How many major prophetic books in Old Testament?

Answer 1

It really depends on what type of prophecy you are asking about. Every book in the Old Testament contains at least one prophecy about the coming of the promised Messiah. If you seek "end times" prophecy, look to the books of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Zechariah. Of course there are prophetic "end times" verses contained in Psalms and Proverbs, but the main theme of these books is not "end times." Also, the book of Haggai says "in a little while God will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land." (Chp 2, vs 6). The books of 1 and 2 Kings and Jeremiah prophesied the capture of the Jews (Chosen People) by Babylon and the enslavement of the Jews for seventy years.

Books of both major and minor prophets prophesied the birth and death of many Kings, the destruction of lands (Egypt), major cities (Damascus and Babylon) and peoples and the return of the promised land to the Jews, as well as those Jews who fled Roman persecution after the destruction of their temple in 70 AD and settled in every country around the world. This prophecy has already been fulfilled when Israel became a nation in 1948 and welcomed their exiles back to the homeland from around the world.

Nearly every book of the OT is chock full of some kind prophecy. It just depends on what type of prophecy about which you wish to learn.

Answer 2

The Old Testament book which are loosely referred to as the "major prophets" are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel. The minor prophets of the Old Testament are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.