Prophets (Old Testament Office)

Prophets in the Old Testament were holy men appointed and inspired by God to speak his Word to the Israelites. They were often called to preach Israel to covenant faithfulness, to warn of judgment, and to point forward to the coming of the Messiah.

Prophets in the New Testament are known as Apostles.

Known Prophets

Name	First Appears in	Writing(s)	Other titles
Adam and Eve	The Book of Genesis	None	None
Noah	The Book of Genesis	None	None
Abraham	The Book of Genesis	None	Patriarch
Sarah	The Book of Genesis	None	None
Rebekah	The Book of Genesis	None	None
Jacob	The Book of Genesis	None	Patriarch
Joseph	The Book of Genesis	None	Patriarch
Moses	The Book of Exodus	The Torah	None
Miriam	The Book of Exodus	None	None
Jethro	The Book of Exodus	None	None
Bezalel	The Book of Exodus	None	None
Eldad and Medad	The Book of Numbers	None	None
Joshua	The Book of Numbers	The Book of Joshua	None
Phinehas	The Book of Numbers	None	None
Othniel	The Book of Judges	None	Judge
Deborah	The Book of Judges	None	Judge
Gideon	The Book of Judges	None	Judge
Samuel	The First Book of Samuel	The Books of Samuel	Judge
Gad	The First Book of Samuel	None	None
Nathan	The Second Book of Samuel	None	None
David	The Second Book of Samuel	Some of the Psalms	King
Ahijah the Shilonite	The First Book of the Kings	None	None
Shemaiah	The First Book of the Kings	None	None
Jehu	The First Book of the Kings	None	None
Elijah	The First Book of the Kings	None	None
Elisha	The First Book of the Kings	None	None
Micaiah	The First Book of the Kings	None	None
Obadiah	The First Book of the Kings	The Prophecy of Obadiah	None
Joel	The Prophecy of Joel	The Prophecy of Joel	None
Amos	The Prophecy of Amos	The Prophecy of Amos	None
Jonah	The Second Book of the Kings	The Prophecy of Jonah	None
Huldah	The Second Book of the Kings	None	None
Isaiah	The Second Book of the Kings	The Prophecy of Isaiah	None
Jeremiah	The Second Book of the Kings	The Books of Kings, The Prophecy of Jeremiah, The Lamentations of Jeremiah	None
Zerubbabel	The Book of Ezra	None	None
Ezra	The Book of Ezra	The Books of the Chronicles, The Book of Ezra	None
Haggai	The Book of Ezra	The Prophecy of Haggai	None
Zechariah	The Book of Ezra	The Prophecy of Zechariah	None
Nehemiah	The Book of Nehemia	The Book of Nehemia	None
Hosea	The Prophecy of Hosea	The Prophecy of Hosea	None
Micah	The Prophecy of Micah	The Prophecy of Micah	None
Nahum	The Prophecy of Nahum	The Prophecy of Nahum	None
Zephaniah	The Prophecy of Zephaniah	The Prophecy of Zephaniah	None
Habakkuk	The Prophecy of Habakkuk	The Prophecy of Habakkuk	None
Esther	The Book of Esther	None	None
Daniel	The Book of Daniel	The Book of Daniel	None
Malachi	The Prophecy of Malachi	The Prophecy of Malachi	None
John the Baptist	The Gospel	None	Voice in the Wilderness (Isaiah 40:3)
Jesus Christ	The Gospel	None	Son of God, Word made flesh, Last of the Prophets (Hebrews 1)