Quick Intro to Zephaniah

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Zephaniah prophesied in the days of Josiah, contemporaneous with Jeremiah. His message is of complete judgment of the whole earth on the day of the Lord. This includes the nations who are enemies of Judah and Judah herself who was rebellious and who heeded no voice. The remnant of Israel…
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Quick Intro to Joel

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Joel never writes a time marker for his ministry. However, because people could still repent and change the outcome of God's judgment upon them, I place it early in the history of the kings of Israel. Joel warns of locusts, signifying kingdoms with armies, coming to devour Israel's land, signifying…
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Quick Intro to Hosea

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Hosea was a prophet mainly to the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. He was a contemporary of Isaiah. Hosea was asked by God to marry a prostitute, who was unfaithful to him, as a sign of God's breaking relationship with the northern kingdom of Israel.…
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