![]() Such apostasy often took the form of disregard for the Law of Moses and overt idol worship of pagan gods. Most of these prophetic works were written to address the spiritual apostasy of the Jews. 15 appear to have been from the Southern Kingdom while one was from the Northern Kingdom (Hosea). These 16 men all appear to be of Jewish descent, although we know little about most of them. Each of the 17 books is entitled with the person's name normally credited with writing the book (Lamentations also written by Jeremiah is the exception). ![]() (Ezra 1) after the Babylonians were conquered by the Medes/Persians (Dan. Much of the nation was taken into captivity by the Babylonians, but allowed to return to their lands starting around 540 B.C. The nation of Judah fell to the Babylonian Empire around 600 B.C. Around 720 B.C., the nation of Israel fell to the Assyrian Empire and was scattered throughout their Empire never to return (2 Kings 17). ![]() Over the centuries, both kingdoms suffered from external military threats from surrounding Gentile kingdoms, including Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. ![]()
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