Message of Joel, Micah & Habakkuk: Listening to the Voice of God (Bible Speaks Today Series)

These ancient prophets have an urgent relevance for a church and a world living on the edge of a millennium. They emphasize the life or death importance of listening to what God has to say, in times of disaster, disobedience and destruction. An excellent new addition to the BST series, from IVP.

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Where is God in times of disaster? How can God allow suffering? What are God's people to do about moral decay in society? While people throughout the ages have long pondered these questions, three of the minor prophets--Joel, Micah and Habakkuk--provide insights to these perennial problems.The people of Joel's day were devastated by a locust plague, which Joel said warned of the coming Day of the Lord. Micah rebuked a culture of corruption and moral evil. Habakkuk cried out to the Lord on account of a society bent on violence. All three point to a transcendent God who gives hope in times of uncertainty.David Prior's passage-by-passage exposition of these three books provides careful study and measured insight and application for today's church.