by Justin Marple | Mar 20, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Zephaniah is the only prophetic book with a genealogy of such depth – “The word of YHWH that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah…” (Zephaniah 1:1). Hezekiah is not identified as the king of Judah, but that is...
by Justin Marple | Mar 11, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Most famous for its line saying, “the righteous shall live by faith” (Hab 2:4), the prophet also was a psalmist. The book begins with an alternating pattern of lament and then answer, includes five woe oracles, and the third chapter is a long psalm....
by Justin Marple | Mar 6, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The book of Micah is sandwiched between two books concerning Nineveh (Jonah and our present concern: Nahum). Nahum has a double title: “An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh” (Nahum 1:1). The book is a Hebrew...
by Justin Marple | Feb 25, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
We saw Micah, whose name means “Who is like YHWH?,” mentioned in the book of Jeremiah as an example from an earlier time. The people wanted to put Jeremiah to death but some of the elders of Judah remembered when “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah...
by Justin Marple | Feb 20, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Perhaps the best known book among The Twelve is the story of Jonah. It is the most unique of The Twelve (and of the whole of Scripture). It is also perhaps the most difficult book of The Twelve to understand. The main problem for interpreting this short book is...
by Justin Marple | Feb 18, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Obadiah is the shortest book in the collection of The Twelve. But short does not mean unimportant as it serves a very important function in the collection. The opening verse identifies the book as “the vision of Obadiah.” And the vision is introduced...
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