Author: Rich Gorecki

In the last post with an Introduction to The Minor Prophets, we learned there twelve prophets each separated into short books in the Christian Bible, whereas, the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) has a single, longer collection about prophets called the Nevi’im (the Book of Twelve).  In this post, I will cover “The First Six Minor Prophets (700 B.C. and Earlier)” which includes Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah. The next post covers the other six minor prophets and their books which complete the Old Testament.  As suggested in other posts, let’s view the repetitive message of the prophets from a different angle. As you read the brief summaries of each in the next couple of posts, look for their message of the coming kingdom through the person of Jesus Christ, and how it applies to us today.  Here are the first six minor prophets, as grouped in The MANual,

After my recent posts covering lessons in the four Major Prophets, let’s now move to the Minor Prophets. But first let’s quickly recap those recent posts. So far, we learned in the Introduction to The Prophets that there were “Former Prophets” and “Latter Prophets.” The Latter include four “Major” prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah (and his book of Lamentations), and Ezekiel and Daniel (which I combined into one post). The next twelve prophets are considered “Minor,” not due to their lack of importance, but because their books are shorter in length.  In prior posts, I also suggested that we view the prophet’s constant message of repentance and call back to God and His commandments, from a completely different angle. One thing I’m learning during this year-long journey of lessons from The MANual, NIV Bible for Men, is that many of these men and women expe­ri­enced a moment that changed their lives. While