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The prophetic books of the Bible contain some of the most difficult passages in the entire Old Testament and can prove especially confusing for those new to this corpus. Handbook on the Prophets offers a thorough and insightful introduction for the beginning student of the Old Testament prophetic literature. Robert Chisholm guides students through the important and often complex writings of...

food sources (see 3:17). The term translated “integrity” is the Hebrew noun ’emunah. Though traditionally translated “faith” here on the basis of the New Testament use of the passage, the term is better rendered “integrity,” “faithfulness,” or “allegiance.” The primary meaning of the term is “firmness, steadiness” (see Exod. 17:12). When used of human character and conduct, it refers to reliability (see Prov. 12:17, 22; Isa. 59:4; Jer. 5:3; 9:3) and integrity (see 2 Kings 12:15; 22:7; Jer. 5:1).
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