In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
THE MINOR PROPHETS
Following the five books of the Major Prophets are the twelve books
of the Minor Prophets. The word minor is in reference to the length of
the books rather than importance when compared to the five books of the
Major Prophets. The twelve prophets spanned a period from c. 845-425 BC.
The themes of the Minor Prophets are the same as with the
Major
Prophets: condemnation, warning, judgment and redemption. All prophecies
regarding the first coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, have been
fulfilled. Prophecies associated with the second coming of Christ are
being fulfilled in our time.
Hosea
– Israel’s adultery with other gods; God’s unfailing love and
His plan of redemption
Joel
– Judgment on Judah; God’s call to repentance; end time judgment
at battle of Armageddon
Amos
– Judgment on Israel and surrounding nations; end time
restoration of Israel; inclusion of
Gentiles
Obadiah
– The coming destruction of Edom; Israel’s future
repossession of its land, the Lord’s kingdom
Jonah
– Jonah called to minister to Nineveh; his disobedience and the
whale; Assyria’s repentance
Micah
– The fall of Israel and
Judah; the two advents of the Messiah;
deliverance from the Antichrist
Nahum
– Judgment on Assyria; the complete destruction of Assyria
initiated by a flood
Habakkuk
– Judah’s fall to Babylonian captivity; God’s sovereignty
and His call to faith
Zephaniah
– Judgment on Judah and surrounding nations; end time
judgment and restoration of Israel
Haggai
– Importance of the temple; future glory of the temple by
Christ; judgment of Gentile nations
Zechariah
– The two advents of Christ; judgment of nations;
salvation of Israel
Malachi
– Prophecy of a future messenger for the two advents of
Christ; end time judgment