Talk Thru the Bible Series
INTRODUCTION TO THE MINOR PROPHETSby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
© Talk thru the Bible Series by Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen 2012. All Rights Reserved.
“Dark Continent”
JobPsalms
ProverbsEcclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Poetical (5)Isaiah
JeremiahLamentations
Ezekiel
HoseaJoelAmos
ObadiahJonahMicahNahum
HabakkukZephaniah
HaggaiZechariahMalachi
Daniel
Prophetical (17)M
ajor (5)M
inor (12)
2 Chronicles1 Chronicles
Genesis
EzraNehemiahEsther
ExodusLeviticusNumbers
JoshuaJudgesRuth
1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings
Deuteronomy
Historical (17)
“Dark Continent”
JobPsalms
ProverbsEcclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Poetical (5)Isaiah
JeremiahLamentations
Ezekiel
HoseaJoelAmos
ObadiahJonahMicahNahum
HabakkukZephaniah
HaggaiZechariahMalachi
Daniel
Prophetical (17)M
ajor (5)M
inor (12)
2 Chronicles1 Chronicles
Genesis
EzraNehemiahEsther
ExodusLeviticusNumbers
JoshuaJudgesRuth
1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings
Deuteronomy
Historical (17)
HoseaJoelAmos
ObadiahJonahMicahNahum
HabakkukZephaniah
HaggaiZechariahMalachi
“Minor” 4th century A.D.
Major
1:1 ¶ The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem which he sa and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 ¶ Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted against Me. 1:1 ¶ The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem which he sa and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 ¶ Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted against Me. 3 “An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand.” 4 Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned the LORD, They have despised the Holy One of Israel, They have turned away from Him. 5 Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick, And the whole heart is faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head There is nothing sound in it, Only bruises, welts, and raw wounds, Not pressed out or bandaged, Nor softened with oil. 7 Your land is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire, Your fields--strangers are devouring them in your presence; It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers. 8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city. 9 Unless the LORD of hosts Had left us a few survivors, We would be like Sodom, We would be like Gomorrah. 10 ¶ Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah. 11 “What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?” Says the LORD. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams, And the fat of fed cattle. And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats. 12 “When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts? 13 “Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies-- I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly. 14 “I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me. I am weary of bearing them. 15 “So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you, Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. 16 ¶ “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil,
Minor
1:1 ¶ The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem which he sa and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 ¶ Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted against Me. 1:1 ¶ The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem which he sa and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 ¶ Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, “Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted against Me. 3 “An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand.”
The Twelve
Hosea l Joel l Amos l Obadiah l Jonah l Micah l Nahum l Habakkuk l Zephaniah
l Haggai l Zechariah l Malachi
67 chapters(Isaiah)
Canonical Order
Chronological Order
Approximate dates
1. Hosea 1. Obadiah 8402. Joel 2. Joel 835
3. Amos 3. Jonah 7604. Obadiah 4. Amos 755
5. Jonah 5. Hosea 7406. Micah 6. Micah 7307. Nahum 7. Nahum 660
8. Habakkuk 8. Zephaniah 6259. Zephaniah 9. Habakkuk 60710. Haggai 10. Haggai 520
11. Zechariah 11. Zechariah 51512. Malachi 12. Malachi 430
Hosea l Joel l Amos l Obadiah l Jonah l Micah l Nahum l Habakkuk l Zephaniah
l Haggai l Zechariah l Malachi400 years
Assyrian Babylonian Persian
West Manasseh
Gad
Dan
ReubenBenjamin
Ephraim
East Manasseh
NaphtaliAsher
Zebulun
Issachar
Judah
Simeon
Mediterranean Sea
Tyre Aram
Ammon
Moab
Edom
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Israel (northern) Jonah Amos Hosea
Postexilic Haggai Zechariah Malachi
Judah (southern) Obadiah Joel Micah Nahum Zephaniah Habakkuk
Prop
heti
cal
To Assyria:
To Edom:
To Judah:
To Israel:
Poet
ical
Audience
Obadiah
Joel
Jonah
Amos
Hosea
Isaiah
Micah
Nahum
Zephaniah
Habakkuk
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
RuthDeuteronomyLeviticus
Judges 2 Samuel 1 Kings1 SamuelNumbers JoshuaGenesis Exodus Ezra Nehemiah2 Kings
Esther2 Chronicles1 Chronicles
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Psalms
Exile in Babylon
Job
His
tori
cal
Diversity and Individuality
• All named
• Little known about them
• Backgrounds
• Personalities
Jonah
Micah
Theme 1
1. Expose sinful practices
The Vision of Ezekiel (detail), Fra Angelico, c. 1450
Theme 2
2. Call people back to the law of God
The Vision of Ezekiel (detail), Fra Angelico, c. 1450
Theme 3
3. Warn of coming judgment
The Vision of Ezekiel (detail), Fra Angelico, c. 1450
Theme 4
4. Anticipate the coming Messiah
The Vision of Ezekiel (detail), Fra Angelico, c. 1450
The Vision of Ezekiel (detail), Fra Angelico, c. 1450
“To Him all the prophets bear witness” (Acts 10:43)
Twofold Message
The Vision of Ezekiel (detail), Fra Angelico, c. 1450
• Condemnation
• Consolation
Four Chronological Points
Their Day
Captivity & Return
Christ’s 1st Advent
Messianic Kingdom
LiteralPartialFuture
Real Events
The Minor ProphetsProphet, Unknown artist/date
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Hoseaby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Loyal love of GodSpiritual adulteryJudgment/restoration
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Joelby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Locust plagueComing disasterJudgment/blessing
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Amosby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
8 pronouncements3 sermons5 visions
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Obadiahby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
EdomBrother’s keeperGloating > judgment
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Jonahby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Nineveh repentsLesson on compassionTrusting God
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Micahby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Divine retributionRadical corruptionJudgment/promise
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Nahumby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Destruction of NinevehIdolatry and brutalityGod’s holiness and power
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Habakkuk by Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Why does God not punish?Babylon: God’s rodMagnifies God’s name
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Zephaniahby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Day of the LordJudgmentRemnant
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Haggaiby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Building housesFailure to build templeChastening/blessing
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Zechariahby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Rebuild the templeVisions, messages, burdensGod’s unfinished program
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Malachiby Dr. Ken Boa and Bill Ibsen
Spiritual lethargyDay of judgment“Fear My Name”
Applications
Application 1
• The Law of Recompense (Obadiah 15)
Cain and Abel, Vecellio Tiziano, 1542-44
Cain and Abel, Vecellio Tiziano, 1542-44
“For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men will be captured, Their bows are shattered; For the LORD is a God of recompense, He will fully repay.” Jeremiah 51:56
“As you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.” Obadiah 15
“Because you have looted many nations, All the remainder of the peoples will loot you…” Habakkuk 2:8a
“As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you. You will be a desolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it.” Ezekiel 35:15
“For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy...” James 2:13a
“For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.” Matthew 7:2
• Tear your heart, not your clothes (Joel 2:13)
Application 2
“And whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance in order to be seen fasting by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full...”
“But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face so that you may not be seen fasting by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.” Matthew 6:16-18
“Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping, and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments.” Joel 2:12b-13a
“…This people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote…” Isaiah 29:13
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.” Psalm 51:17
“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, And saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18
“But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.” Isaiah 66:2b
Application 3
• Forever Betrothal (Hosea 2:19-20)
“‘Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry, and have children of harlotry;for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD.’ So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.” Hosea 1:2-3
“And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.” Hosea 2:19-20
“And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.” Hosea 2:19-20
“And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.” Hosea 2:19-20
“And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.” Hosea 2:19-20
“And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.” Hosea 2:19-20
The End
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