Minor Prophets

One who determines to study the prophets, whether seriously or out of curiosity, will do well to begin with the "minor" rather than the "major" prophets. These are shorter, thus enabling one to complete a phase of his study without getting bogged down in a mass of unfamiliar material. Another reason for beginning with these is that the twelve span a period of approximately four hundred years of Israel's history. This provides both a spiritual or religious and historical background for a better comprehension of the longer more entailed prophetic writings. In his study one will be impressed with the political, social and moral corruption in Israel and Judah. The prophets point to the fact that this is the consequence of religious apostasy, a rejection of God and His truth. This was true then; it is true today. Such a study and realization will help the student to understand better the conditions and their cause in our own time. The prophets sought to stay the madness of the people, which