testimonies of Philippians 4:11-13 and Habakkuk 3:17-19 The word “salvation” is an important Bible word How would you de ne salvation in the spiritual realm? Read Habakkuk 3:13,18, where the word appears three times The Hebrew is yesha, which is the origin of the name Jesus Read Matthew 1:21 Why is Jesus the true Saviour? IV SELECTED READING GENERAL INTRODUCTION Baxter, J Sidlow Explore the Book, 4: 20613 Freeman, Hobart E An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, pp 251-60 Morgan, G Campbell Living Messages of the Books of the Bible, pp 272-86 Phillips, John Exploring the Scriptures, pp 153-55 COMMENTARIES Davidson, A B Habakkuk Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Lloyd-Jones, D Martin From Fear to Faith Kerr, David W “Habakkuk.” In The Wycliffe Bible Commentary Most of the dates are from john C Whitcomb’s chart of kings and prophets See the Appendixes for the listing of all the kings of judah An alternate reading of this phrase is, “Thou that dwellest in the clefts of Sela” (ASV) This is based on the view of an early date of the book, discussed later in the chapter Read Hobart E Freeman, An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, pp 140-41, for reasons supporting this view Many Bible students prefer the fourth view, which places Obadiah as the last of the minor prophets of Judah and a contemporary of Jeremiah Consult various commentaries about this Clyde E Harrington, “Edom,” in The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, p 234 Often a prophet worded a prediction in the past tense, to give the emphasis of sureness of fulfillment R A Stewart, “Joel,” in The New Bible Dictionary, p 639 Recall that Jeremiah was a priest when he received the prophet’s call (Jer 1:1) Refer to a conupentary for a discussion of the di erent views on date Among the authors favoring the early date are Gleason L Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, pp 292-95; and J T Carson, “Joel,” in The New Bible Commentary, pp 690-91 10 Joash is the shortened form of Jehoash Both names appear in the Bible, referring to the same king 11 This story of Joash and Jehoiada is reported in Kings 11-12 Read these chapters to get a feel of the times in which Joel lived 12 Freeman, p 217 13 Many Bible students see a main division beginning at 4:1 instead of 3:1 Also, some see a two-fold structure: Denunciation, chaps 1-3; Consolation, chaps 4-7 This is similar to Isaiah’s twofold makeup, and for this reason Micah has been referred to as “Isaiah in shorthand.” 14 The year of Nahum’s birth is unknown, but he was probably younger than fty when he began his prophetic ministry 15 The verse 1:126 begins with the phrase, “Though I have afflicted you.” 16 The Living Bible paraphrases the opening lines of 2:1 in this way: “Nineveh, you are nished! You are already surrounded by enemy armies!” 17 Raymond Calkins, The Modern Message of the Minor Prophets, p.86 ... In The Wycliffe Bible Commentary Most of the dates are from john C Whitcomb’s chart of kings and prophets See the Appendixes for the listing of all the kings of judah An alternate reading of. .. that dwellest in the clefts of Sela” (ASV) This is based on the view of an early date of the book, discussed later in the chapter Read Hobart E Freeman, An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets,... received the prophet’s call (Jer 1:1) Refer to a conupentary for a discussion of the di erent views on date Among the authors favoring the early date are Gleason L Archer, A Survey of Old Testament