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The Minor Prophets The Minor Prophets by Dan Melhus A Study of the Minor Prophets Table of Contents Table of Contents INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 1 WHO ARE THE PROPHETS?................................................................................................................... 5 HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF THE PROPHETS?.......................................... 7 OBADIAH..................................................................................................................................................... 9 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 9 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 9 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 10 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 12 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 13 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 15 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 16 JOEL ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 17 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 17 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 18 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 19 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 20 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 22 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 24 JONAH........................................................................................................................................................ 25 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 25 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 25 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 26 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 27 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 28 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 30 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 32 HOSEA........................................................................................................................................................ 33 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 33 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 34 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 34 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 35 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 36 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 38 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 42 AMOS.......................................................................................................................................................... 43 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 43 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 43 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 43 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 45 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 46 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 48 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 52 i Table of Contents A Study of the Minor Prophets MICAH........................................................................................................................................................ 53 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 53 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 54 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 54 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 55 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 56 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 58 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 60 NAHUM ...................................................................................................................................................... 61 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 61 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 61 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 61 THEME ............................................................................................................................................ 62 OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................... 63 QUESTIONS...................................................................................................................................... 65 LESSONS.......................................................................................................................................... 66 ZEPHANIAH.............................................................................................................................................. 67 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 67 DATE............................................................................................................................................... 68 AUTHOR .......................................................................................................................................... 68 THEME ...........................................................................................................................................
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