The book of Malachi assumes, summarizes, and applies the Old Testament, yet also looks forward to the New Testament with its promises of the coming reign of God. In this revised edition of a classic BST volume, Peter Adam explores God's unfailing love against the backdrop of Israel's inconsistent faithfulness.
Zechariah is imbued with the same heart cry that Jesus turned into a prayer for the world: "Your kingdom come." This BSTP volumes explores the kingdom of God through the oracles and visions of Zechariah, bringing to light the promises that are meant to fuel the faithfulness of God's people and prepare the way for the promised Messiah.
The book of Jonah is likely the best known of the minor prophets and is often remembered for its oddity. In this BST volume, Rosemary Nixon moves beyond the amusing irony to show that this book reaches out an touches us where we are today, exploring the depths of the book and helping us make connections with our view of God and his world.
At the heart of the rarely read or preached books of Obadiah, Nahum, and Zephaniah are important themes like God's character; facing up to sin and judgment; responding in repentance; and hoping for future salvation and restoration. In this BST volume, you'll find prophets that spoke to the real world and continue to speak to us today.
Israel neglected the needy, gained riches through exploitation, and indulged in inauthentic religious practices. With searing clarity and daring hope, Amos calls God's people to repent. This revised BST volume exposes and explains Amos's prophetic call for Israel's repentance showing the message's astonishing relevance for today.
Where is God in times of disaster? What are God's people to do about moral decay in society? The books of Joel, Micah, and Habakkuk offer special insight on these perennial problems. David Prior's exposition provides careful study and measured application for today's church, and points to a transcendent God who gives hope in uncertainty.
Why would God ask one of his prophets to marry a prostitute? Because he wanted to teach Hosea and Israel a painful yet joyous lesson. Derek Kidner takes us through the unfolding story of Hosea and Gomer, explaining the basic message, pointing out its subtleties, and encouraging us to live lives worthy of the God who loves the loveless.
Christopher Wright opens our eyes to see and understand the message of Ezekiel. Ezekiel's vision of the glory of God—its departure and return—is set first within Israel's history and then in the culmination of God's promises in Christ. Embedded in the pattern of the strange and the wonderful is a word that still speaks to God's people today.
In this BST volume, Christopher Wright shows that Jeremiah is a book about the victory of God's love and grace. Jeremiah's portrait of the future is one that is fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah, and ultimately in God's dwelling with his with his redeemed people forever in the new creation.
In this insightful and readable revised commentary, Raymond Brown vividly sketches Nehemiah's historical and social setting and demonstrates the book's striking relevance for today, exploring Nehemiah's doctrine of God, passion for Scripture, experience of prayer, and example of leadership.