August 19, 2024
AUGUST 25 STUDY | THOUGHTFUL RELATIONSHIPS
God sent Malachi to Israel to warn them that they were not stewarding thoughtful relationships at home or keeping an eye on their doctrine.
Articles for tag: Minor Prophets
July 29, 2024
August 4 Study | Give Careful Thought to Your Ways; Obey the Voice of the Lord
When God’s people do not care, they endanger God’s vision in the world. Such was the problem for the post-exilic prophet Haggai.
August 14, 2023
August 20 | Justice Dispensed
The world is on a collision course with the God of justice. If God did not punish sin, he would be untrue to his word and his nature (Romans 3:26). . . .
July 31, 2023
August 6 | Application (‘God’s Holiness and Justice Are Major Issues’)
The Minor Prophets are short in length but large in significance. Here are four benefits of reading these books . . .
July 24, 2023
July 30 | Discovery
Questions for group discussion for use with this week's lesson titled “Hope in God's Faithfulness” (Jeremiah 33:1-11, 15-26).
June 13, 2022
June 19 | Experience My Compassion
The picture of God in both Jonah and Joel is one of compassion, which the Lord so wants us to experience.
June 6, 2022
June 12 | Return to Me
Jonah was on the run. In chapter 1 he ran “from” God. In chapter 2 he ran “to” God. In chapter 3 he ran “with” God. And in chapter 4 he ran “counter” to God. God always desires for us to run to him in full repentance. . . .
June 13, 2016
Lesson for June 19, 2016: The Day of Joy for the Remnant (Zephaniah 3:9″“14, 20)
Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri, and has held preaching ministries in Missouri, Illinois, and Colorado. This lesson treatment is published in the June 12 issue of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ______ By Mark Scott Have you ever considered God in the role of a tailor? He knows about making something out of remnants””and so did the prophet Zephaniah. Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah formed the triad of prophets whom God used to prepare his people for Babylonian captivity. But way before
December 19, 2015
The Gospel in Minor Key
By Mark Scott These sometimes-overlooked prophets are anything but minor when it comes to the Christmas message. The Melody The Major Prophets of the Old Testament get lots of press at Christmastime. Rightly so. They carry the melody line in the Christmas story. Isaiah gave King Ahaz the gospel with these words, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14*). Isaiah gave the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali even more good news: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great
June 29, 2015
Lesson for July 5, 2015: No Rest for the Wicked (Micah 2)
This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. It is published in the June 28 issue of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ______ By Sam E. Stone During this month we will focus attention on another of the “minor prophets”””Micah. He lived during the time of the divided kingdom. Some of the tribes of Israel had broken away from the northern kingdom, with its capital in Samaria. The southern kingdom continued to be headquartered in Jerusalem. Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah. While Isaiah preached to the
June 7, 2011
Getting the Most from Old Testament Prophets (Part 1)
Matt Proctor introduces four principles for reading the Old Testament prophets, showing how their setting, task, lives, and themes help readers understand judgment, repentance, and hope.
