Message of Joel, Micah, and Habakkuk
Where is God in times of disaster? How can God allow suffering? What are God's people to do about moral decay in society? While people throughout the ages have long pondered these questions, three of the minor prophets—Joel, Micah and Habakkuk—provide insights to these perennial problems.\ The people of Joel's day were devastated by a locust plague, which Joel said warned of the coming Day of the Lord. Micah rebuked a culture of corruption and moral evil. Habakkuk cried out to the Lord on...
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David Prior's passage-by-passage exposition of these three books offers careful study, measured insight and helpful application for today's church.
General preface Author's preface Chief abbreviations BibliographyJoel Introduction\ 1. Cry to God - 1:1-20\ 2. Return to God - 2:1-17\ 3. Rejoice in God - 2:18-32\ 4. Fear God - 3:1-21Micah Introduction Preface - 1:1The first cycle: Pervasive evil and a promised king - 1:2-2:13\ 1. Micah's message to the world - 1:2-16\ 2. The preacher for this people - 2:1-13The second cycle: Ungodly leadership and God's promised leader - 3:1-5:15\ 3. Micah's message to the leadership of the nation - 3:1-12\ 4. Micah's message of a future beyond the ruin of Jerusalem - 4:1-5:15The thrid cycle: A time of disintegration and desolation - 6:1-7:20\ 5. A message of gloom and doom - 6:1-7:7\ 6. A message of light and love - 7:8-20Habakkuk Introduction\ 1. Dialogue with God - 1:1-17\ 2. A double vision - 2: 1-20\ 3. Habakkuk's prayer - 3:1-19
