REJECTION OF PROPHETS

Moses: Although not persecuted in the same manner as later prophets, Moses faced significant opposition from the Israelites during  their journey through the wilderness. The people frequently grumbled  against him and questioned his leadership, as seen in  "But the people thirsted there for water, and they grumbled against  Moses, saying, 'Why have you brought us out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?'"

Exodus 17:3 

Isaiah: God commissions Isaiah with a message that would be largely ignored: "Go and tell this people: ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be  ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people  calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes." This passage highlights the spiritual blindness and hardness of heart that often  accompany the rejection of God's messengers.

Isaiah 6:9-10

Elijah:  Elijah's confrontation with King Ahab and Queen Jezebel is a notable  example of prophetic persecution. Jezebel sought to kill Elijah after he  defeated the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. In 1 Kings 19:2, Jezebel sends a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me,  and more also, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them."

Jeremiah: Known as the "weeping prophet," Jeremiah endured significant persecution for his  prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem. He was beaten, put in stocks  Jeremiah 20:2 and later thrown into a cistern Jeremiah 38:6. Despite his suffering, Jeremiah remained faithful to his calling, as seen in Jeremiah 20:9  "But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,'  His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and  I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail."

Zechariah: The son of Jehoiada the priest, Zechariah was stoned to death by order of King Joash for his prophetic rebuke. Chronicles 24:21 records this tragic event: "But they conspired against him, and by  order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the Lord".

Amos: Amos faced opposition from Amaziah, the  priest of Bethel, who accused him of conspiracy and sought to expel him  from the land. Amos 7:12-13 recounts Amaziah's words: "Then Amaziah said to Amos, 'Go away, you  seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there, but never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the  king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.

For when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.

1 Kings 18:13

Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come, the days of retribution are here, and Isra’el knows it.
[Yet they cry,] “The prophet is a fool,
the man of the spirit has gone crazy!”
Because your iniquity is so great,
the hostility [against you] is great.

Paul (Saul): Adonai, they have killed your prophets, they have destroyed your altars; I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” 

Romans 11:3 

Then he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. They mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.

2 Chronicals 36:16

Nonetheless they became contentious and rebelled against You. They cast Your Torah behind their back. They killed Your prophets who warned them to return to You; they committed appalling blasphemies. 

Nehemiah 9:26