Luther’s Works, Volume 18 (Biblia.com)

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Luther’s lectures on the minor prophets are hardly minor. In fact, they are so prolific as to require three volumes. The first, Hosea-Malachi, is compiled from the so-called Altenburg manuscript, and complemented with a Zwicjau manuscript and a Wittenburg manuscript. These pieces put together present a complete set of commentaries on these minor prophets. These lectures occupied Luther’s lecture...

Rom. 1:8: “I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, etc.” “Praise” means “give thanks, be joyful in the Lord.” Rejoice, O Israel. From this it comes out very clearly that the prophet is not speaking about a temporal kingdom when he brings in a rejoicing Israel, for, as we see from Hosea, after the captivity Israel was never brought back or restored. Therefore he is clearly indicating that kingdom of grace through Christ which has been spread very broadly throughout the world and has gathered

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