Introduction to the minor prophets Welcome to this section Welcome to this part of the

course Welcome to the discussion with the minor prophets Going to discuss this from scripture These 12 books like

Hosea Joel Jonah they might be short but they are packed with big lessons that are still very relevant

today Very important So what will you learn in this section One relevance of the minor prophets learn the significance

about the prophets and uh how their messages still have relevance in today's world We're

going to go through this step by step Number two prophetic divisions discover the distinction between the former prophets

like Joshua and the kings and the latter prophets like Isaiah Jeremiah and Ezekiel And then

we will discuss the 12 minor prophets as a whole helping you to understand the organization

of the biblical text Number three future leader prophecy gain insight into the prophecies of

a future leader from King David's family line A figure later identified as Jesus Christ in the

New Testament Some contemporary application see how the teachings of the minor prophets They're not just historical narratives

but they provide advice They provide wisdom that can really guide our lives today Let's start with the

Zechariah and Malachi So in the Bible these books they're treated as their own section Each of them sometimes people

call them the 12 or the book of the 12 The Bible it puts prophets into two main groups the

former prophets like Joshua and kings and the latter prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel and these 12

minor prophets So we've discussed the major prophets the latter prophets Now we're getting into the

minor So these prophets talked a lot about a future leader from King David's family line

who Christians believe is Jesus as it is explained in the New Testament probably familiar

with the story Let's dive a little bit deeper into what these prophets talked about and we'll use

some Bible verses like we do to give specific examples So first we see Hosea shows

us God's love Even when people forget Him he doesn't forget them And Hosea 219

I will betroth you to me forever I will betroth you in righteousness and justice in

love and compassion Now Joel ok we start to see some similarities here Joel warns us

about a big day coming called the day of the Lord tells us to be ready in Joel 21

blow the trumpet in Zion sound the alarm on my holy hill Let all who live in

the land tremble for the day of the Lord is coming So we're talking about Jesus coming Christ

coming predicting these prophecies that would later occur Now Amos talks about how important it is to live

right with justice and fairness for everyone in Amos 524 Let justice roll on like a

river righteousness like a never falling stream Obadiah we see warns of a nation called Edom about being too proud

thinking they're better than everyone else And Obadiah 13 the pride of your heart has deceived you You

who let live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights You who say

to yourself who can bring me down to the ground So we are speaking of Christ we

are speaking of Christ of a savior coming You're seeing similarities here And in Jonah it's a story

about a prophet who didn't want to give God's message because he didn't think the people

deserved forgiveness Jonah for one But to Jonah this seemed very wrong and he became angry So you see

the similarities with these minor prophets with prophecies that they're saying Micah reminds us what God really wants from

us to do What's right love kindness and walk humbly with him and Micah 68

he has shown you oh mortal What is good What does the Lord require of you to act justly to

love mercy and to walk humbly with your God Now Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Hag Isiah and Malachi OK

Each of these have their own messages about following God being brave looking forward to a hopeful future

So each minor prophet OK what do we see here What are some similarities here And

remember again we're going through these a little bit quickly please re watch the video delve a little

bit deeper into some of them If you like we're going to do that later on But what do all

these have in common Each prophet adds their own voice to God's bigger story Teaching us

about love about hope about humility these messages they're not just old stories but they are

lessons lessons that should be guiding us today And when we go back and look at these minor prophets we

see all their predictions we see the prophecies that have come true and we see

the overall central them message which is focused on Christ which is focused on Christ as the savior So what

did we learn What did you learn in this section in this lesson So number one now you should

understand the importance of the minor prophets have a general idea of their messages why they remain so

relevant to today We also touched on the distinct categorization of prophets as former prophets like Joshua

like kings and then the latter prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel the major and then the 12

minor prophets which we discussed here in this lesson We gained insight into prophecies concerning future leader

King David's lineage later identified as Jesus as Christ In the New Testament we went over some of

the core messages of specific prophecies like Hosea Joel Amos Jonah Micah as they were conveyed

through the interpretation of the verses through the prophets We also touched on some of the

practical guidance that was offered by the minor prophets teachings particularly in regards to justice kindness and hope Ok These

will be recurring messages that we see throughout this section throughout the minor prophets In

the next lecture we will discuss a little bit deeper into the minor prophets and we'll start to break these

down more to give you a clearer overall understanding of the minor prophets