Truth for Today Commentary: Minor Prophets, Vol. 1 - Hosea, Joel, and Amos

By Coy D. Roper

Hosea, Joel, and Amos demonstrate Gods unending love coupled with His intolerance of sin. The prophets' call to repent was accentuated by Hosea's marriage to a prostitute and Joel's account of a locust plague, as well as a host of vivid metaphors, rich visual images, and other figures of speech. Amos pronounced judgment against the surrounding nations and narrowed the focus until his oracles denounced God's own people, Judah and then Israel. "I have always enjoyed reading and teaching the Minor Prophets. Their messages are as pertinent today as they were for the original audiences for whom they were written. This first volume containing Hosea, Joel, and Amos is both scholarly and, at the same time, thoroughly understandable for all who read its pages. Coy Roper has done his usual excellent job of interpreting the texts of these prophets in their original settings and of applying them to our lives today." Don Shackelford, Th.D. Professor of Bible, Amridge University Professor Emeritus, Harding University TRUTH FOR TODAY COMMENTARY "An easy-to-read commentary that applies the truth of the Scriptures to everyone's life." The Truth for Today Commentary series is being written in an effort to complete a commentary on every book in the Bible. This series is being written by Bible professors and preachers of the churches of Christ, congregations dedicated to being the church that Jesus built. Using the NASB 1995 updated edition, each volume provides remarks on virtually every verse, and each chapter ends with an application section Which offers suggestions for developing sermons and Bible classes.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0983709866
• ISBN13: 9780983709862
• Release Date: January 1
• Length: 460 Pages