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NAHUM 1–3 But with an over-whelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh; He will pursue His foes into darkness (Nahum 1:8). The prophecy of Nahum needs to be taken with that of Jonah. After Jonah’s ministry in Nineveh, the city was covenanted to the Lord. After a couple of generations, however, the Assyrians … Continue reading “THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH”

HABAKKUK 1–2 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? (Habakkuk 1:13). Josiah was the last good king of Judah. With the help of Jeremiah and other prophets, Josiah … Continue reading “THE DILEMMA OF HABAKKUK”

JONAH 1–3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish (Jonah 1:3a). Jonah began prophesying early in the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel. About thirty years before Jeroboam II came to the throne, God had allowed the Syrians to devastate northern Israel (2 Kings 13:7). In the years that followed, during … Continue reading “THE RELUCTANT PROPHET”

JONAH 4 But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight” (Jonah 4:10). After Nineveh repented and converted to Yahweh, Jonah was angry at God. He went outside the city and made a booth to shade … Continue reading “SIGNS OF GRACE TO THE WORLD”

MICAH 1–5 He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God. And they will live securely, for then His greatness will reach to the ends of the earth (Micah 5:4). If there is any book in the Old Testament that … Continue reading “THE COMING MESSIANIC KING”

AMOS 1–4 This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not turn back My wrath, because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth” (Amos 1:3). Amos was born in Tekoa, a small town south of Bethlehem in Judah, the southern kingdom. He was a farmer by … Continue reading “THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS”

AMOS 5–9 You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain.… You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts (Amos 5:11–12). Have you ever heard a businessman say, “I hire a lawyer to keep me out of jail.” Usually that is said in … Continue reading “THE RIGHT SOCIAL GOSPEL”

OBADIAH This is what the Sovereign Lord says about Edom—We have heard a message from the Lord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Rise, and let us go against her for battle” (Obadiah 1). Cain hated Abel, his younger brother, because Abel was faithful to the Lord. As the older brother, Cain … Continue reading “THE WICKED BROTHER”

HOSEA 4–7 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites, because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgement of God in the land” (Hosea 4:1). The prophets were called by God to bring His covenant lawsuit against the nation Israel. … Continue reading “HOSEA AND HIS MESSAGE”

JOEL 1 What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten (Joel 1:4). We don’t know when Joel prophesied. Because it seems that Isaiah quoted Joel, many conservative expositors believe Joel was … Continue reading “NATURE IN UPROAR”