer 3

7th century

Question 4

What century did Zephaniah prophesy during?

Answer 4

7th century

Question 5

What century did Joel prophesy during?

Answer 5

Probably 9th

Question 6

What happened in 1011?

Answer 6

Saul died and David became king.

Question 7

Which classical prophets prophesied to the people after the exile in the post-exilic period?

Answer 7

Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

Question 8

What century did Habakkuk prophesy during?

Answer 8

7th century

Question 9

What happened in 609?

Answer 9

Josiah was killed as the Egyptians march north to fight Assyria.

Question 10

What happened in 732?

Answer 10

Kingdom of Israel lost to Assyria under Tiglath-Pileser III and became a vassal. Hoshea installed as puppet king.

Question 11

What century did Obadiah prophesy during?

Answer 11

6th century

Question 12

What century did Daniel prophesy during?

Answer 12

6th century

Question 13

What happened in 458?

Answer 13

Atraxerxes allowed Ezra and others to return.

Question 14

What happened in 605?

Answer 14

The Babylonians win the battle of Carchemish and Judah has a brief period of freedom.

Question 15

What century did Ezekiel prophesy during?

Answer 15

6th century

Question 16

Which prophets prophesied to the people of the kingdom of Israel?

Answer 16

Amos

Hosea

Question 17

What happened in 446?

Answer 17

Atraxerxes allowed Nehemiah and others to return.

Question 18

Which prophets prophesied to the people of the kingdom of Judah in the 8th century?

Answer 18

Micah

Isaiah

Question 19

List the important dates for the 8th century.

Answer 19

732
722
701

Question 20

What happened in 622?

Answer 20

The book of the law was discovered In Judah during Josiah’s reign.

Question 21

Which prophets prophesied to or primarily about other nations than Israel?

Answer 21

• Obadiah
• Nahum
• Jonah
• Micah and Isaiah in particular stress the Gentiles

Question 22

What century did Jeremiah prophesy during?

Answer 22

7th century and into 6th

Question 23

Which classical prophets prophesied to the people in exile?

Answer 23

Obadiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Jeremiah

Question 24

What happened in 612?

Answer 24

Nineveh fell to the Babylonians.

Question 25

Which prophets were active during the 9th century?

Answer 25

Joel, though various dates have been proposed

Question 26

List the important dates for the exilic/post-exilic period.

Answer 26

538
515
458
446

Question 27

What century did Amos prophesy during?

Answer 27

8th century

Question 28

What happened in 971?

Answer 28

David died and Solomon became king.

Question 29

What century did Isaiah prophesy during?

Answer 29

8th century and into the 7th

Question 30

What happened in 722?

Answer 30

After Israel (under Hoshea) rebelled against Assyria after Tiglath-Pileser III dies, Assyria invades and Samaria is destroyed.

Question 31

What century did Hosea prophesy during?

Answer 31

8th century

Question 32

List the important dates for the 7th century.

Answer 32

630
622
612
609
605

Question 33

What century did Micah prophesy during?

Answer 33

8th century

Question 34

What happened in 630?

Answer 34

Josiah rebelled against Assyria and Judah is briefly free.

Question 35

What happened in 701?

Answer 35

Sennacherib invaded Judah except for Jerusalem; Judah becomes a vassal.

Question 36

Which prophets prophesied to the people of the kingdom of Judah in the 7th century?

Answer 36

Isaiah
Jeremiah
Zephaniah
Habakkuk
Nahum

Question 37

What happened in 930?

Answer 37

Solomon died, the kingdom fell, and Rehoboam became king.