We finally come to the 12 Minor Prophets:  Hosea, Joel, Amos, etc.

Does this mean 12 podcasts?  Pastor Rob finds a cosmic loop hole to avoid this... we think!

This podcast will focus on the anger that often appears in the prophets, including the 12 "Minor" prophets, which we will treat as one book.

Suggested readings

Amos 5:1-24  Joel 2  Micah 4:1-5  Micah 5  Micah 6:1-8  Malachi 3  Malachi 4 Hosea 4 (although Hosea 1 and 3 are truly terrifying)

Questions for discussion

1)  Are you someone who tends to be comfortable with anger?  In yourself?  In others?

2)  Do you think that God is justified in his anger in the Old Testament?  Can you think of times that Jesus is angry in the New Testament?

3)  Do you think that God is justified in anger against humanity today?

4)  Do you think that we need to have more anger about our present situation, less anger or redirected anger?

5)  Do you tend to feel a bit more like Hosea, outraged over the lack of faithfulness to God, or more like Amos, outraged over the lack of concern for the poor?

6)  When you think of anger in the Bible, does this help you see a God who loves the world?  When you think of anger in others, does this help you see them as people who love the world?