Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: Lights in the Valley

by Yaakov Beasley

Overview

Master teacher Rabbi Yaakov Beasley carefully reveals the messages and meanings of these often unfamiliar books of the Twelve Minor Prophets: Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. Drawing from the best of traditional and contemporary scholarship, Rabbi Beasley shows us why these prophets are as relevant today as they were to the Jews of Judah so many years ago.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613291788
Publisher:	The Toby Press, LLC
Publication date:	02/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Rabbi Yaakov Beasley has been lecturing passionately on Bible in different venues in Israel and abroad for almost twenty years. His essays and articles on Bible study appear regularly in leading magazines. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Studying Prophets ix

Prologue xix

Historical Background 1

Nahum

Introduction 27

1:1 Superscription 39

1:2-1:8 The God of Vengeance 47

1:9-2:1 Comforting Judah 61

2:2-2:14 The Assault on Nineveh 69

3:1-3:19 How Could Nineveh Fall? 79

Appendix: From Nahum to Jeremiah 93

Conclusion: Nahum's Message Today 101

Habakkuk

Introduction 109

1.1 Superscription 117

1:2-1:11 The First Dialogue between Habakkuk and God 119

1:12-2:4 The Second Dialogue between Habakkuk and God 127

2:5-2:20 Visions of Woe for the Wicked 143

3:1-3:2 Superscription and Petition of Habakkuk's Prayer 153

3:3-3:19 Habakkuk's Prayer: Content and Reaction 159

Conclusion: Faith That Questions 167

Zephaniah

Introduction 173

1:1 Superscription 183

1:2-1:18 "The Day of the Lord" 187

2:1-2:3 Zephaniah Calls for Repentance 203

2:4-2:15 Judging the Nations 207

3:1-3:8 Jerusalem Will Not Escape 217

3:9-3:20 Ending with Hope 225

Conclusion: From Destruction to Deliverance 231

Epilogue 233

Selected Bibliography 235