Surely the Lord God will do nothing,
but he revealeth his secret
unto his servants the prophets.
The scripture cannot be broken.
The minor prophets are the twelve shorter books, from Hosea to Malachi. They are minor by length, not by rank. Hosea named the unfaithful wife and the faithful God. Joel named the day of the Lord. Amos said the Lord reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. Micah named Bethlehem. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi spoke after the return. The major prophets are longer. The word is the same. God spoke by them. The Scripture cannot be broken.
- Twelve shorter books, Hosea to Malachi.
- Minor by length, not by rank.
- The same word as the major prophets.
The twelve.
Shorter books.
The same word.
- The minor prophets are the twelve.
- The name is length, not rank.
- They named the day, the Messiah, and the return.
- Micah named Bethlehem. Joel named the day.
- The last three spoke after the exile.
- The Scripture cannot be broken.
- The Books – The twelve.
- The Name – Length, not rank.
- The Word – The same.
- The Places – Bethlehem, the day, the return.
- The Pair – The major prophets.
- The Limit – Not a lesser word.
- Amos 3:7 – “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
- Hosea 1:2 – “Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms… for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.”
- Joel 2:28-32 – “I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh… whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered.”
- Amos 5:24 – “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
- Micah 5:2 – “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah… out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.”
- Habakkuk 2:4 – “The just shall live by his faith.”
- Haggai 2:9 – “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts.”
- Zechariah 9:9 – “Behold, thy King cometh unto thee… lowly, and riding upon an ass.”
- Malachi 4:5 – “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.”
- John 10:35 – “The scripture cannot be broken.”
He revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
The scripture cannot be broken.
Out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.
The minor prophets are the twelve shorter books. Minor by length, not by rank. The word is the same.
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