Bible Facts
Prophets
Direct biblical statementRavens fed ElijahDuring a drought, God sent ravens to bring Elijah bread and meat, morning and evening, by the brook Cherith.Direct biblical statementLions did not harm DanielDaniel was thrown into a den of lions for praying to God, and God sent his angel to shut the lions' mouths.Direct biblical statementThe shadow went back ten stepsAs a sign to King Hezekiah, the shadow went back ten steps on the stairway of Ahaz.Direct biblical statementElijah went up by a whirlwindSecond Kings says a chariot of fire separated Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.Direct biblical statementAn iron axe head floatedWhen a borrowed axe head fell into the Jordan, Elisha threw in a stick and the iron floated.Direct biblical statementNaaman washed seven timesNaaman, an army commander with leprosy, was healed after washing seven times in the Jordan as Elisha told him.Direct biblical statementElijah soaked the altar firstBefore God sent fire on Mount Carmel, Elijah had the altar and sacrifice drenched with water three times.Direct biblical statementA man revived on touching Elisha's bonesSecond Kings records that a dead man thrown into Elisha's tomb came to life when he touched Elisha's bones.Direct biblical statementEzekiel ate a scroll as sweet as honeyIn a vision God told Ezekiel to eat a scroll; it was as sweet as honey in his mouth.Direct biblical statementGod called the boy Samuel four timesGod called Samuel at night; three times he ran to Eli, and the fourth time he answered "Speak, for your servant hears."Translation-dependent observationAnna's age can be read two waysLuke 2:37 can mean that Anna was a widow of eighty-four years of age, or that she had been a widow for eighty-four years.Direct biblical statementA hand wrote on the palace wallAt Belshazzar's feast, fingers of a man's hand wrote on the wall; Daniel read and explained the words.Direct biblical statementDeborah judged under a palm treeDeborah, a prophetess, judged Israel sitting under "Deborah's palm tree" between Ramah and Bethel.Direct biblical statementIsaiah saw seraphim with six wingsIn Isaiah's vision each seraph had six wings: two covering the face, two the feet, and two for flying.Direct biblical statementA valley of dry bones came to lifeIn a vision Ezekiel prophesied to dry bones; they came together, were covered with flesh, and breath entered them.Direct biblical statementJeremiah wrote a letter to the exilesJeremiah sent a letter to the exiles in Babylon telling them to build houses, plant gardens and seek the peace of the city.Direct biblical statementJonah was angry about a plantAfter Nineveh repented, Jonah was angry; God gave him shade with a vine and then taught him through it.Direct biblical statementElisha asked for a double portionBefore Elijah was taken up, Elisha asked for a double portion of his spirit.Translation-dependent observationHosea's children had message namesHosea's children were named Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah ("not pitied") and Lo-Ammi ("not my people") as signs to Israel.Direct biblical statementMicah named BethlehemMicah prophesied that a ruler of Israel would come from Bethlehem Ephrathah; Matthew quotes this in the account of the Magi.Direct biblical statementMiriam watched over Moses and later led a songMoses' sister watched over the baby in the reeds; later Miriam the prophetess led the women in a song by the sea.Direct biblical statementKing Josiah's officials consulted HuldahWhen the book of the law was found, King Josiah's officials went to the prophetess Huldah for God's word.Direct biblical statementJonah sailed the opposite wayGod sent Jonah east to Nineveh, but he boarded a ship going to Tarshish, in the far west.Direct biblical statementNineveh took three days to crossJonah describes Nineveh as "an exceedingly great city, three days' journey across".Literary or interpretive observationJesus spoke of "the sign of Jonah"Jesus compared Jonah's three days in the fish with the Son of Man's three days in the heart of the earth.