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.
God inspired the Bible for a reason. He wants you read it and let it change your life. If you are willing to take this challenge seriously, then you will love Phil Moore’s devotional commentaries. Their bite-sized chapters are punchy and relevant, yet crammed with fascinating scholarship. Welcome to a new way of reading the Bible. Welcome to the Straight to the Heart series.
Table of Content
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
About the author
Phil Moore leads a thriving multivenue church in London, UK. He also serves as a translocal Bible Teacher within the Newfrontiers family of churches. After graduating from Cambridge University in History in 1995, Phil spent time on the mission field and then time in the business world. After four years of working twice through the Bible in the original languages, he has now delivered an accessible series of devotional commentaries that convey timeless truths in a fresh and contemporary manner. More details at www.philmoorebooks.comMore ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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