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It can be hard to pronounce these names, much less to understand the issues they wrote about. In Taking God Seriously, seasoned pastor Stuart Briscoe examines each of the Minor Prophets, providing both helpful historical context, and demonstrating the relevance of each prophet's message to believers today.
The Faithfulness of God HOSEA
The Day of the Lord JOEL
Hearing What God Has to Say AMOS
The Kingdom Will Be the Lord s OBADIAH
The Kindness of God JONAH
What Does the Lord Require of You? MICAH
God is Good and Angry NAHUM
God s Ways Are Not Our Ways HABAKKUK
God s Tough and Tender Love ZEPHANIAH
Fear God and Nothing Else HAGGAI
The God Who Makes Things Happen ZECHARIAH
The God Who Does Not Change MALACHI
- Sales Rank: #959042 in Books
- Brand: Brand: CLC Publications
- Published on: 2013-08-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.99" h x .51" w x 5.25" l, .42 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 205 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
Review
Taking God Seriously is a book that provides a refreshing window into twelve books of the Old Testament that are practically unknown by most Christians. Stuart brings the words of the ancient prophets into our daily lives with contemporary illustrations and insights into human nature combined with a firm grasp of what messages the prophets were trying to convey. This book challenges us to leave casual Christianity behind and take God seriously, just as the prophets did! --Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Senior Pastor - The Moody Church, Chicago IL
Stuart Briscoe is a master at finding the light switches, turning them on and exposing the life that is to be found in all Scripture. In twelve chapters, twelve prophets become twelve neighbors and friends, talking about things that concern us, our lives and our world today, with a diagnosis of our difficulties, and remedies to be applied. I suppose that's doing what prophets are supposed to do! --Charles Price, Senior Pastor - The People's Church, Toronto and Host of Living Truth television and radio
About the Author
Known for his logic and wit, Stuart Briscoe has been preaching since he was seventeen years old. In fact, he continues teaching the Bible on nearly every continent with his wife, Jill. Stuart served as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church for thirty years and under his leadership, the church grew exponentially. Stuart's sermons are heard daily by an international audience through the media ministry, Telling the Truth. He has written more than forty books, received three honorary doctorates and is a popular speaker throughout the world.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
A Great Read on the Minor Prophets
By Michael Taylor
Briscoe has written a very readable and biblically-based on the minor prophets (so named because of their brevity compared to the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc.).
The book's contents are as follows:
1. Hosea - The Faithfulness of God.
2. Joel - The Day of the Lord.
3. Amos - Hearing What God Has to Say.
4. Obadiah - The Kingdom Will Be the Lord's.
5. Jonah - The Kindness of God.
6. Micah - What Does the Lord Require of You?
7. Nahum - God is Good and Angry.
8. Habakkuk - God's Ways Are Not Our Ways.
9. Zephaniah - God's Tough and Tender Love.
10. Haggai - Fear God and Nothing Else.
11. Zechariah - The God Who Makes Things Happen.
12. Malachi - The God Who Does Not Change.
Each chapter is about 15-20 pages long and typically describes the context, author, background, theme, and other pertinent information on the book. At the end of each chapter is a practical life application.
Read and enjoy. Highly recommended title for learning more about the lesser-known prophets of the Holy Bible.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Treatment of the Minor Prophets
By Michael C. Boling
With the exception of Jonah and perhaps a few passage from Malachi used when offering time comes during the church service, the books of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament are far too neglected. Perhaps it is due to their content or perhaps a lack of endurance on the part of believers in regards to their yearly Bible reading schedule. Whatever the reason, many are highly unfamiliar with the important issues addressed by the Minor Prophets to include the importance of their message for believers today. Pastor Stuart Briscoe in his book Taking God Seriously: Major Lessons from the Minor Prophets seeks to bring back to the forefront these valuable books, driving home the overarching messages of the prophets from long ago and most importantly, why we need to pay attention in our day and age to what they have to say.
As the subtitle of the book implies, Briscoe elaborates on the major lessons revealed in the books of the Minor Prophets. His overall intent is not to exegete every minute detail. Conversely, he provides the reader with valuable insight into the overarching message and most importantly, how believers today can cross the principalizing bridge of biblical exegesis to apply the truths found in these books to our lives today. To that end, Briscoe is highly successful in his efforts.
Despite studying the Minor Prophets at various times in both Bible College and Seminary, admittedly I remain largely unfamiliar with the message delivered by the Minor Prophets. After reading Briscoe’s book, I have a newfound appreciation for their message. Far too many approach the prophetic books of the Old Testament in an attempt to glean some sort of hidden or long-lost prediction of future events in an effort to unlock the “mysteries” of the eschatological puzzle. That is the wrong approach. As Briscoe so rightly notes:
“The primary objective of the prophet in the Old Testament, however, was not prediction. The prophets certainly had a predictive aspect to their ministries, but foretelling was not their primary objective. Thus, when we study prophecy we should not be treating it as a crystal ball through which we can see into the future. We should be looking at the messages of the prophets primarily as statements made by men of God who heard what God had to say and relayed that message to their contemporaries.”
The message the prophets so often relayed to the people of their day was one of returning to their first love, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who had rescued them from bondage and called them to be a people of His own who were to be a light to the nations.
Many of these Minor Prophets were used by God in some rather interesting ways. A case in point is that of the prophet Hosea. God told Hosea to marry a prostitute who would in turn be unfaithful to him to include bearing him children that were not his own. This was all for the purpose of demonstrating to the people of God their own tumultuous and unfaithful relationship with God. I appreciated the time Briscoe spent examining the Hebrew word hesed, an important term in the Old Testament pregnant with meaning. As he notes, this word’s meaning is quite hard to pin down specifically; however, the idea of faithfulness and steadfast love is most often attributed by scholars as its fundamental meaning and application. In the life of Hosea, in particular his relationship with his unfaithful wife, we see not a rejection by Hosea of his wife, but rather God commanding Hosea to purchase back his wife despite her constant rejection of the covenant marriage relationship. An interesting element of what Hosea did for Gomer (his wife) compared to the price received by Judas when he betrayed Jesus is the amount of money paid in each instance. Briscoe aptly explains that while Hosea paid 15 shekels for Gomer, the value of a slave at half-price, the full price of a slave, namely thirty pieces of silver, was what Judas received. This is interesting because it notes the great price Jesus paid for his bride, an unfaithful bride at that.
Another valuable aspect of this book is in Briscoe’s discussion of Obadiah, the shortest of the Minor Prophets at a mere 21 verses. Contained in those verses is a powerful reminder that God is sovereign and that He and He alone controls the affairs of men. As Briscoe rightly avers, “If we Christians believe that the Lord is Sovereign, that He is moving inexorably toward the ultimate and final establishment of His eternal kingdom, we must have an entirely different view of the developments in our world.” God called Obadiah to speak out against the Edom. Obadiah’s message was that God was intimately “at work in the military and political lives of these neighbors of Judah.” In fact, God was executing His plans to complete perfection. Furthermore, Edom would endure God’s judgment due to their arrogance and “misplaced security”. Subsumed in this very short prophetic book are three very important issues for us today that are aptly outlined by Briscoe in his discussion. Those points are “God works out His purposes in the actions and affairs of mankind”, “Pride always comes before a fall”, and “The King is building His kingdom and He will prevail.”
These are just two short examples of the fine exegetical work and the important elements of application for modern believers that Briscoe provides the reader in this outstanding book. I highly recommend this book for all believers, in particular pastors and those who have either neglected the Minor Prophets or who might need a refresher course in what they have to say. Since all Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, reproof, and training in righteousness, having a solid grasp of the Minor Prophets is highly important. Pastor Stuart Briscoe has done an outstanding job in this book of sharing what God has to say for us today in the books of the Minor Prophets. I encourage everyone to reengage these books at the earliest moment and to use this book as a helpful guide.
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Five Stars
By Big Chief
Outstanding and educational
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