Lately, I’ve been doing some studying in the Minor Prophets. Many of us know bits and pieces from some of these books, but we often lack knowledge about the specifics of each book. When did that prophet live and speak to God’s people? Were they prophesying to Israel or Judah? Were they pre- or postexilic? What were the specific issues they were addressing? Unfortunately, the only passages that are heard with any regularity in the corporate setting of the church […]