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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...

the titles Jacob and Israel do not always refer in the prophets to the divided nation. Elijah, for example, refused to recognize the division when he built his altar on Mount Carmel with twelve stones.15 The reference to laying waste to the land and ruining the vines might suggest the restoration of land and the return of economic prosperity; but surely Nahum is looking for a much deeper spiritual restoration? If we go back to the story of Jacob in the book of Genesis we find the clearest clue to
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