Micah:-
Micah, called the Morasthite, to distinguish him from Micaiah, mentioned in 1st Kings 22, prophesied both in Israel and Judah in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. His predictions refer to the destruction of Jerusalem, the captivity, and the return, and point very vividly to the coming of Messiah. He was contemporary with Isaiah, whom he resembles in several respects. He is referred to in Jeremiah chapter 26 and verse 18, and quotations from his book signifying the birth of Christ at Bethlehem are made in the gospels: “And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,” etc.
Nahum:-
Nahum is supposed to have prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah, about B.C. 712. Josephus, the Jewish historian, supported by several commentators, places him some years earlier, but the balance of opinion accepts the date here given. His prophecy is directed against Nineveh, which was destroyed by the Medes and Chaldeans about B.C. 626.
Habakkuk:-
Habakkuk directs his prophecy against the nation in general and against the priests and nobles in particular. His words are full of warning and reproof on account of the corruption and lawlessness that he sees on all hands. God's apparent “delay” in judging this situation causes Habakkuk great perplexity, but the initial perplexity is nothing compared to what he experiences when God intimates His “remedy” - the raising up of the Chaldeans to march through the land to possess it. After standing on his watch-tower, however, he acknowledges God's ways, and from that watch-tower, interview with God, there comes the great theme of redemption - “The just shall live by faith.” the last chapter takes the form of a hymn of praise that raises to the heights of trust in Jehovah.
Zephaniah:-
Zephaniah is supposed to have been a descendant of King Hezekiah and to have prophesied during the reign of Josiah – B.C. 642 to B.C. 611. He is the messenger of judgments decreed against the neighbouring nations, and he reproves the people of Jerusalem for their idolatrous practices, and the nobles for their violence and oppression. He likewise predicts the destruction, captivity, and return.
Haggai:-
Haggai is the first of the prophets who prophesied after the captivity. He probably returned with the first band in the first year of Cyrus, and in company with Zerubbabel, and Joshua, the High Priest. The object of his writing is the apathy of the people in not pressing forward with the building of the Temple. We may clearly see the Messianic ring of his words when he speaks of the “glory” of that “latter” Temple being greater than the glory of the former, for in that latter house the feet of Him who is “The Temple” were to stand.
Zechariah:-
Zechariah was a younger contemporary of Haggai, and is believed to have been, like Jeremiah and Ezekiel, a priest as well as a prophet. The object of his writing, like that of Haggai, is to stimulate the returned people to the rebuilding of the Temple, the completion of which was largely due to his exertions. In his Messianic predictions, which are clear and distinct, he closely resembles Isaiah.
Malachi:-
Malachi is the last of the prophets, and his writings conclude the canonical scriptures of the Old Testament. He was contemporary with Nehemiah, and ably assisted him in his efforts to remove the abuses that had crept into the Temple worship etc. He is frequently referred to in the Gospels as having distinctly foretold the mission of John the Baptist, the one who would go before the face of the promised Messiah. “Behold, I send my messenger” etc.