Habakkuk prophesied during the final years leading up to the invasion of the country by the mighty Babylonian army. The Northern Kingdom had already fallen to the Assyrians in 722 B.C., and then just over a hundred years later in 612 B.C., the Assyrians were defeated by the Babylonians. And

If you recall, it was just 2 books ago (the Book of Jonah) when we looked into the life and ministry of Jonah: How he heard from God but ran from his calling; How he cried out to God from the belly of the fish; How he went to the

It goes without saying that we all hate injustice. We despise seeing the poor and weak exploited by the rich and powerful. And we are not alone, as the Prophet Micah over 2,500 years ago called out the rich and powerful in Jerusalem for exploiting the weak and helpless who

Of course, we have all heard of Jonah, the guy in the Old Testament who got swallowed by a whale!!!! Actually, it was a giant fish, and in case you are a bit skeptical, there is a species of “giant fish” who has a throat large enough to swallow a

Up to this point in our study of the Prophets, we have been looking at messages brought to both the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel. But Obadiah is called by God to bring a message of judgment to another country, a country that lay to the east of Judah,

Once again, let’s remember that following the reign of Solomon, the northern 10 tribes left the “union,” leaving just 2 tribes to the south. While Judah in the south had many “good” kings who drew the people to the Lord, her “sister” to the north, Israel, had only “evil” kings

So that we can keep our historical bearings for the “Minor Prophets,” I’d like to review a bit of history that we covered last week. If you recall, the twelve tribes of Israel were united as one nation during the reigns of the first three kings: Saul, David, and Solomon.

A bit of history before we kick off our series on the “Minor Prophets,” and specifically today, Hosea. If you recall, the twelve tribes of Israel were united as one nation during the reigns of the first three kings: Saul, David, and Solomon. But after Solomon’s reign, his son Rehoboam

While the Book of Revelation is the major prophetic book in the New Testament, Daniel is it’s equivalent in the Old Testament. In fact, some have called it “The Apocalypse of the Old Testament.” But in addition to it’s prophetic aspects, there are some well-known historical elements in the book,

Ezekiel was the prophet to the people during their 70-year exile in Babylon, an exile predicted by the former “major prophet,” Jeremiah. Like Jeremiah, in addition to being a prophet of God, Ezekiel was also a priest, and therefore, his prophetic ministry shows a priestly emphasis in his concern with