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Obadiah prophesied of God’s wrath against the Edomites. The Edomites were the descendants of Esau, having settled apart from Jacob and the Promised Land (Gen 36:8). Edom denied Israel passage…

Commentary Minor Prophets Obadiah Old Testament

Amos, a Judean herdsman (Amos 1:1), was called to preach a message of judgment to the northern kingdom and her king, the powerful Jeroboam II (2 Kgs 14;23-29). Amos called…

Amos Commentary Minor Prophets Old Testament

Amos had the difficult task of preaching a message of judgment to upper-middle-class folk who were enjoying a period of political stability. During the reigns of Jeroboam II in Israel…

Amos Commentary Minor Prophets Old Testament

While dating some Old Testament prophecies is a difficult task, Amos does not leave the reader at a loss. His prophetic writing begins, “The words of Amos, who was one…

Amos Commentary Minor Prophets Old Testament

Joel spoke of the Day of the Lord, a time when God’s people would understand His justice. The prophet employed agricultural, militaristic, and religious metaphors to persuade God’s people that…

Commentary Joel Minor Prophets Old Testament

Hosea preached to Israel during an era of sharp spiritual and national decline. Despite the rampant idolatry in the land during the early days of Jeroboam II, Israel enjoyed a…

Commentary Hosea Minor Prophets Old Testament

Hosea was a pre-exilic prophet, charged with the difficult task of convincing an unfaithful people that they would be destroyed if they continued in their harlotry against the Lord their…

Commentary Hosea Minor Prophets Old Testament

Hosea preached in Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II (2 Kgs 14:23-29), while Uzziah (2 Kgs 15:1-7), Jotham (2 Kgs 15:32-38), Ahaz (2 Kings 16), and Hezekiah (2 Kings…

Commentary Hosea Minor Prophets Old Testament

Unlike Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Daniel was not a preaching prophet; his ministry was prophetic interpretation and writing. Daniel provided Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar with interpretations of their dreams (chs. 2 and…

Commentary Daniel Major Prophets Old Testament

Daniel was so valuable that after Nebuchadnezzar passed, Daniel remained in the court of Belshazzar, Nebuchadnezzar’s son, and Darius, the king of the Medes. While leaders of the empire changed,…

Commentary Daniel Major Prophets Old Testament