Catholic Doctrine Bible Study

Session 243 - Start with Session 1

Show REVERANCE to God! Give your best! God hates divorce! (2:16) Don’t rob God...bring God your time, talent, and treasure (tithe).

Distinctive Features: Prophecy: 9:9 “King shall come....meek, riding on an ass....” (See Mt. 21:4) Prophecy: 11:12-13 Shepherd bought for “30 pieces of silver.” (See Mt.27:3-10.) Prophecy: 12:10 “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.....” (See John 19:37, Revelation 1:7.)

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are Postexilic prophets....they speak AFTER the people have been allowed to return from their Babylonian Exile. Haggai: c.520BC - Though the people have returned, they have NOT rebuilt the Temple, partly due to outside influences, but also lack of proper priorities. See Ezra 1-6 for background. Does God have priority in your life? Zechariah: c.520BC (Same as Haggai above.) Chs1-4.... Return to God, there will be a New Jerusalem, we are the apple of God’s eye! We can have Hope!

Nahum: 612BC, just before Ninevah, the Capitol of Assyria, was destroyed by Babylon that year. -God is just, but also merciful -Destruction predicted for Assyria, HOPE for Judah. Habakkuk: 605-597BC. Worry about Babylon. Is basically a gripe session to God, yet see 3:17-19 “I will rejoice in the Lord, my strength!” Zephaniah-640-609BC (Just before Jeremiah and Habakkuk.) (See 2 Kings 22 for background.) “The Day of the Lord”= Doom, judgment. But, HOPE (for Judah, and US!) 3:16-20.