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The Message of Obadiah, Nahum and Zephaniah: The Kindness and Severity of God is unavailable, but you can change that!

Obadiah, Nahum, and Zephaniah are probably among the least-read books of the Bible, and rarely preached. They relate to the real world of their day in the seventh century BC: sleaze amongst political leaders, unfaithfulness of religious leaders, national and personal pride, crimes against humanity, and persecution of God’s people. These books tackle themes and issues, which are especially...

trust in him … (1:3, 7). The other prophets write in much the same way. Isaiah, for example, wrote, ‘The LORD takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people’,8 but he also writes, ‘The LORD will have compassion on Jacob …’ (14:1); and who can forget those words of love and mercy spoken to a rebellious people: ‘Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way … Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will
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