Micah | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
A Nation in Crisis (1:1) | p. 5 |
The Sins of Two Cities (1:2-9) | p. 8 |
A Gazetteer of Judgment (1:10-16) | p. 13 |
A Word of Woe to the Wicked (2:1-5) | p. 17 |
On Preaching and Preachers (2:6-13) | p. 20 |
The Centrality of Justice (3:1-12) | p. 25 |
Swords into Ploughshares (4:1-5) | p. 30 |
The Reign of God (4:6-13) | p. 33 |
"Bethlehem Ephrathah" (5:1-6) | p. 38 |
Israel's Prospect and Punishment (5:7-15) | p. 41 |
The Lord's Controversy with Israel (6:1-8) | p. 44 |
Of Crime and Punishment (6:9-16) | p. 47 |
A Lament for a Lost Society (7:1-7) | p. 51 |
A Postscript: the Continuity of Micah's Message (7:8-20) | p. 54 |
Nahum | |
Introduction | p. 58 |
The Judge of Nineveh (1:1-15) | p. 62 |
The Siege of Nineveh (2:1-13) | p. 67 |
Nineveh and Thebes (3:1-19) | p. 71 |
Habakkuk | |
Introduction | p. 77 |
The Prayer of Habakkuk (1:1-4) | p. 81 |
God's First Response (1:5-11) | p. 84 |
Habakkuk's Argument (1:12-2:1) | p. 88 |
God's Response: the Vision (2:2-4) | p. 91 |
Five Woes to the Wicked (2:5-20) | p. 94 |
Habakkuk's Psalm (3:1-19) | p. 100 |
Zephaniah | |
Introduction | p. 105 |
The Judgment of Judah (1:1-13) | p. 110 |
The Day of Wrath (1:14-2:3) | p. 114 |
The Desolation of Foreign Nations (2:4-15) | p. 118 |
The Corruption of Jerusalem (3:1-7) | p. 122 |
Judgment and Survival (3:8-13) | p. 126 |
A Postscript of Joy (3:14-20) | p. 130 |
Haggai | |
Introduction | p. 133 |
August 29, 520 B.C. (1:1-11) | p. 137 |
September 21, 520 B.C. (1:12-15) | p. 141 |
October 17, 520 B.C. (2:1-9) | p. 144 |
December 18, 520 B.C. (2:10-19) | p. 147 |
The Message to Zerubbabel (2:20-23) | p. 151 |
Zechariah | |
Introduction | p. 154 |
Chapters 1-8 | |
An Old Message for a New Age (1:1-6) | p. 159 |
Vision in the Night (1:7-17) | p. 162 |
The Second Vision: Four Horns (1:18-21) | p. 167 |
The Third Vision: A City without Walls (2:1-13) | p. 168 |
The Fourth Vision: Joshua and the Satan (3:1-10) | p. 172 |
The Fifth Vision: the Lampstand (4:1-14) | p. 176 |
The Sixth and Seventh Visions (5:1-11) | p. 180 |
The Final Vision: Four Chariots (6:1-15) | p. 184 |
The Sermons of Zechariah--I (7:1-14) | p. 188 |
The Sermons of Zechariah--II (8:1-23) | p. 192 |
Chapters 9-14 | |
The Coming King (9:1-17) | p. 197 |
The Coming of Redemption (10:1-12) | p. 202 |
Further Reflections on the Shepherd Theme (11:1-17) | p. 206 |
The Coming Day of God (12:1-14) | p. 211 |
The Coming of Hope (13:1-9) | p. 215 |
The Apogee of Apocalypse (14:1-21) | p. 218 |
Malachi | |
Introduction | p. 224 |
The Love of God (1:1-5) | p. 226 |
A Critique of the Priesthood (1:6-2:9) | p. 230 |
Marriage and Divorce (2:10-16) | p. 235 |
Justice and Judgment (2:17-3:5) | p. 238 |
The Robbing of God (3:6-12) | p. 241 |
Good and Evil (3:13-4:3) | p. 244 |
Postscript: the Coming of Elijah (4:4-6) | p. 247 |
Further Reading | p. 249 |
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