Week 36. Minor Prophets?

We have entered our last month of reading the Old Testament!

The section we are reading during the month of September is commonly referred to as "The Minor Prophets".
Have  you noticed that all the scripture we have been reading since July have been a mixture of history and prophecy, and not necessarily in chronological order?  It can get confusing.  I did a little reading about these books that make up the end of the Old Testament.  They are divided into the books of "Major Prophets" and the books of "Minor Prophets".

The books of Major Prophets are

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel. The “major” prophets are so called not because the “minor” prophets are unimportant, but because the books of the Major Prophets are lengthier and cast a correspondingly longer shadow on Old Testament history and theology.  

The 12 books of Minor Prophets are:

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. They’re described as “minor” because they’re shorter in length. Together, their indictments of Israel’s drift away from God set the stage for the New Covenant that will be ushered in with the person of Jesus Christ.

These are  not the most popular books of the Bible, or easy ones to read.  So, for the next few weeks, let's look for the verses that tell of  God’s holiness, grace, and mercy.  It's like mining for gold.  

And, something else to look for: Have you noticed that at the  beginning of each new book in our "Daily Walk Bible", there is a key verse for the book?  

CHALLENGE:  Have you told somebody that you are reading through the Bible this year?  Have you invited somebody to join you in reading the New Testament this Fall?  

Keep on reading!  Audrey