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1:1. The omissions have been explained in
various ways. (Consult commentaries.)
14. Ewald, quoted by James Robertson,
“Hosea,” in The International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia, 3:1425.
15. Some think that Hosea moved to Judah at
the time of the conquest.
16. Gleason L. Archer, A Survey of Old
Testament Introduction, p. 310.
17. E. Heavenor, “Hosea,” in The New Bible
Dictionary, p. 539.
18. W. Graham Scroggie, Know Your Bible,
1:166.
19. Robertson, 3:1426.


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The Minor Prophets of Judah
(Obadiah, Joel, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah,
Habakkuk)

Six of the twelve minor prophets
ministered to the Southern Kingdom of
Judah prior to the Babylonian Captivity (see
Chart 96). The chronological order in which
the prophets ministered is the order
followed in the six surveys of this chapter.
Chart 104 shows which kings were reigning
over Judah during the times of those
prophets.1 The shaded areas indicate the
evil reigns; the unshaded areas, the


righteous reigns. What seems to have
brought on the appearance of prophets:
good, or evil reigns? Or is such a pattern not


clear? Also keep in mind the larger setting
of Old Testament history, as represented on
Chart 3.
When you begin to study each book, refer
t o Chart 104 to help you visualize the
setting.
History always involves places, and since
the books of the minor prophets have a
historical setting, we may expect to see
geographical references in the books. Map Y
shows the geography of the minor prophets
of Judah. Try to x these places in your
mind before you begin to survey the Bible
text.
OBADIAH: A ROCK THAT FAILS AND A
KINGDOM THAT ENDURES
Some
of
God’s
prophets
were
commissioned to preach to foreign nations
closely involved with Judah’s history.
Obadiah was His messenger to Edom, hostile



kingdom southeast of Judah (see Map Y).
The Gentile Edomites felt militarily secure in
the fortresses of their steep mountains, and
wanted nothing to do with Israel’s God.

If any city of Edom was a symbol of
arrogant self-con dence, it was Petra (Heb.,



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