The Messages of the Bible - Volume 1

1 001. Volume 1: The Messages Of The Earlier Prophets 2 002. Preface 3 003. Introduction 4 004. The Beginnings Of Hebrew Prophecy 5 005. Characteristics Of The Prophetic Writings 6 006. How To Make Use Of A Paraphrase 7 007. The Message Of Amos The Judean To Northern Israel 8 008. I. The Prophet, And The People To Whom He Spoke 9 009. II. The Opening Address At Bethel (1:2 to 2:16) 10 010. III. No Excuse Or Pardon For The Crimes Of Israel’s Leaders (Amos 3, 4) 11 011. IV. Extracts From Sermons Of Exhortation And Warning (5) 12 012. V. Symbolic Visions Of Impending Judgment (7:1-9, 8:1-9:6) 13 013. VI. The Immediate And Distant Future Of The Hebrew Race (9:7-15) 14 014. The Message Of Hosea 15 015. I. The Prophet, And The Conditions Confronting Him 16 016. II. Earlier Sermons Delivered Between 750 And 740 B.C. 17 017. III. Later Sermons Delivered Between 740 And 734 B.C. 18 018. The Earlier Prophetic Activity Of Isaiah 19 019. I. The Young Prophet Of Jerusalem 20 020. II. Isaiah’s Call To Service (Isaiah 6) 21 021. III. Prophecies Of Judgment Upon Judah For The Sins Of The Nation 22 022. IV. Incidents And Sermons Relating To The War Of Syria And Israel Against Judah 23 023. V. A Prophecy Regarding Phœnicia (23:1-18) 24 024. The Message Of Micah 25 025. I. The Peasant Prophet Of Judah 26 026. II. Jehovah’s Certain Judgment Against Samaria And Judah (1:2-16) 27 027. III. The Flagrant Crimes Of Judah’s Leaders (2:1-12; 3:1-12) 28 028. IV. Visions Of The Triumphant Future For The Jewish Race Restored From Exile (Micah ... 29 029. V. Later Sermons Mourning Judah’s Degeneracy (6:1-7:6) 30 030. VI. The Psalm Of Penitent Israel (7:7-20) 31 031. The Later Prophecies Of Isaiah 32 032. I. The Task Of The Prophet During The Years 722–700 B.C. 33 033. II. Isaiah’s Activity During Sargon’s Reign 722–705 34 034. III. Isaiah’s Activity At The Time Of Sennacherib’s Invasion Of Palestine 35 035. The Message Of Nahum 36 036. I. The Prophet Of Nineveh’s Fall 37 037. II. Jehovah’s Nature A Pledge Of His Vengeance Upon The Wicked (1:1–15; 2:2) 38 038. III. The Capture And Plunder Of The Lion’s Lair (2:1, 2:3-13) 39 039. IV. The Certainty Of Nineveh’s Fate (3:1-19) 40 040. The Message Of Zephaniah 41 041. I. The Prophet And His Surroundings 42 042. II. Sermons Concerning The Coming Judgment 43 043. III. The Song Of Zion Redeemed (3:14-20) 44 044. Jeremiah’s Prophetic Activity During The Reign Of Josiah 45 045. I. Jeremiah, The Young Reformer 46 046. II. Jeremiah’s Call And Commission 47 047. III. Reform Sermons 48 048. The Message Of Habakkuk 49 049. I. The Date Of The Prophecy 50 050. II. A Dialogue Between The Prophet And Jehovah. Theme—“How Long Shall The Wicked Be ... 51 051. III. Reasons Why The Downfall Of The Chaldeans Is Assured (2:5-20) 52 052. IV. The Prayer Of Faith—A Lyric Ode ( Habakkuk 3) 53 053. Jeremiah’s Activity During The Reign Of Jehoiakim 54 054. I. The Changed Situation 55 055. II. The Reaction Against The Prophetic Teaching 56 056. III. Messages Of Denunciation And Warning 57 057. IV. The Approach Of The Chaldeans Under Nebuchadrezzar 58 058. V. The First And Second Collections Of Jeremiah’s Prophecies 59 059. VI. Reiterated Messages Of Warning And Exhortation 60 060. VII. Illustrated Sermons 61 061. Jeremiah’s Activity During The Reign Of Zedekiah 62 062. I. The Downfall Of Judah And The Closing Years Of Jeremiah 63 063. II. Sermons Connected With The First Captivity 64 064. III. Dispelling False Hopes Of Speedy Deliverance From Babylon’s Rule 65 065. IV. Condemnation Of Judah’s False Leaders 66 066. V. Sermons And Events Connected With The Final Siege Of Jerusalem 67 067. VI. Messages Of Consolation 68 068. Appendix: Books Of Reference 69 069. Volume 2: The Messages Of The Later Prophets 70 070. Preface 71 071. Introduction 72 072. I. The Characteristics Of Exilic And Post Exilic Prophecy 73 073. II. The Decade Before The Final Fall Of Jerusalem And Its Two Great Prophets 74 074. Ezekiel, The Priest-Prophet Of The Exiles 75 075. I. The Prophet And His Prophecies 76 076. II. The Imaginative Element In Ezekiel’s Prophesying 77 077. III. The Prophet’s Call And Commission (1:1-3:21) 78 078. Predictions Of Ezekiel Concerning The Certain Fate Of Jerusalem And Judah 79 079. I. Symbolic Prophecies Of The Coming Overthrow Of City And Land (3:22-7:27) 80 080. II. The Vision Or The Sin Of Jerusalem And Its Consequences (8:1-12:20) 81 081. III. The Moral Necessity Of Judah’s Destruction (12:21-19:14) 82 082. IV. Final Prophecies Of Judgment (Ezekiel 20 to 24) 83 083. Prophecies Of Obadiah And Ezekiel Against Foreign Nations 84 084. I. The Long-Expected Catastrophe 85 085. II. Obadiah’s Diatribe Against Edom 86 086. III. The Stand-Point Of Ezekiel’s Foreign Prophecies 87 087. IV. The Predictions Of Ezekiel Against Foreign Nations (Ezekiel 25-32) 88 088. Jeremiah’s Message To The Jewish Fugitives In Egypt 89 089. I. The Remnants Of The Jewish Nation In The Land Of Egypt 90 090. II. Predictions And Solemn Warnings (Jeremiah 43:8-44:30) 91 091. Ezekiel’s Messages Of Comfort To The Exiles In Babylonia 92 092. I. The Supreme Need Of Prophetic Ministration 93 093. II. Prophecies Of Promise And Cheer (Ezekiel 33 to 39) 94 094. Ezekiel’s Vision Of The Restored Hebrew State 95 095. I. The Character And Importance Of The Vision 96 096. II. The Details Of The Vision 97 097. Songs Of Exultation Over Babylon’s Approaching Fall. 98 098. I. The Rise Of Cyrus 99 099. II. The Date And Authorship Of Isaiah 13:2-14:23; 21:1b–10; Jeremiah 10:1-51:58