I. | Hosea and Joel | |
A. | Hosea--The Triumph of Love | 11 |
1. | The Man | |
2. | The Message | |
3. | The Style | |
B. | Joel--God's Judgment on Sin | 20 |
1. | The Plague of Locusts | |
2. | The Invading Armies | |
3. | The Day of the Lord | |
4. | Repentance and Promise | |
II. | Amos and Obadiah | |
A. | Amos--The Battle of Righteousness vs. Ritual | 28 |
1. | The Prophet's Call | |
2. | The Prophet's Preaching | |
3. | The Prophet of Justice | |
4. | Righteousness Rather than Ritual | |
5. | The Sin of Samaria | |
6. | Five Visions | |
B. | Obadiah--The Tragedy of Brotherly Hate | 38 |
1. | Jacob Versus Esau | |
2. | Israel Versus Edom | |
3. | The Pride of Edom | |
4. | Edom's Cruelty to Israel | |
5. | The Message for Our Day | |
III. | Jonah and Micah | |
A. | Jonah--Salvation for All Nations | 45 |
1. | The City of Nineveh | |
2. | The Protesting Prophet | |
3. | The Praying Prophet | |
4. | The Preaching Prophet | |
5. | The Pouting Prophet | |
6. | The Interpretation of the Book | |
7. | The Miracles in Jonah | |
8. | The Value of the Book | |
B. | Micah--The Defender of the Poor | 53 |
1. | The Call of the Prophet | |
2. | Oppression of the Poor | |
3. | Pronouncement of Doom | |
4. | Promise of Restoration | |
5. | The Lord's Controversy | |
6. | True Religion | |
7. | The Outlook | |
8. | The Uplook | |
IV. | Nahum and Habakkuk | |
A. | Nahum--God's Curse on Cruelty | 62 |
1. | The Cruelty of Nineveh | |
2. | Date of the Book | |
3. | A Description of the City | |
4. | The Capture of Nineveh | |
5. | The Prophet's Home | |
6. | The Anger of God | |
7. | Nahum's Message for Our Day | |
B. | Habakkuk--The Battle with Doubt | 69 |
1. | The Prophet's Problem | |
2. | God's Answer | |
3. | Date of the Book | |
4. | The Prophet's Perplexity | |
5. | The Prophet's Patience | |
6. | The Lord's Answer | |
7. | The Prophet's Prayer | |
V. | Zephaniah and Haggai | |
A. | Zephaniah--When God Invades the Human Scene | 78 |
1. | Baal Worship | |
2. | Other Idolatry | |
3. | The Punishment of Jerusalem | |
4. | The Day of the Lord | |
5. | A Plea for Repentance | |
6. | Date of the Book | |
7. | God's Joy in His People | |
B. | Haggai--Man of Inspired Action | 85 |
1. | The First Message | |
2. | The People's Response | |
3. | The Second Message | |
4. | The Third Message | |
5. | The Fourth Message | |
6. | The Nature of Haggai | |
VI. | Zechariah and Malachi | |
A. | Zechariah--Final Triumph of Holiness | 94 |
1. | The Prophet's First Appeal | |
2. | Eight Visions | |
3. | The Question of Fasting | |
4. | The Unity of Zechariah | |
5. | The Messianic Hope | |
B. | Malachi--When People Play Cheap with God | 103 |
1. | Malachi's Method | |
2. | The Sin of the Priests | |
3. | The Sin of Divorce | |
4. | "My Messenger" | |
5. | The Tithe | |
6. | The Coming Messiah | |