Prophets III: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

by William Angor Anderson

Surrounded by military and political threats, the people of Israel were led into dangerous alliances and war. Survivors were subjected to steep taxation, exile, intermarriage, and more, and loyalty to God diminished. With the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonians, all faith seemed lost.

Enter the minor prophets, bringers of oracles, parables, and poems named “minor” not for their lack of significance but for the briefness of their texts. Like Jonah in the fish, they confess sin and foresee judgment but emerge from the darkness to tell of forgiveness, restoration, abundant blessings, and salvation. Like the Temple, which was rebuilt, the loyalty of the Lord will grow and prosper.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2014

About the author

William Angor Anderson, DMin, PhD, is a presbyter of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia. He has written extensively on pastoral, spiritual, and religious subjects.

Father Anderson earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, and his Doctorate in Sacred Theology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh,