Judah Among the Empires: God’s Purposes in Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah by Daniel C. Timmer

Book Description:

Many Christians shy away from reading the Minor Prophets because they fear they are too difficult to understand. In Judah Amongst the Empires, Daniel C. Timmer helps today's Christians understand how the Minor Prophets present God's relationship with His chosen people. Through introductions, commentary, and Christological connections, readers will learn to love these glorious books.

Includes material on Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.

Contents: 
Introduction
1. Judgment and Salvation (Nahum 1:2-8)
2. God's Enemy Is Not Assyria (Nahum 1:9-15)
3. The Judgment of Nineveh (Nahum 2:1-13)
4. Misused Power, Misplaced Confidence, Triumphant Justice (Nahum 3:1-19)
5. Habakkuk and His Complaints (Habakkuk 1:1-2:1)
6. God's Response: I Will Eliminate Evil (Habakkuk 2:1-20)
7. Trusting God through Bad Times (Habakkuk 3)
8. From Creation to Sin and Judgment (Zephaniah 1:2-3, 14-18)
9. Sin and Its Outcomes, with a Call to Repent (Zephaniah 1:4-13, 2:1-3)
10. The Judgment or Salvation of the Nations (Zephaniah 2:4-15)
11. Sin, Judgment-and Salvation! (Zephaniah 3)

Author:

Daniel C. Timmer is the professor of biblical studies for the PhD program at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is an ordained ruling elder in the Reformed Church of Quebec and also serves at the Faculté de théologie évangélique in Montreal.