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Many people skim over the twelve Minor Prophets at the end of the Old Testament, assuming that their words are too obscure to understand. That's tragic, because both Jesus and the writers of the New Testament see them as pivotal. If we want to understand the Gospel then we need to understand how the prophets prepared Israel for its arrival.
The Straight to the Heart series of devotional commentaries allows people to get to grips with each book of the Bible one bite at a time.
In part one of the minor prophets we study Amos and Hosea, the two prophets sent by God to confront the northern kingdom of Israel.
In part two, Jonah and Nahum, two prophets who were sent to offer the same choice between blessing and judgment to the pagan superpower Assyria.
In part three, Joel, Micah, Zephaniah and Habakkuk, four prophets that the Lord sent to warn the southern kingdom of Judah.
In part four, Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, four prophets that God inspired after the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile to Babylon, and who spoke glorious promises about a new hope for God's people.
Get ready to hear God speak to you as you read these twelve short books of prophecy. The arrival of Jesus to be our Saviour has amplified the urgent choice that they offer us. God still warns us: Blessing or curse - you decide. There will be 25 volumes in all. Although the tone is light, the text is full of useful application and backed by substantial scholarship.
CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: Blessing or Curse - You Decide 11
PART ONE: ISRAEL
Sucker Punch (Amos 1:1-2:16) 16
The Right Lines (Amos 2:4-16) 20
Three Good Reasons (Amos 3:1-5:17) 24
Three Curses (Amos 5:18-6:14) 28
The Kind of Person God Can Use (Amos 7:1-17) 32
Darkest Before the Dawn (Amos 8:1=9:10) 36
The Rebuild (Amos 9:11-15) 40
Crazy Love (Hosea 1:1-11) 44
The Big "A" (Hosea 2:1-3:5) 48
The Divorce Court (Hosea 4:1-5:15) 52
Real Repentance (Hosea 6:1-7:16) 56
True Knowledge (Hosea 8:1-9:17) 60
Soft Ground Drinks Rain (Hosea 10:1-15) 65
A Whole Lot of History (Hosea 11:1-11) 70
The Day Comes (Hosea 11:12-13:16) 74
The Return (Hosea 14:1-9) 78
PART TWO: ASSYRIA
The Man Who Said "No" (Jonah 1:1-3) 84
Three Sides to a Story (Jonah 1:4-17) 88
What's That Smell? (Jonah 2:1-10) 93
Word Power (Jonah 3:1-10) 97
The Lives of Others (Jonah 4:1-11) 102
Watch and See (Nahum 1:1-15) 106
The Impossible (Nahum 2:1-13) 110
Casualty (Nahum 3:1-19) 114
PART THREE: JUDAH
Sin Spreads (Micah 1:1-16) 120
Head Down (Micah 2:1-3:12) 124
The New Jerusalem (Micah 4:1-5) 128
King David II (Micah 4:6-5:15) 132
Courtroom Drama (Micah 6:1-7:7) 136
Back to Plan "A" (Micah 7:8-20) 140
Insect Army (Joel 1:1-20) 144
Human Army (Joel 2:1-27) 149
Spirit-Filled Army (Joel 2:18-32) 153
The Last Battle (Joel 3:1-21) 157
What Lies Beneath (Zephaniah 1:1-6) 161
Before the Day (Zephaniah 1:7-2:3) 165
When the Sea Gets In (Zephaniah 2:4-3:8) 169
The Remains of the Day (Zephaniah 3:9-20) 174
Let's Get Personal (Habakkuk 1:1-11) 178
Mystery (Habakkuk 1:12-2:3) 182
Faith and Force (Habakkuk 2:4-20) 186
Music Lesson (Habakkuk 3:1-19) 191
The Final Word (Obadiah 1-21) 195
PART FOUR: A BETTER ISRAEL
Underdog Story (Haggai 1:1-15) 200
The Greatest Temple (Haggai 2:1-9) 204
King Zerubbabel (Haggai 2:10-23) 208
The Future for Jerusalem (Zechariah 1:1-2:13) 212
Whiter than White (Zechariah 3:1-10) 217
Power Supply (Zechariah 4:1-14) 221
Homeland (Zechariah 5:1-6:8) 225
Priest and King (Zechariah 6:9-15) 229
Shortcut to Revival (Zechariah 7:1-8:23) 233
Building Instructions (Zechariah 9:1-11:17) 238
The Future for Israel (Zechariah 12:1-14:21) 243
Yeah, Right (Malachi 1:1-2:9) 248
What About You? (Malachi 2:10-3:5) 253
The Test (Malachi 3:6-12) 257
When God is Silent (Malachi 3:13-4:6) 261
Conclusion: Blessing or Curse - You Decide 265