Obadiah, Habakkuk, Zechariah

Obadiah, Habakkuk, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are five of the minor prophets in the Old Testament. Though they are considered minor their prophecies contribute to a much larger portrait. Each prophet in their own unique way speaks of the demand for repentance, a forewarning of the coming judgment and depiction of the future deliverance.

Obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament, it consists of judgment poems against Edom. God says through Obadiah that Edom will be brought down from their height and destroyed, but Obadiah does not just speak of Edom he says that all nations that act like Edom will face God in the same way. Obadiah see’s Edom’s pride as an example of how God will one day confront the pride of all nations. The shortest

It is a story of Habakkuk’s journey to try to believe God is still good when there is so much evil around him. Woes are significantly expressed in Habakkuk, some being unjust economics, slave labor, alcohol, and idolatry. Habakkuk’s prayer first pleads with God to act sooner than later but then describes a powerful appearance of God that pictures him confronting evil and saving his people. Habakkuk is put in a tough situation, and the only thing he can do is wait patiently upon the Lord. God’s answer to Habakkuk is God’s answer to all later generations. He promises to defeat evil, bring justice and rescue the oppressed in time. Habakkuk ends the story with words of hope that even if there is no food, his people must trust that God loves this world more than they do and He will one day deal with its evil. Habakkuk is the perfect example of how to live by faith even in the midst of darkness, he lives righteously 3“ but the righteous man has a daily task to fulfill, and he will live by his faithfulness. He will trust and obey, even if he does not comprehend all of God's

They have made their homes more important than God. Haggai calls the people to work in hope despite the disappointing circumstances reminding them of God’s promise of his future kingdom. Haggai does an excellent job at challenging the people, he uses the dead body as a parable of what the temple is to become. Stating if the current generation builds and offer with hands of impurity then the temple will be impure too. It is only by covenant faithfulness that God will bring his blessing. The book ends with Haggai’s summary of the hope of God’s future Kingdom. The book contains a great challenge to all of God’s people that emphasize how our choices matter and how God can work through us if we are