Introduction to the major prophets In this lesson we will discuss the major prophets what they wrote

and the importance of the messages that they wrote So by the end of this lesson you will have a

clear understanding of each major prophet So let's start by taking a closer look at some of

the major prophets that we see in the Bible So these prophets are Isaiah Jeremiah who

also gave us lamentations We have Ezekiel and Daniel Hey they wrote some of the

longer books in the Bible These books are filled with messages messages from God during some of the

really challenging times that were happening So unlike the minor prophets who wrote shorter books the four were called

major because of the sheer size of their writing So you have the major and the minor

short and long not because they were more important than the minor prophets They are both equally important

So let's first talk about Isaiah Isaiah is like the lead voice among the prophets

He delivers the messages They range from calls for repentance to the promise of Christ to the

promise of a Messiah He shares a vision We see this in Isaiah 61 where he sees God in

his full glory which is a major kick off to his prophetic career So this

vision what does it show us It shows us how holy and Majestic God is

setting Isaiah on his path Another key verse we see in Isaiah is Isaiah 40 verse one

where God he tells Isaiah to comfort his people promising that tough times will eventually give way

to healing and give way to hope Now we see Jeremiah ok Jeremiah is known for his emotional

depth lived through the downfall of Jerusalem So right from the start we see in

Jeremiah 15 God tells him he was chosen before he was even born to be a prophet

to the nations So this shows God's intimate knowledge of us and his plans for

our lives What he plans to do in our lives We see again in Jeremiah 17 5 it warns us

about the folly of trusting in human strength over God This really highlights the need

for faith in God's power and his guidance So number three we see Ezekiel in Ezekiel there's a lot of

symbolism acts and dramatic visions we see in 37 1 he's led to a valley of dry bones which come

to life as a sign of hope and restoration for Israel So this vision it's a strong image of

how God can revive and renew even the most desperate situations that we're in So again in Ezekiel

the theme of transformation and new beginnings OK And then number four Daniel now as

we go through these feel free to go back and re watch these feel free to go back and take

different notes on them This is meant to give us a guide that we're going

to use and a foundation that we're going to use as we continue to move

through So Daniel we see navigates dreams navigates visions ok He interprets them for kings and does

this to reveals God's plan He is interpreting messages to the kings from God directly from God So in

Daniel 228 we see a declaration of God's power to reveal mysteries and the future OK This

shows that God has control over all things including the unfolding of history What is going to occur how

history is going to occur how the future is going to occur So we see in Daniel 1132 this

inspires us with the idea that those who know God will remain strong and take

action encouraging faith taking courage in difficult times So what connects all of these prophets These four major prophets

is one main thing It's their focus on God's sovereignty and the call to return to

Him So they really emphasize that there is no one God like God So Isaiah

prevent downfall And Ezekiel 1830 we see this as well Now in Daniel he even looks forward

to a time when God will establish an everlasting kingdom We see this in Daniel 244 So this is

a brief dive into the major prophets with each prophet each message bringing its own unique perspective to what we

are looking at to our overall study As we continue to explore more about them their

prophecies you will get to see how their words they not only addressed their own times

but they also speak to us today which is very important offering us insight into faith

how we can have a greater hope and the hope of redemption Ok So in the next lecture we will

discuss an explanation of the prophecies and we'll get into a little bit more detail to continue to tie

things together