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3. What does the title “minor prophets”
signify?
4. What group name does the Hebrew
Bible assign to these books?
5. Who was the reigning world power
during the ministries of Jonah, Amos, and
Hosea? (See Chart 4.)
6. Distinguish between forthtelling and
foretelling, as far as the prophets were
concerned.
1. The following second-century B.C.
nonbiblical reference shows that the books were
so designated before the time of Crist: “And of
the Twele Prophets may be the bones ourish
again from their place, for they comforted Jacob
and redeemed them by assurance of hope”
(Ecclesiasticus 49:10).
2. The datez assigned to the prophwta by this
study guide are essentially those of John C.
Whotcomb’s chart, Old Testament Kings and
Prohets. George Adam Smith lists the prophets
in this chronological order: Amos, Hosea, Micah,
Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah,
Haggai, Zecariah, Malachi, Joel, Jonah. (The
Book of the Twelve Prophets, 2 vols.)
3. Smith, 1:9.
4. The name “Messiah” (literally, “anointed
one”) appears only twice in the Old Testament:
Daniel 9:25-26. The idea of an anointed person
or thing, however, is common in the Old
Testament. In 2 Samuel 7 the concept of a
Davidic Messiah originates, without using either
the word “Messiah” or “anointed.” In the
prophets, Christ is referred to by various names
(e.g., “ruler,” Mic 5:2).
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The Minor Prophets of Israel
(Jonah, Amos, Hosea)
Jonah, Amos, and Hosea are the three
minor prophets who minisstered to the
Northern Kingdom of Israel. The messages
of their books are extremely contemporary.
In fact, someone has said concerning Amos
that “he proclaimed a message so far ahead
of his time that most of the human race, and
a large part of all Christendom have not yet
caught up with it.”
The three prophets of Israel have been
compared this way:
Jonah: prophet of a broken ministry
Amos: prophet of the broken Law
Hosea: prophet of a broken heart
These comparisons suggest in a limited way
something of the paths which you will
follow as you move from book to book in
the survey studies of this chapter.
JONAH: GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD
The story of Jonah is one of the clearest
demonstrations of God’s love and mercy for
all mankind. This universal love is a
foundational truth of the whole Bible,
taught by the most quoted verse, John 3:16.
By studying Jonah before studying the other
minor prophets, we will see the full view
rst—God’s love for Gentile and Jew—and
this will put the later studies about Israel
and Judah in proper perspective.
I. BACKGROUND
A. THE MAN JONAH
