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Key Thought |
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Hosea |
God is faithful |
The prophet Hosea marries a prostitute, Gomer, as an illustration of God’s
love for faithless, idolatrous Israel. |
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Joel |
Judah’s judgment is coming |
Judah is warned that she awaits judgment unless she repents. The Day of the
Lord is described. |
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Amos |
Israel’s judgment is coming |
Israel awaits destruction unless she repents. |
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Obadiah |
Edom to be destroyed |
The nation of Edom is to be destroyed since she rejoiced over Judah’s
destruction. What a lesson for us. |
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Jonah |
Gentiles to be included in salvation |
The prophet of God attempts to be disobedient by running from God. God goes after him and the prophet eventually submits to God. |
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Micah |
Destruction of Israel and Judah predicted |
Destruction is coming since Judah ignored God. Despite religious idolatry
and hypocrisy, God will keep His promises. |
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Nahum |
Nineveh doomed |
Nineveh to be destroyed because 125 years later their children have rejected
Jonah’s warning. |
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Habakkuk |
Our holiness is utmost to God |
How can Judah be destroyed by those who are more wicked? The just shall live
by faith. |
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Zephaniah |
Day of the Lord |
The Day of the Lord is described as an awesome day of destruction for all
nations. |
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Haggai |
Rebuild My temple |
The Jews are rebuked for not completing the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
They are urged to finish. |
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Zechariah |
Messiah is coming |
The Jews are encouraged to complete the rebuilding of the temple. The promise
of Messiah is repeated. |
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Malachi |
Ritualism rebuked |
The nation is rebuked for their lack of love for God and their coldhearted
indifference to Him. |
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