(Part 2) Nahum's little book is a taunt. Imagine a single person standing opposite the world's most powerful army and taunting them about their utter destruction. It seems preposterous. And yet, God called Nahum to "comfort" the oppressed while condemning the oppressor. There is so much to learn from this so called "minor" prophet.

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Nahum's little book is a taunt. Imagine a single person standing opposite the world's most powerful army and taunting them about their utter destruction. It seems preposterous. And yet, God called Nahum to "comfort" the oppressed while condemning the oppressor. There is so much to learn from this so called "minor" prophet.

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What does the Lord require of you? The answer to that question would bring conviction and peace. It would convict because it gives clear direction. It would give peace because the clarity shows the way to go. Not only is this question asked by Micah to an unfaithful people, but he also answers it on behalf of the Lord. Let's learn about this and more as we study the "so called" minor prophet Micah.

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Hosea's "minor" prophecy continues with chapters 4-14. Today we will observe the tug of war between God's desire for mercy and His necessity for justice. Watch out, your heart may break as you process this podcast. It contains powerful Scriptures about the heart of God. We will also see how Hosea's Scriptures shape and form the New Testament in seven different places.

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Hosea was a minor prophet with a major problem: God told him to marry a woman who would not remain faithful to him. Could you imagine knowing that going into the marriage? How tragic. And yet, Hosea's life, even the names of his children, were intended to teach God's faithless people that their sins were like spiritual adultery to God. In this episode, we'll focus on the first 3 chapters of the book.

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Amos was not even a prophet by profession...he was a shepherd and a farmer! But called him to share a "burden" with a group of unfaithful and oppressive Hebrews. What do you already know about Amos? What patterns are repeated in this little book? Let's consider this so called "Minor Prophet" together.

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Obadiah was a prophet who wrote the shortest book in the Old Testament. In just twenty one verses, the Lord speaks to the brother nation of Edom. Instead of helping their brother Judah, Edom's arrogance and injustice further hurt God's people. How could such a small book about people so long ago and so far away ring true in our lives today? Let's consider this so called "Minor Prophet" together.

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Jonah ran from God. And then he experienced three days and nights of death-like stasis in a great fish. Now he is out and commanded by God to go to one of Israel's greatest enemies, the Assyrian Empire. Chapters 3 and 4 reveal the heart of Jonah and the heart of God. Once again, we hold this book up like a mirror and ask how we might be like Jonah. Do we care more for material goods than souls? God's rhetorical question, "Should I not pity?" may sting us as much as it did Jonah.

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Jonah was one of the so called "Minor Prophets." There is nothing minor about his message. Forget what you have seen in a children's illustrated Bible story about a guy on a pleasure cruise with a whale, this brief narrative is meant to show us ourselves and the unfortunate biases we often have when running from God. Join me on a two part journey through the prophet Jonah's book in the Bible.

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There are so many valuable lessons from the so called "Minor Prophets." Sometimes, however, we can get overwhelmed by the literature and miss the lesson. Join Jonathan on a reflection concerning priorities in the first chapter of the minor prophet Haggai.