The Twelve Minor Prophets
September 1, 2011 by Doug
Filed under Announcements
Coming this fall at Oakland Hills Community Church (OHCC) in Farmington Hills, Michigan … A study on ‘The Twelve’ also known as the ‘Minor Prophets’. This Wednesday night Bible study series will begin on September 28, 2011 and run for 30 weeks until May 30, 2012.
The Prophet Joel - Russian Iconograph
The Twelve or Minor Prophets tend to be amongst the least studied portions of the Bible. These Twelve speak with much unity on such topics as prosperity, social sins, idolatry, hesed, forgiveness, curse, blessing, restoration, remnant, Day of the Lord, and foreign nations. There is special treatment of God and His attributes. The teacher will be Gary A. Meharg, an Oakland Hills member from Livonia. The classes will be held from 7:00 – 8:30pm on Wednesday nights in the Fellowship Hall beginning September 28, 2011. All are invited and encouraged to come. Christians are called to life long learning (discipleship).
The Minor Prophets (according to the New International Encyclopedia, 1909 edition) is a common designation for a group of twelve prophetical books in the Hebrew canon, which in the English Bible form the close of the Old Testament. It was employed as early as the time of Augustine, who are careful to explain that its use is occasioned by the brevity of the books and does not characterize their merit or importance. The corresponding designation, major prophets, is applied to the longer books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. The Hebrews called this group of writings ‘the Twelve’ and this nomenclature was followed by the Greeks. The books included in the collection, in the order in which they are arranged in the Hebrew Bible, are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. This order is retained in the English Bible.
Oakland Hills Community Church (OHCC) is located on 8 Mile Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Oakland Hills is a member congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) in the historic Reformed and Presbyterian tradition.
