The Minor Prophets

n the last Lesson, we studied what can becalled the Major Prophets—the large

books written by prophets. We discussedthe backgrounds of Isaiah, Jeremiah andEzekiel. We examined some of their mes-sages and to whom they were directed. Wefurther understood the two great sins ofIsrael: Sabbath-breaking and idolatry. Wealso learned what was ahead for themodern-day nations of ancient Israel.

In this Lesson, we will learn about theMinor Prophets. They are called “minor”because the books are smaller than thosewritten by the otherprophets. We will examinethe books of Hosea, Joel,Amos, Obadiah, Jonah (inthe next lesson), Micah,Nahum, Habakkuk,Zephaniah, Haggai,Zechariah and Malachi.These are the last 12 booksof the Old Testament.

We will focus on whatlies ahead for the descendants of Israel,including what will occur when Jesus Christreturns to rule with His saints.

First, a little backdrop is necessary. Theprophets that we will examine lived

between 900 and 400 B.C. During this time,the northern kingdom (house of Israel) wastaken into captivity by the Assyrians in 721-718 B.C. The southern kingdom (house ofJudah) was taken captive by Babylon in604-585 B.C.

You will recall from the last Lesson thatwe discussed the key to understanding theprophecies of the Bible. You can readAMERICA AND BRITAIN IN BIBLE PROPHECY,which explains the Bible truths of the iden-tity of the tribes of Israel. In summary, thebook explains that the peoples of the United

States, the UnitedKingdom, and many otherWestern and Europeannations constitute the“house of Israel” in Bibleprophecies. Other terms forthese peoples are “Jacob,”“Ephraim,” “Isaac” and“Samaria.”

Hosea

We will first study the book of Hosea. Theprophet Hosea prophesied during the reignsof Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah (kingsof Judah), and Jeroboam II (king of Israel).

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God had made a marriage covenant withthe people of Israel. However, when theywere turning to false gods, they were com-mitting spiritual adultery. This is a gravesin. Because of this, God wanted Hosea tomarry a prostitute. Married to someone whowas unfaithful, Hosea’s circumstances sym-bolized what the people of Israel had doneto God.

Hosea’s wife was named Gomer. Theyhad three children, and it is important thatwe examine all three. The first was a son.God instructed his name to be Jezreel,which means “God will disperse.” Thismeant that God would quickly bring an endto the house of Israel. This came to passwhen Assyria defeated Israel.

God instructed that Hosea’s second childwith Gomer be named Loruhamah, whichmeans “no mercy.” God would have nomercy upon the people of Israel because oftheir grievous and ongoing sins.

The third child was a boy, whom Godinstructed to be named Loammi. This namemeans “not my people.” The people ofIsrael turned away from God—they wantednothing to do with Him. Because of this,God turned away from them.

Chapter 2 of Hosea discusses a womanwho went after “other lovers.” This is actual-ly describing the nation of Israel, who wentafter other gods. It explains that God willpunish them for what they have done. But, inthe end, God will bring them back, andthings will turn for the better (Hosea 2:23).

Hosea 3:5 speaks of the latter days. Thisis talking about the time in which we nowlive, and what lies just ahead. Notice whatwill soon happen: “Afterward the__________ __ _________ shall return andseek the LORD their God and David their

king. They shall _____ the LORD their Godand His __________ in ___ ___________.”

Throughout the study of the prophets, apicture is painted of today’s society. Forexample, read Hosea 4:1 and explain whatthe world is lacking: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Now read verse 2 and write out whatsociety is filled with: _____________________________________________________

Verse 6 of Chapter 4 reveals an impor-tant point: “My people are destroyed forlack of knowledge.” Without God’s knowl-edge, without access to God, people willinevitably be destroyed.

Hosea 5:7 talks about a type of genera-tion that will be born at the end of the age.What is the word that describes these chil-dren? ______________________________

This is true of people today. As a youngperson in God’s Church, you must be awareof the types of people that are around youand avoid those who are “strange,” in anyform.

Hosea 7:7 says that “none among themcalls upon Me.” Nobody looks to God forthe right answers. Every decision is basedupon feelings and personal opinions, notGod’s Law. The rest of the chapter describeswhat will befall Israel.

Several more chapters in Hosea explainIsrael’s sins and what will happen becauseof them. However, there is good news afterthis time of punishment. Chapter 14 talksabout repentance (turning around andchanging) and how Israel will ultimatelythrive. Notice: “I will be like the dew toIsrael; he shall grow like the lily, andlengthen his roots like Lebanon. His

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branches shall spread; his beauty shall belike an olive tree, and his fragrance likeLebanon” (vs. 5-6).

Joel

The book of Joel paints a very grave pic-ture. It describes the destruction of Israel.Chapter 1 describes a drought: “He has laidwaste My vine, and ruined My fig tree; Hehas stripped it bareand thrown it away;its branches are madewhite” (vs. 7). Alsoread verse 10: “Thefield is wasted, theland mourns; for thegrain is ruined, thenew wine is dried up,the oil fails.”

The world isalready experiencingunusual weather.Various areas areexperiencing severedrought. But, if youcontinue to readChapter 1, you willsee that the worstdrought lies ahead.Entire lands will bebare. The lush greencrops to which many in the world are accus-tomed will not be here much longer.

Joel 2 talks about the “day of the Lord,”the time of punishment right before thereturn of Jesus Christ: “Blow the trumpetin Zion, and sound an alarm in My holymountain! Let all the inhabitants of theland tremble; for the day of the LORD iscoming, for it is at hand: A day of darkness

and gloominess, a day of clouds and thickdarkness, like the morning clouds spreadover the mountains. A people come, greatand strong, the like of whom has neverbeen; nor will there ever be any such afterthem, even for many successive genera-tions” (vs. 1-2). Verses 3-5 further describethis great army, which will ultimately fightJesus Christ at His Return!

What are some other signs? Read Joel2:10: “The earthquakes before them,the heavens tremble;the sun and moongrow dark, and thestars diminish theirbrightness.” This willall happen beforeChrist returns. Therewill be enormousearthquakes and signsin the skies.

Joel 2:11 summa-rizes how bad thistime will be: “For theday of the LORD isgreat and very terri-ble. Who can endureit?”

There is a way ofescape, and it is foundin the next verse:

“‘Now, therefore,’ says the LORD, ‘Turn toMe with all your heart, with fasting, withweeping, and with mourning.’ So rend yourheart, and not your garments; return to theLORD your God, for He is gracious and mer-ciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness;and He relents from doing harm.” God willprotect and deliver those who turn to Himand obey Him.

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And again, like the other prophets, the goodnews of God’s coming kingdom isdescribed. (Read Joel 2:21-29.)

Amos

We will now look at the prophet Amos, whoprophesied during the reigns of Uzziah,king of Judah, and Jeroboam II, king ofIsrael. Amos was alive at the same time asHosea.

Amos 2:4-5 describes the judgment ofthe nation of Judah: “Thus says the LORD:‘For three ______________ of Judah, andfor four, I will not turn away its _________,because they have ________ ___ ___ _____ LORD, and have ___ ____ ___ com-mandments. Their lies lead them astray, lieswhich their fathers followed. But I will senda ____ upon Judah, and it shall devour thepalaces of Jerusalem.’”

When Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,captured the city of Jerusalem, the palaces inthe city were destroyed. This prophecy didcome to pass. However, as is often the case,there is duality in this scripture, which meansit had an application then and in the latterdays—today. (Remember that Judah wasallowed to return to its homeland, and is thephysical nation called “Israel” today.)

The rest of the book of Amos deals withprophecies for Israel. In Amos 2:14-16, Godsays that strength will not make a differ-ence: “Therefore flight shall perish from the_____, the ______ shall ___ _____________ ______, nor shall the ______ ______________; he shall not stand who handles thebow, the swift of foot _____ ___ _______,nor shall he who rides a horse deliver him-self. The most ____________ ___ __ _____shall ____ naked in that day.”

Turn to Amos 3:3 and write out thescripture: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

The nation of Israel was disobeyingGod—they were not in agreement with Him.This scripture, however, has applicationthroughout life. In any type of organization(a company, a sports team, a family) thereneeds to be unity. If unity is not present, thenno group can succeed. Remember thisimportant lesson. Amos 5:3 reveals howmany among the tribes of Israel will survivethe Tribulation and Day of the Lord: “Forthus says the LORD God: The city that goesout by a thousand shall have a hundred left,and that which goes out by a hundred shallhave ten left to the house of Israel.” One outof ten will survive this terrible time.

God also references the religion oftoday. He talks about so-called“Christianity”: “‘I hate, I despise your feastdays, and I do not savor your sacred assem-blies. Though you offer Me burnt offeringsand your grain offerings, I will not acceptthem, nor will I regard your fattened peaceofferings’” (Amos 5:21-22).

God hates the pagan keeping of man’sfeasts (holidays). Though many people goto church on Sunday, their “religion” is notaccepted by God, because it is false.

God sometimes showed the prophetsvisions to further understand what wouldbefall Israel. Amos received a vision whereGod was standing on top of a wall, holdinga plumbline (Amos 7:7-8). Why? Aplumbline is used to test the straightness ofa wall. God was symbolically measuring thestraightness—or righteousness—of Israel.But, they were unrighteous; therefore“Israel shall be laid waste” (Amos 7:9).

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OObbaaddiiaahh

We now turn to the book of Obadiah, whichis the smallest in the Old Testament. In thisbook, Obadiah prophesies against the peo-ple of Edom. They are the descendants ofEsau. You will recall that Esau was Jacob’solder twin brother who sold his birthright toJacob. He became a large nation, in fact, agroup of nations today. These people havealways had a large feud with their brothers(Jacob’s descendants).

The people of Edom have a pride prob-lem (Obadiah 3). But notice God’sresponse: “‘Though you ______ as ____as the _____, and though you set yournest among the stars, from there __ _________ ___ ____,’ says the LORD” (verse4). Human beings always think higher ofthemselves than they should. You mustalways beware of the sin of pride. Goddoes not take it lightly.

Since the Edomites dealt horribly withthe Israelites, there were consequences:“For violence against your brother Jacob,shame shall cover you, and you shall becut off forever.” God promises that thispeople will be blotted out. However, thiswill not happen until the Day of the Lord,the final year before Jesus Christ returns.Notice Obadiah 15: “For the day of theLORD upon all the ______ is ____; __ _______ ____, it shall be done to you; ___________ shall _____ upon ____ ________.”

Micah

We will continue by studying Micah, as thebook of Jonah (next in order of the Old

Testament) is the subject of the next Lesson.Micah prophesied during the reign ofJotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.His prophesies were directed toward thecapital cities of Israel and Judah, Samariaand Jerusalem. Micah explains that God iscoming to tread upon the governments(called mountains in Micah 1:3-4) of men.He will do this by earthquakes and volca-noes (Micah 1:4).

Micah comments on the nature of socie-ty today. What two things does this societydo? (Read Micah 3:9). ______________________________________________________________________________________

Micah 3:11 explains that people willthink that God is among them when He isnot: “Her heads judge for a bribe, her prieststeach for pay, and her prophets divine formoney. Yet they lean on the LORD, and say,‘Is not the LORD among us? No harm cancome upon us.’” This is the case today.People deceive themselves into thinkingthat they are fine, and that God is with them.

Chapter 4 of Micah talks about a won-derful world tomorrow: “Now it shall cometo pass in the ______ ____ that the moun-tain of the Lord’s house shall be___________ on the top of the mountains,and shall be _______ above the hills; and_______ shall ____ to it. Many ______shall ____ and say, ‘Come, and let us go upto the ________ of the LORD, To the houseof the God of Jacob; He will _____ us ________, And we shall _____ in ___ _____.’For out of Zion the law shall go forth, andthe word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Heshall _____ between _____ _______, and______ _____ ________ afar off; they shall___ their ______ into __________, andtheir _______ into ______ ______; ______

shall not ___ __ _____ against ______, nei-ther shall they learn ___ ________. But________ shall sit under his ____ and underhis fig tree, and no one shall make themafraid; for the mouth of the LORD of hostshas spoken” (vs. 1-4).

The world to come will be a time oftremendous peace, prosperity and happi-ness. Nations will not war with each otherever again. Each person will be able toenjoy life and learn God’s Way—the onlypath to true success.

Micah 5:7-9 describes the descendantsof Israel today—the “remnant of Jacob.”This passage describes the blessings thatAmerica, Britain and other nations havereceived because of the promise God madeto their forefather Abraham. But God alsoexplains that He will cut off these blessings.(Read Micah 5:10-15 and summarize on aseparate sheet of paper what this means.)

Micah 7:1-4 describes the nature of peo-ple today: “Woe is me! For I am like thosewho gather summer fruits, like those whoglean vintage grapes; there is no cluster toeat of the first-ripe fruit which my souldesires. The _______ ___ has ________from the _____, and there is __ ___________ _____ ___. They all lie in waitfor blood; every man hunts his brother witha net. That they may _____________ ______ ____ ____ _____—the prince asksfor gifts, the judge seeks a bribe, and thegreat man utters his evil desire; so they______ ________. The ___ __ ____ ______ _ ____; the ____ ______ __ __________ _ ____ _____; the day of your watch-man and your punishment comes; nowshall be their perplexity.” This clearlyexplains why mankind needs to becorrected—punished.

Nahum

Nahum prophesied after Israel was taken intocaptivity by the Assyrians. The prophecies ofthe book of Nahum are, in fact, directedtoward the Assyrian capital, Nineveh.

Throughout the three chapters ofNahum, we see that God is appalled at thecity of Nineveh. Nahum 3:1-4 describes thecity: “Woe to the ______ city! It is all ______ ____ and ______. Its ______ neverdeparts. The noise of a whip and the noiseof rattling wheels, of galloping horses, ofclattering chariots! Horsemen charge withbright sword and glittering spear. There is a_________ of _____, a great number ofbodies, ________ _______—they stumbleover the corpses—because of the___________ of __________ of the seduc-tive harlot, the mistress of sorceries, whosells nations through her harlotries, andfamilies through her sorceries.”

Nineveh was so evil that God had todestroy it. Nahum’s job was to prophecy toNineveh of coming punishment. God willalways warn somebody before He punishesthem. This is the same today. God’s Work,through The Restored Church of God, has aresponsibility to warn the nations of comingpunishment.

Just as Nahum had prophesied, the city ofNineveh was laid waste. It was conqueredby the Babylonian Empire in 612 B.C.

Habakkuk

Habakkuk prophesied around 600 B.C. Hesaw many sins that Israel and other nationswere committing. He was gravely con-cerned, and took these concerns to God in

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prayer. Summarize the problems he saw(Habakkuk 1:1-4): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

God answered Habakkuk’s concerns. Hetold him to write down the vision that hereceived. God intended this message fortoday: “For the ______ is yet for an_________ _____; But __ ___ ___ it willspeak, and __ ____ ___ ____. Though it tar-ries, wait for it; because it will surely come,it will not tarry” (Habakkuk 2:3).

At the end time, God will punish allunrighteous people. Habakkuk 2:8 and 10explain that God will punish the nations thatconquered Israel and Judah.

God warns all nations that build thingswith the help of war or sinful actions: “Woeto him who builds a town with _________,who establishes a city by _________!”(Habakkuk 2:12). For the last 6,000 years,human beings have built towns, cities,nations and even empires through war.Also, iniquity in various forms has pre-vailed in the attainment of power. There isgreed, corruption, lawlessness and perver-sion in almost every organization of men.This is why God is coming to bring His wayof life.

Notice Habakkuk 2:14: “For the earthwill be filled with the knowledge of theglory of the LORD, as the waters cover thesea.” What a positive picture! The worldwill literally be filled with God’s way oflife as much as the waters cover the sea.The next time you are near a large lake or

an ocean, think to yourself that one dayGod’s knowledge will cover the entireworld.

Zephaniah

We will now study the book of Zephaniah.This book focuses on the one-year period(called the Day of the Lord) after the two-and-a-half-year period (the Tribulation).Zephaniah prophesied during the time ofJosiah, king of Judah.

Zephaniah 1:7 clearly states what time-frame is being discussed: “Be silent in thepresence of the LORD God; for ___ ___ _____ LORD is at hand, for the LORD has pre-pared a sacrifice; He has invited Hisguests.”

The Day of the Lord is the final yearbefore Jesus Christ returns. This is a timewhen God’s wrath is poured out on theentire world for mankind’s blatant disobedi-ence. Notice the intensity: “‘I will________ _______ ________ ____ the____ of the ____,’ says the LORD; ‘I will______ ___ and _____; I will ______ the_____ of the heavens, the ____ of the ___,and the ___________ ______ ______ withthe ______. I will ___ ___ ___ from theface of the ____,’ says the LORD”(Zephaniah 1:2-3).

This time is soon approaching, yet veryfew understand this. As a youth in God’sChurch, you will be protected from this ter-rible time if you continue to obey God.

No nation shall escape this punishment.Zephaniah 1:8 explains that even the leadersof nations will face consequences. Verse 10and 11 explain that those who have beendriven by greed—merchants—will also bepunished. The world is truly filled with

business that is driven by greed—by “sil-ver” (Zephaniah 1:11). God will no longertolerate this behavior.

Zephaniah 1:14-18 summarizes the Dayof the Lord: “The great day of the LORD isnear; it is near and hastens quickly. Thenoise of the day of the LORD is _____;there the ______ ____ ____ ___ ___. Thatday is a day of _____, a day of _____ and_______, a day of __________ and___________, a day of ______ and__________, a day of _____ and ____________, a day of _____ and ____against the fortified cities and against thehigh towers. ‘I will bring _______ uponmen, and they shall ____ ____ _____ ___,because they have ______ ______ _______; their blood shall be poured out likedust, and their flesh like refuse.’ Neithertheir _____ nor their ____ shall be able to_______ them in the day of the LORD’swrath; but the whole land shall bedevoured by the fire of His jealousy, for Hewill make speedy riddance of all those whodwell in the land.”

How can you be hidden from this terribleday? (Zephaniah 2:3) _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3 of Zephaniah explains that theministers of this world have done horriblethings. They have polluted God’s way oflife (vs. 4).

God explains how He will deal with thenations: “‘Therefore wait for Me,’ says theLORD, ‘Until the day I rise up for plunder;My _____________ is to ______ ___________ to My assembly of kingdoms, to____ on them My ______________, all My_____ ______; all the earth shall be________ with the fire of __ __________”

(Zephaniah 3:8). God is jealous becausemankind has turned his back on Him andgone after false gods.

But, like every other book that we stud-ied, there is good news. Read Zephaniah3:14-20 and summarize what will comeafter the Day of the Lord: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Haggai

You will recall that Judah went into captiv-ity, and Daniel was alive during that time.Some decades later, Judah was releasedfrom captivity, and returned to Jerusalem tobuild the temple. The prophet Haggaiprophesied after the captivity.

At their return, the plan for Judah was torebuild the temple that Babylon haddestroyed. However, we find that the peoplewere not motivated to do it: “Thus speaksthe LORD of hosts, saying: ‘This peoplesays, “The time has not come, the time thatthe LORD’s house should be built”’”(Haggai 1:2). The people were not buildingthe temple as they should have.

The prophet Haggai was bringing a mes-sage from God to “consider your ways”(Haggai 1:5, 7). The people were working atmany physical things in their lives, but theywere not being blessed. This was becausethey were not putting their primary focus onGod.

Periodically, you should also “consideryour ways.” You should be sure that youtake time to put God first. Everything else

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comes second. Notice Matthew 6:33: “Butseek first the kingdom of God and His right-eousness, and all these things shall be addedto you.”

The people of Judah were instructed toget supplies and begin building God’s tem-ple (Haggai 1:8). Zerubbabel, the governorof Judah, and Joshua, the high priest, ledthe people, and they did what God instruct-ed. Because of this turn to obedience, Godwas with them and blessed them (Haggai1:13).

God makes an important point in Haggai2:8. What is it? ______________________

All of the earth’s possessions are God’s.That is why when we pay our tithes andofferings, we are only doing what is reason-able. God gives us 90 percent of our finan-cial blessings; we should be willing to giveback 10 percent, plus offerings.

Zechariah

The prophet Zechariah also prophesied afterthe return of Judah from captivity. Thisbook is one of the large books of the MinorProphets. We will summarize its importantpoints.

Zechariah 6:12-13 is a prophecy of thefirst coming of Jesus Christ: “Then speak tohim, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts,saying: ‘Behold, the Man whose name is theBRANCH! From His place He shall branchout, and He shall _____ the ______ of theLORD; yes, He shall build the temple of theLORD. He shall ____ the _____, and shall___ and ____ on ___ ______; so He shall bea _____ on His throne, and the ______ of_____ shall be between them both.’” JesusChrist came to build His spiritual temple,which is the Church.

In the world tomorrow, there will betremendous happiness. Children will have awonderful time playing in the streets(Zechariah 8:5). People will have access toand understand the true God who createdthe entire universe.

There are other places in Zechariah thatprophesy of Jesus Christ’s first coming.“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold,your King is coming to you; He is just andhaving salvation, lowly and riding on a don-key, a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah9:9). Also note Zechariah 12:10: “And I willpour on the house of David and on theinhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of graceand supplication; then they will look on Mewhom they pierced. Yes, they will mournfor Him as one mourns for his only son, andgrieve for Him as one grieves for a first-born.”

Zechariah 14 is the final chapter of thebook. It describes Jesus Christ coming toJerusalem to battle against all nations(Zechariah 14:1-3). Also, Jesus Christ willland on the Mount of Olives, and it willdivide into two parts (verse 4). And, final-ly, “And the LORD shall be King over allthe earth. In that day it shall be—‘TheLORD is one,’ and His name one”(Zechariah 14:9).

At the close of this book, we see that, inthe world to come, people all around theworld will keep the Feast of Tabernacles.Today, God’s people keep the Feast as com-manded by God. Of course, you look for-ward every year to these days with yourfamily and Church members. Can youimagine how much fun it will be when theentire earth celebrates this happy timetogether? That is just a small glimpse of a

picture of Christ ruling the earth. Everyonewill be unified—and at peace.

Malachi

We are now ready to study the final book ofthe Old Testament, and the last of the MinorProphets. Many of the prophecies ofMalachi are for the modern-day descen-dants of Israel.

Chapter 3, verse 1 talks about two differ-ent messengers. The first, John the Baptist,would prepare the way for Christ. The sec-ond messenger in Malachi 3:1 is JesusChrist, who would bring the message of thesoon coming kingdom of God. This verseexplains that Christ will come suddenly toHis temple (those in the Church) to set upGod’s kingdom.

Verses 3, 4 and 5 describe Christ’sSecond Coming. But also note Malachi 3:6.What is the importance of this scripture?______________________________________________________________________

You can always feel good that the Godyou serve will never change. When Hepromises He will do something for you, Hemeans it—and it will happen!

Malachi 3:8-10 talks about tithes andofferings. God explains that if you do notpay tithes and offerings, you are robbingHim! He also states that if you give justthat little amount of money, you will beblessed with far more than what you origi-nally had. A time may come when you donot think you can afford to tithe.

Remember this scripture. God will blessyou.

Finally, the book of Malachi ends with aprophecy that has already been fulfilled.Turn to Malachi 4:5-6 and write out bothscriptures:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The word curse means utter destruction.If this prophecy of a man who would comein the spirit and power of Elijah did not takeplace, the entire world would be destroyed!Yet, this has been fulfilled! The Church haslong understood that Herbert W. Armstrongcame as the final Elijah. He restored allthings to the Church (Matthew 17:11). And,today, the Church continues teaching “allthings” to the world.

The books that constitute the MinorProphets describe all sorts of events—past,present and future. You now understandmore fully what is soon to come to thisworld. You also know of the tremendousGOOD NEWS that is just beyond the horizon.Continue to learn through these Lessons,and stay close to God so you can serve inHis kingdom!

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MATCHING__ Haggai

__ Joel

__ Malachi

__ Obediah

__ Micah

__ Nahum

__ Habakkuk

__ Zechariah

__ Hosea

__ Zephaniah

__ Amos

A: Married a harlot whose behavior mirrored that of thepeople of IsraelB: Foretold of messengers sent before Christ’s first andsecond comingsC: Prophesied of Nineveh’s destructionD: Prophesied against Edom because of its prideE: Spoke of the dishonesty of men’s governments, andof the peace coming in the future when they shall beattheir swords into plowsharesF: Prophesied that only 10 out of 100 will survive theTribulation and Day of the LordG: Spoke of the people not building the temple of God,not focusing on and supporting the Work of God H: Wrote of the terrible Day of the LordI: Told of the future time when the earth will be filled withthe knowledge of God, like the ocean is filled with water J: Wrote of the “Branch” who shall build His TempleK: Foretold of droughts and the Day of the Lord