The Major and Minor Prophets
21 Lessons in this series
Timeline of the Writing Prophets
When did the Old Testament prophets write? What was happening at the time? In this lesson, we take a look at the timing of the prophets in...
Overview of Amos
This is a high-level overview of the book of Amos. There are many details we skip, but hopefully we hit some of the most important points in the...
Overview of the Prophet Joel
What is the Day of the Lord that Joel talks about? What can we learn from a devastation of locusts? What is the judgment on the nations? We take a...
Overview of Jonah
What is the book of Jonah about? While we often focus on not running away from God, we look at the main point of the book, which is God's mercy.
Overview of Hosea
What is the message of the book of Hosea? We see the love of God even in the middle of punishment. We see the promise of pain but hope for good...
Overview of the Prophet Micah
Micah is presented somewhat like a legal case God has against Israel and Judah. In this class, we look at some of the complaints God has against...
Overview of Isaiah (part 1)
In this lesson on Isaiah, I try to summarize the first half of Isaiah.
The Latter Days
What do the expressions "latter days" and "last days" mean in the Bible? In this lesson, we take a look at how these expressions are used and that...
Overview of Isaiah (part 2)
In this lesson, we cover the second half of the book of Isaiah. This includes an emphasis on God's prophetic reliability with prophecies of both...
Overview of Nahum
Nahum's prophesy against Nineveh demonstrates that bad news for the wicked is good news for the righteous. When Nineveh fell, it would mean...
Overview of Habakkuk
In this conversation between Habakkuk and God, we learn how God can be just and allow the Chaldeans to conquer Judah. We see the trust we should...
Overview of Zephaniah
Zephaniah's prophecy looks to the destruction of Judah, and also the promise of a return of those who are humble and trust God.
Overview of Jeremiah
This is a very broad overview of some of the main ideas in Jeremiah.
Daniel: The Historical Story
In this lesson, we focus on the story of Daniel and the big lessons we can see throughout the book.
Daniel: Prophecies
In this lesson, we take a look at some of the basic messages in the book of Daniel and how these messages are connected with the purpose of the...
Overview of Lamentations
How can we better understand this book by Jeremiah? We look at the structure of the book and some of the main ideas in each of the poems.
Overview of Ezekiel
Ezekiel was a prophet that God had use many visual aids to help the Jews in Babylon understand his prophecies. In this lesson, we look at some of...
Overview of Obadiah
Because Obadiah is only 21 verses long, we look at the entire book (in the WEB translation). This book looks at the judgment on the nation of Edom.
Overview of Haggai
We take a look at a large part of the short book of Haggai, including prophesies of Jesus and the church.
Overview of Zechariah
Zechariah prophesied during the rebuilding of the temple. He pointed toward an even greater temple built by Christ. We take a quick look at the...
Overview of Malachi
In this final lesson of the series, we look at the last of the writing prophets. This book contains rebuke to priests, teaching on God's desire for...