The Prophet Zephaniah’s Greatest Hits. “Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who have fulfilled His law; seek righteousness, seek humility, perhaps you will find shelter on the day of the Lord’s anger.” (Zephaniah 2:3). Have you seen those skeptical cartoons featuring a ragged old man with wild hair and a long beard wearing a …
Nahum and Judgment. “The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose Him, and continues to rage against his enemies! The Lord is slow to anger, but his power is great, and He never lets the guilty go unpunished.” (Nahum 1:2-3). There is a good reason why …
The Prophet Habakkuk’s Greatest Hits. AUTHOR. Habakkuk is the presumed author of this book, and little is known of his life as a prophet. We do know he was probably working as a prophet during the reign of Jehoiakim, between 612-588 BC. His name means “embracer” or “one who clings to.” Habakkuk is often referred …
The Prophet Amos’s Greatest Hits. Around 750 BC, a humble, isolated shepherd and farmer named Amos was taking care of business as usual in his rural region of the southern kingdom of Judah. Out of the blue, Yahweh tapped Amos to proclaim His words of coming judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. Amos was …
The Prophet Malachi’s Greatest Hits. The book of Malachi is the bridge between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. He was a prophet in Jerusalem almost a century after the 2nd Temple was completed in 516 BC. Unfortunately, God’s chosen people had slipped into many of the same sins that had caused God to …
The Prophet Joel’s Greatest Hits. One could easily put Joel in the category of “The Gospel According to Joel. It is full of amazing thoughts that can easily be put to good use in the Christian life. Joel doesn’t lend itself to the writing of introductory paragraphs. We know next to nothing about who Joel …