Explaining The Book

Tag: Old Testament Minor Prophets

  • Nahum 2 Meaning

    Nahum 2 vividly illustrates Nineveh’s destruction, portraying it as a divine judgment against pride and oppression. The text symbolizes God’s justice through the downfall of empires, foreshadowing Christ’s ultimate victory over evil. This prophetic passage emphasizes restoration, justice, and the triumph of God’s kingdom, culminating in His eternal protection.

    Nahum 2 Meaning
  • Nahum 1 Meaning

    Nahum 1 portrays God’s character as just and powerful while also offering refuge and goodness to his people. Though it begins with judgment against Nineveh, it culminates in a message of hope and peace fulfilled in Christ, who embodies God’s wrath and mercy, securing safety for believers amid adversity.

    Nahum 1 Meaning
  • Zechariah 14 Commentary Verses 12-21

    Let’s turn one last time to the book of Zechariah. We’ll finish the 14th chapter of this book today. Last time we studied the first 11 verses of chapter 14. We see there that God was foretelling the destruction of all the nations who will attack Jerusalem at the end of the Great Tribulation, the…

    Zechariah 14 Commentary Verses 12-21
  • Zechariah 14 Commentary Verses 1-11

    Let’s turn our attention to the 14th – and last! – chapter of the book of the Old Testament prophet Zechariah. This 14th chapter of Zechariah continues what was started back in chapter 12of this book. It’s an oracle or burden concerning Israel. And what we’ve seen is that so far most of this three-chapter…

    Zechariah 14 Commentary Verses 1-11
  • Zechariah 13 Commentary

    Let’s turn our attention to Zechariah 13. Last time we heard about the Jews at the end of the Tribulation looking upon their pierced Messiah – Jesus Christ, whom they had pierced and rejected. And we heard how they were all going to mourn and lament their treatment of him. And so, chapter 13 is…

    Zechariah 13 Commentary
  • Zechariah 12 Commentary

    Zechariah 12 Commentary: Let’s turn our attention to the Old Testament minor prophet Zechariah… and the 12th chapter of his prophecies. Zechariah 12. We’re entering the last main section of this book today as chapters 12-14 comprise one main section of this book. So, let’s read Zechariah 12 and then attempt to explain what it…

    Zechariah 12 Commentary
  • Zechariah 11 Explained Verses 12-17

    Zechariah 11 Explained Verses 12-17 | We’ll be considering Zechariah 11 today. Now, last time we studied up to verse 11 of this chapter and so today we’ll continue in verse 12 and study to the end of the chapter. So, what we saw in those first 11 verses was the Lord putting Zechariah into…

    Zechariah 11 Explained Verses 12-17